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This article was designed to substantiate the main principles of the academic process as practiced at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University under the current conditions of the ongoing modernization of the system of higher medical education. The authors emphasize the necessity of the combination of theoretical and practical training with special reference to the specific features of the curricular and extracurricular activities. The importance of the formation of the properly functioning teaching staff is underscored. To enhance the efficiency of the educational process, the wide application of the computer-assisted technologies is recommended that can be simultaneously used to improve the methods for diagnostics and treatment of various pathological conditions. The activities based at the specialized students' scientific circle may prove very helpful to facilitate the acquisition of the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills by the medical students and thereby to promote the formation of professional otorhinolaryngologists.

This article was designed to describe the history of the establishment and development of the research divisions based at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Faculty of General Medicine, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, including laser, vestibulogical, and audiological laboratories. The authors present an overview of the main research activities and achievements of the Department with special reference to the management of Meniere's disease, cochlear-vestibular disorders associated with sensorineural hearing loss, injuries to the organs of hearing, and diseases of the central nervous system. Also discussed are the peculiarities of the laser-assisted medical care and the possibilities for the application of therapeutic and surgical lasers for the purposes of the practical otorhinolaryngological work.