Military doctor. Training of military doctors, pros and cons of the profession

A military doctor is one of the oldest professions, the origins of which are known from the papyri of Ancient Egypt. This is a specialist in demand by the Russian Armed Forces equally in peacetime and in combat operations. Despite the lack of strict criteria for physical fitness, candidates for employment must have high intelligence, psychological and emotional stamina.

The labor contract stipulates that a citizen can be sent to hot spots to perform his duties. By signing the contract, the specialist independently agrees with this direction. A doctor cannot refuse a business trip.

Introduction to the topic

• prevention of diseases of soldiers and mass epidemics;
• control over compliance with sanitary standards;
• rendering medical care;
• organizing lectures with soldiers on first aid;
• conducting medical examinations;
• organizing the evacuation of the wounded from the battlefield;
• surgical treatment of victims in combat operations.

In general, we can say that these are control functions, preventive, and therapeutic.

Military ranks for military medics

As noted above, only an applicant who has the rank of lieutenant can take the position of a military medic. Further assignment military ranks carried out in accordance with the rules adopted for other categories of military.

If the applicant for service graduated from a civilian university and completed military service, then the maximum rank that can be expected is sergeant. Regardless of education, with this title you can occupy one of the following positions:

• nurse;
• paramedic;
• orderly

In order to further advance career ladder, you will have to complete your education at a special university to receive the lowest officer rank.

Today, the issue of filling vacant military doctor positions is very relevant. This is due to the fact that 8 years ago there was a wave of reductions in existing personnel. Thus, it was planned to reduce funding; instead, the problem of a lack of specialists for labor arose.

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There are different types of doctors, among them there are those who have shoulder straps on their shoulders. A military doctor is a difficult profession, but extremely necessary. And certainly the most humane among all military specialties.

Who it

A man with a higher medical education and officer's shoulder straps on his shoulders. In principle, there are more military doctors in the army - these are private orderlies, sergeant-medical instructors, and paramedic-warrant officers. But only officers can hold medical positions; only the phrase “ medical service", for example, "senior lieutenant of the medical service."

In the not so distant past, military doctors were exclusively men. Nowadays, the gender ratio in the medical service has practically leveled out; some women have even risen to the rank of colonel. True, there are no generals of the medical service among them yet, but something tells me that there will be more.

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The most obvious answer is to heal the wounded. In fact, this is just one of the many tasks of a military doctor, and even then mainly in combat conditions. In peacetime, he has a lot of responsibilities and not all of them are related to medicine. In short, it supports all medical support for the Armed Forces, and this includes medical and preventive work, sanitary and hygienic supervision, anti-epidemic measures, medical supplies, and many other scary words.

More to the point in simple language, the military doctor must protect the soldier and officer from everything that could prevent them from fulfilling their combat missions. Actually, this is why doctors have never been in the first roles in the army, but have always been part of units and support units.

There are two large groups military doctors. The former, in military medical slang, are called “organizers”, the latter – “healers”. How they differ should be clear from the names. The former are mainly engaged in administrative and management activities. The latter, accordingly, treat. The first are various kinds of bosses (chief of a medical post, commander of a medical unit, head of the medical service of a unit, etc.), the second are residents in hospitals, medical specialists, etc.

The primary link of military doctors is also called military. These are doctors and chief medical officers of battalions, brigades, etc. They are part of the staff of military units and live in places of their permanent deployment. It is they who bear the main responsibility for prevention, as well as the maximum early detection diseases among soldiers, control over the quality of food, water, proper air temperature in the barracks, regularity of washing in the bathhouse and changing underwear. They are the first to encounter outbreaks of ARVI or intestinal infections in units, they fight infected abrasions and other skin infections, go to night shooting, go on alert and leave with units for exercises.

Hospital and outpatient doctors are considered the military medical elite. Between “military” and “hospital” there is... uh... well, let there be some tension. Those who work “in the fields” consider their colleagues to be “fake” military men, and hospital staff make fun of the “artisans” and “klutzes” from the troops. But in general, of course, the picking is more of a friendly nature, since both of them are tied by the same snakes. The ones they have on their shoulder straps and buttonholes.

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The first option is to go from cadet to lieutenant by entering a specialized military university. True, after Mr. Serdyukov’s reforms, there was only one left in Russia: the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg (VMedA). Previously, military medical faculties were located in medical institutes in Saratov, Samara and Tomsk. Just the other day, the current Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu announced the possibility of restoring military faculties, but this can only be destroyed quickly, reverse process requires time, effort and money. If the military faculties are returned, then after 4 years of studying at a civilian medical university it will be possible to enter there and finish studying to become a military doctor.

