Central Institute for Advanced Medical Education: Key Fields of Activity in the 1930s

The Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation started as the Central Institute for Advanced Medical Education. This article traces its history in the 1930s, when it was an All-Union flagship research and educational center. This historiographical study is the first to reveal the key scientific and pedagogical objectives the Institute pursued in the 1930s. It relies on documents from the Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation and the Archive of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education. The Institute organized and delivered advanced training courses for physicians, including postgraduate programs, internships, and clinical residencies. Apart from pedagogical activities, the faculty conducted important scientific research in various fields of medicine. The combination of teaching and research with medical practice allowed the Institute to acquire invaluable experience, which proved crucial during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 and the postwar period.

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