memory of the martyrs Tatiana and with her victims in Rome

On January 24, 2019, on the eve of the day of the memory of the martyrs Tatiana and with her victims in Rome, as well as the Day of Russian Students, in the Hall of Church Councils of the cathedral cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, a meeting of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill took place with teachers and students of medical and pharmaceutical universities in Russia. The meeting of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church with representatives of the medical community is organized for the first time. The event, dedicated to the theme “Healing, mercy, faith”, was held as part of the XXVII International Christmas Educational Readings. Before the beginning of the meeting in the Throne Room of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill awarded the director of the National Medical Research Center of Oncology. N.N. Blokhin, Chief Oncologist of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education I.S. Stilidi Order of St. Luke, Confessor, Archbishop of Crimea, III degree. The ceremony was attended by the chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service , the chairman of the Commission for Hospital Service at the Diocesan Council of Moscow, Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuevsky . Then, in the Red Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the conversation of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill took place with the rectors of medical and pharmaceutical universities. The meeting discussed issues of interaction between the Russian Orthodox Church and medical universities, problems of bioethics, doctor-patient relationships, working out a common position of the expert community and traditional religions on complex issues of modern medical technologies, the position of Orthodox churches at medical schools. During the conversation, the chairman of the Association of the Council of Rectors of Medical Pharmaceutical Higher Education Institutions, the Rector of the First MGMU named after THEM. Sechenov, Ministry of Health of Russia (Sechenov University), Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences P.V. Glybochko made a proposal to create a Commission on Bioethics with the participation of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and the medical community. The meeting was attended by heads of educational organizations of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation - Rector of the Northern State Medical University, Professor L.N. Gorbatova, Rector of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences LK Moshetova, Rector of RNIU. N.I. Pirogov, Academician of RAS S.A. Lukyanov and others. The conversation was also attended by the Bishop of Orekhovo-Zuevsky Panteleimon and the guests of honor - First Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation T.V. Yakovleva, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection of the Russian Federation D.A. Morozov, Chairman of the Committee of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Social Policy V.V. Ryazansky, Director of the Department of Medical Education and Personnel Policy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation T.V. Semenova, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science G.G. Onishchenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Social Policy I.N. A. Kagramanyan, Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Education and Personnel Policy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation A.I. Tarasenko and I.A. Kupeeva, Press Secretary of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, MA Radetsky. Further, in the Hall of Church Councils, a meeting of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill took place with teachers and students of medical universities. Bishop of Orekhovo-Zuevskiy Panteleimon and chairman of the Association of the Council of Rectors of Medical Pharmaceutical Higher Education Institutions, Rector of the First MGMU named after M. Semyonov took the places of honor on the stage. THEM. Sechenov, Professor P.V. Glybochko. In the hall were representatives of the faculty corporation of medical universities, residents, graduate students, graduate students, representatives of medical universities in Russia. The event was broadcast on the TV channel "Union". His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia addressed the crowd with a word . On behalf of the audience, His Holiness Vladyka was greeted by Professor P.V. Glybochko. Then the Primate of the Russian Church answered the questions of the congress participants. On behalf of the Council of Rectors of Medical and Pharmaceutical Higher Educational Institutions, Professor P.V. Glybochko handed His Holiness the sign of "Mercy". His Holiness Patriarch Kirill donated to each of the participants of the meeting a textbook "Dictionary of Bioethics", published by the Department of Bioethics of the Russian National Research Medical University. N.I. Pirogov. “I would like to wish the help of God to all of you, strength, mental and physical strength, because the path you are taking is not easy, it will require you to give a lot of strength. And in order to do this, in order to be able to give more than accept, you need to be a really strong person and have very correct internal settings that determine the real goal setting. When a person has a clear goal in life and he understands how to go to this goal, then it is easy for him to overcome the difficulties that arise. God grant that the great, bright, important goals that you set for yourself as physicians were carried out, and that your personal life would be carried out in the way of achieving these goals in peace and prosperity. God bless you! ”His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addressed the students. At the end of the meeting, a solemn ceremony of awarding diplomas to the Association “Council of Rectors of Medical and Pharmaceutical Higher Educational Institutions” of the best students of medical and pharmaceutical universities of the Ministry of Health of Russia for promoting humanism, mercy and volunteering in society followed by a concert.