However, the second option is also possible: from the moment of graduating from a civilian medical university until the age of 35, any doctor can enter service under a contract, however, the troops do not really like this option and affectionately call such werewolf military doctors “jackets.”

Photo from the “VMedA” group on VKontakte, as well as from the author’s personal archive

Military doctors, or, as they were also called, military doctors, are military personnel with higher medical education and having the appropriate rank. At one time, it was Russian military doctors who made a huge contribution to military medicine, so Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov became the founder of military field surgery, the founder of anesthesia. During the Great Patriotic War, as well as during local conflicts of our time: the war in Afghanistan and the Chechen campaigns, Russian military doctors saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

On June 13, 2013, the next, 13th award ceremony took place at the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army the best doctors Russia under the name “Calling”. This ceremony was hosted by People's Artist of Russia Alexander Rosenbaum and famous TV presenter Elena Malysheva. At the ceremony in the category “Military Doctors. A special award for doctors who provide assistance to victims of wars, terrorist attacks and natural Disasters“The award went to a group of military doctors of the Russian Ministry of Defense who, during the 1994-1995 counter-terrorist operation on the territory of Chechnya, provided the necessary medical care to the injured and wounded.

The award to military doctors was personally presented by the Russian Minister of Defense, Army General Sergei Shoigu. IN welcome speech Shoigu noted the importance of the work of military doctors, and also expressed words of appreciation and gratitude to them for their dedicated work not only during combat operations, but also in peacetime, Everyday life. On stage, the nominees were thanked by Russian officers Alexei Buzdygar and Sergei Muzyakov, who in 1995 themselves passed through the caring hands of decorated military doctors.

A group of military doctors consisting of the head of the hospital Oleg Popov, as well as surgeons Alexander Drakin, Mikhail Lysenko, therapist Alexander Kudryashov as part of the 696th medical squad special purpose in December 1994, they had to set up their military field hospital in the area of ​​the city of Mozdok. In those days, military doctors worked 16-18 hours a day, operations followed one after another without interruption. Every day, the personnel of the field hospital prepared hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers and officers for the evacuation and dispatch to the “mainland”. During the entire period of hostilities in the Caucasus, military doctors saved thousands of lives of Russian military personnel.

The fate of Dr. Oleg Popov and his colleagues is in many ways indicative and serves as an example of heroism and dedication, devotion to duty. Oleg Aleksandrovich Popov went through the entire first war in Chechnya, as they say, “from bell to bell,” being appointed in 1993 as commander of the 696th special forces medical detachment. It was through the efforts of the doctors of this detachment that a hospital was opened in a timely manner in Mozdok, where he was able to receive timely treatment almost every third soldier wounded on the territory of Chechnya. For his excellent service in the North Caucasus, Oleg Alexandrovich was awarded the Order of Military Merit. But these are not his only military awards; the military doctor received the previous 4 military orders while providing medical assistance to Soviet soldiers and officers during Afghan war.

In March 1996, Oleg Popov was dismissed from the Armed Forces: the severe concussion he received during the Afghan campaign in Chechnya worsened, and his health condition no longer allowed him to perform the duties of a military medic at the same pace. After leaving Russian army Oleg Popov, the only medical officer in the entire Armed Forces who was awarded 5 military orders, was a simple military pensioner for 11 years. However, in 2007, Popov was invited to his current position. Oleg Popov became the general director of the interregional public organization"Association of Veterans of the Russian Military Medical Service." Since then, veterans of the Russian medical service have been under his direct, personal care. He tries to do everything possible and impossible in order to provide his colleagues with the necessary social, medical, and sometimes financial assistance.

After this, Alexander Krasno is still enough for a long time was treated in military hospitals. He returned to duty only a year later, and in August 1996 in Grozny he was shot again. This time, the officer was evacuated by helicopter under heavy fire from militants. The medical helicopter received 37 different holes. But the military pilots and military doctors accompanying the wounded were able to deliver 5 seriously wounded servicemen to a military hospital on time. Since then, officer Alexander Krasko has celebrated his birthday 4 times a year. And he always raises his glass and says a toast to the doctors in uniform. And there are dozens, if not hundreds, of stories like the one with Colonel Alexander Krasko in Russian military medicine.

It was all the more offensive for many to look at what was happening to Russian military medicine in last years. Recently, the new Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted that military hospitals are no longer going to be closed; according to him, the Russian Ministry of Defense has its own “ road map" “We don’t plan to close anything else,” noted the general, who visited the State Flight Test Center named after. Chkalov, located in Akhtubinsk. At the same time, Shoigu later clarified that part of the military hospitals would be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA). In particular, we're talking about about those military camps and garrisons in which there are few military personnel and there is no point in keeping them there big number medical workers.

