A Child Upcountry Doctor - By the Labor and Mercy of God

Abstract

Data on the history of children’s health in the Samara region and the establishment of the Pediatric Faculty of the Samara State Medical University are presented. The initiator of the creation of the Pediatric Faculty in 1970 was prof. A.I. Miloserdova, who was in charge of the Department of Children’s diseases from 1957 to 1981. She both actively used the clinics of the regional children’s hospital as a base for the training pediatricians and made a great contribution to the development of the pediatric service of the Samara region. For many years her leadership of the Department of Children’s Diseases contributed to the formation of unforgettable principles of the activity not only of the Department but also of the regional children’s hospital: love for pediatrics, academicism, benevolence, decency, aspiration for new knowledge. A.I. Miloserdova prepared a whole galaxy of brilliant students, who both head the Departments of the Pediatric Faculty and implement new technologies for teaching, diagnosis, and treatment in all branches of the pediatric service of the city and the region.