Pulmonology

Profession

The subject “pulmonology” appeared in Russia recently — in 1986. Earlier lung diseases were treated by general physicians and surgeons. This situation was changed by several factors such as poor ecology, lack of healthy food, and smoking. Mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the main smokers' disease, has increased. By the way, this disease is incurable and worsens the life of the patient every day. A pulmonologist often has to work with a large number of dying and seriously ill patients. And also the number of patients is growing every year, and therefore medicine is increasingly in need of pulmonologists.
The difficulty of the pulmonologist's work is that among his patients, the majority is suffering from severe diseases. And you should have great patience and optimism to convey in a sick person the will to defeat the disease and at the same time discipline him to strictly obey the doctor's requirements. But the combined efforts of the doctor and patient give better results. And this is one of the pleasant moments of the profession.

Educational Process

The residency program is designed to acquire professional competencies in the study and treatment of upper and lower respiratory tract diseases (excluding tuberculosis), and the management of patients who have (or suspected) serious, including deadly, respiratory pathologies and in diagnosing and prescribing treatment. The training is practically oriented in nature and is aimed at the formation of systemic knowledge and professional competencies that allow for carrying out medical activities.

Practice

Residents who are placed in the divisions of clinical bases of the pulmonology department, where under the professors' guidance, have the opportunity not only to expand their knowledge but also to see its application in practice. Residents undergo clinical case reviews, which provides the opportunity to obtain rich clinical experience during the course of the residency.

Career

Program graduate is a highly qualified specialist who manages modern high-tech methods of diagnosis and treatment and can provide medical, diagnostic, research activities and engage in a private medical practice. Graduates have the opportunity to work in polyclinics, hospitals, diagnostic centers, research and clinical centers, private medical centers or clinics, sanatoriums.