The massive disbandment of military hospitals began on the initiative of former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov back in 2008 as part of the reform Russian system military medicine. By 2009, 22 hospitals and several dozen clinics had been disbanded in the country, and the number of military doctors had decreased from 15,000 to 5,800.

The level of medical care and its efficiency in military hospitals in Russia and the USSR have been high since these institutions first began to appear in our cities. The quality of military specialists provided here medical services was not questioned during the existence Russian Empire, nor during the USSR. It would seem that if an industry is glorious and brings obvious benefits to citizens, then it should be supported and developed by all means. But in reality everything is different. Experts never tire of saying that military medicine these days is not in its best condition. As a result of the reforms that have been carried out in recent years, the clear continuity from the construction of scientific, clinical, rehabilitation complexes before receiving a healthy citizen at the exit after going through this entire medical chain. And this is only a small part of the problems that military doctors face almost every day.

One of the main problems is bad condition material base of hospitals and clinics. Many of them were built in the last century, and their wear ranges from 80% to 100%. It is clear that their restoration requires significant funds. According to Sergei Shoigu, today 72% of buildings have been in operation for more than 40 years, most of Of these, there is a need for reconstruction and overhaul; in addition, there is an urgent need for new premises. Not only the dilapidated buildings, but also the quality of the services provided today leaves much to be desired, the Minister of Defense emphasized. The poor provision of medical units with specialized equipment is alarming. This is a rather serious issue, since the lack of necessary equipment means the impossibility of providing quality medical care in field conditions.

As you know, approximately 17 regions of Russia have completely lost the medical facilities of the Ministry of Defense. This has led to the fact that approximately 400 thousand military personnel, as well as military retirees, are now forced to seek medical care in civilian medical institutions that are already overcrowded with patients. If in a number of regions of Central Russia military pensioners, theoretically, without any problems, can afford to seek medical care in civilian hospitals and clinics, then there are quite a lot of corners of Russia, where from their place of residence to settlement to get a suitable hospital you have to travel at least several hundred kilometers.

But the situation will still improve. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the allocation of 1.4 billion rubles for the purchase of a new medical equipment, as well as the replenishment of military hospitals with graduates of medical universities. In addition, the issue of putting hospital ships into operation should be resolved and a detailed analysis of the need and feasibility of reducing the number of military medical institutions in a number of regions of Russia should be made. All this cannot but please us.

Information sources:
-http://www.redstar.ru/index.php/component/k2/item/9639-lechit-po-prizvaniyu
-http://medportal.ru/mednovosti/news/2013/05/07/047mil
-http://newsland.com/news/detail/id/587854
-http://blog.kp.ru/users/2763549/post261039031

On the battlefield, valor is demonstrated not only by the number of lives taken, but also by the number of lives saved. Only thanks to doctors, wounded soldiers have a chance to survive, and sovereign rulers have noted this fact since ancient times. Military medicine has a rich history and is considered the ancestor of the modern healthcare system.

What it is?

The written history of mankind dates back 5,000 years, and during all this time we have only been able to live without war for 292 years. 16 thousand large and small confrontations claimed the lives of about 4 billion people and forever remained bloody stains in the history of mankind.

Military medicine is a field of medical care that develops theoretical and practical methods Armed Forces Health. Also promotes the creation of special events to protect the health of military personnel in peacetime/ war time and develops comprehensive recovery programs for the rehabilitation of the sick and wounded. Thanks to these manipulations, the combat effectiveness of the troops is maintained.

Disciplines

Military medicine deals with health promotion. Prevents the occurrence of injuries and diseases that a soldier may develop during military service. If they appear, they provide assistance. Such diseases and injuries usually include gunshot wounds, radiation sickness, infections and chemical poisoning. Military medicine also studies and develops criteria that determine a person’s medical and psychological suitability for military service.

The improvement of military craft, medicine and the healthcare system determined the need for the development of military medicine. As a result, many related disciplines emerged:

• Military field medicine (in particular, therapy and surgery).
• Hygiene.
• Military toxicology, radiology and medical protection.
• Organization and tactics of medical service.
• Management of medical service activities.
• Military pharmacy and epidemiology.
• Medical support for troops.

Each of them has its own field of activity; they can be considered independent industries, but still they form a single whole.

One of the most important areas is the organization and tactics of the medical service (OTMS). It is a discipline that studies and practices medical support for troops in wartime. Its founder N. Pirogov was the first to talk about the need to study the nature and methods of combat in order to develop a strategy for organizing medical support. In wartime, this service must provide medical care, staff medical services, and prepare personnel for work in war conditions. Conduct medical reconnaissance and protect medical units.

