The department is headed by Doctor of Medical Science, Professor Yuriy I. Grinshteyn

- Main scientific research fields and educational activities of the Department:

1. Study of new diagnostic methods and treatment for various types of vascular pathology (atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and arterial hypertension) and development of new ones
2. Study of molecular, genetic, hemostasiological, pathophysiological functions of resistance to antiplatelet drugs in coronary heart disease.
3. Study of cardiovascular mortality risk factors’ prevalence in regions of the Russian Federation.

- International cooperation

1. Scientific and educational activities in the republics of Serbia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.
2. Membership in the European Association of Cardiology, European Associations for Atherosclerosis and Arterial Hypertension Study.

Main competences:

To study ‘Internal Medicine’ within the course of postgraduate education, students must have knowledge and skills formed at the previous stages of their education.

The students must

Know: physical examination methods of a patient, interpretation of complete blood count and biochemical blood tests, pleural fluid analysis, ECG, chest X-ray.

Be able to:

-perform chest palpation, heart percussion, pulse examination, blood pressure measurement, heart auscultation; chest X-ray examination and interpretation under normal and pathological condition,

-palpate heart zones, conduct comparative and topographic percussion of the lungs, lungs auscultation;

Master: techniques of physical examination of a patient, ECG interpretation, normal chest X-ray interpretation, lab data interpretation, heart examination in 3 projections.

As a result of mastering the program, the student must get the followingcompetences:

General Professional Competencies:

• GPC-1: Willingness to solve standard tasks of primary care physician professional activity using informative and bibliographic resources, biomedical terminology, informative and communicative technologies; taking into account the basic requirements of information security
• GPC-8: Readiness for medical use of drugs and other substances, as well as their combinations in solving professional problems of a primary care physician
• GPC-9: Ability to assess morphofunctional, physiological states and pathological processes in the human body in the course of solving diagnostic and prevention problems of cardiovascular and bronchopulmonary pathology
• GPC-11: Readiness for the use of medical devices (like tonometer, electrocardiograph, spirograph, peak flowmeter) during primary diagnosis and treatment control of cardiovascular and bronchopulmonary diseases

Professional competences:

• PC-1: Ability and willingness, during professional activity as a primary care physician, to prevent the occurrence and spread of cardiovascular and bronchopulmonary diseases; to detect them at an early stage
• PC-16: Readiness for educational activities to eliminate risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, the formation of skills for self-control of disease progression and a healthy lifestyle