The task of medicine during combat operations

Medical support during active hostilities should include the following measures:

1. Evacuation and treatment. Military doctors must search for, collect, evacuate the wounded and sick, and provide them with medical care. This will save the lives of the maximum number of people and ensure fast recovery ability to work.
2. Prevention and hygiene. The main task is to maintain the combat effectiveness of personnel, improve health and prevent disease.
3. Protection against weapons of mass destruction(weapons of mass destruction). Doctors are obliged to prevent or reduce the effect on personnel of the damaging factors of nuclear, chemical and bacteriological weapons.
4. Providing property. Also in the task medical staff includes the preparation, storage and distribution of special material resources necessary to provide assistance to the wounded. That is, doctors must take care of bandages, antiseptics, antibiotics, etc. In addition by individual means First aid must be provided to all personnel.

Ancient world

The history of military medicine dates back to ancient times. Hippocrates first spoke about it, giving a description of the main elements of the discipline. He had to live in a period Greco-Persian wars, and the thinker himself often treated the wounded. As a result, he put all his accumulated experience into the work “Treatise on Wounds.” He was the first to suggest effective method reduction of shoulder dislocation.

IN Ancient India the wounded were carried away from the battlefield by a special brigade, they were provided with first aid in tents equipped for this purpose.

Enough high development reached the treatment of the military in the Roman Empire. We can say that the Roman army was the first to include doctors who knew military affairs.

Development of combat medicine in Russia

First aid on the battlefield began to be provided for the first time in Ancient Rus'. During the reign of Yaroslav the Wise, warriors used tourniquets to stop bleeding, and carried handkerchiefs in quivers of arrows to bandage wounds.

The Russian army always included people with experience in treating wounds, but they took part in the battle just like everyone else. The first effective step towards stabilizing the process of providing medical care was taken after Mikhail Romanov came to power. In 1620, Anisim Radishchevsky finished compiling the first military decree of the Russian Charter - “The Military Book on all shooting and fiery tricks.” In this treatise, the main elements of military medicine were identified for the first time. The basics (financial, legal and organizational) regulating the presence of doctors in the army and the procedure for providing assistance to the wounded were mentioned here.

Also, the emergence of combat medicine was influenced by the “Decree of military, cannon and other matters relating to military science.” He saw the world in 1621, and here for the first time the so-called doctor with a cart, who transported medicines, was mentioned. 33 years later, in 1654, the Pharmacy Order was issued. It is believed that he had a huge influence on the development of military medicine. It described the features of servicing the royal court and the Russian army. After the order was issued, the country's first medical school was founded, where doctors were trained in military medicine and assigned to places in rifle regiments.

From Peter the Great to the Russo-Japanese War

The intensive development of military medicine occurred during the reign of Peter I. Since a permanent national army was formed, the need arose to organize a medical service. Special “medical ranks” were created, which became an integral part of the military staff.

In 1768-1774, the first elements of the evacuation system were born. Military operations at this time were accompanied by the plague, this became the main reason for organizing a set of anti-epidemic measures.

During the Patriotic War of 1812, dressing stations were organized for several regiments, and the military police had to carry the wounded from the battlefield. During Crimean War(1853-1856) for the first time, Russian soldiers were given service dressings and ambulance transport. A military hospital was set up in the regimental staff, and a divisional hospital was assigned to each division.

In 1904-1905, when it was Russo-Japanese War, the main idea of ​​medical support was evacuation, hospitals were organized in the rear of the troops.

During the period of so-called calm, when under a relatively peaceful sky they stopped conducting fighting, medical services have undergone reorganization. To increase their mobility, a special medical battalion was created. In 1941, before the start of the Great Patriotic War, the principle of continuously removing the wounded from the battlefield was introduced into the troops. Military stages approached the maximum distance to the front line and transported the wounded to specialized hospitals, which were already creating a powerful military healthcare system.

Medicine during the war years

During the Second World War, the Academy was established medical sciences. Its intellectual basis was made up of military doctors N. Burdenko, L. Orbeli, I. Dzhanelidze and others. The rich experience of the Academy of Military Medicine subsequently became the basis for the work of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

On November 12, 1942, the Museum of the Red Army Medical Service was created. He collected all the major medical achievements of past centuries. At the Museum of Military Medicine, academicians prepared 35 volumes summarizing the experience of Soviet medicine during the Great Patriotic War.

During the period of hostilities, the massive heroism of military doctors was clearly demonstrated. Thanks to their dedication, 90% of the sick and 70% of the wounded returned to duty. More than 116 thousand doctors received orders and medals, 47 were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

In mid-1944, doctors began testing penicillin to treat wounds, and the use of canned blood and blood substitutes increased. This saved the lives of 72% of the wounded soldiers.

Deadly Fire

In a mortal battle, when the entire country was plunged into the agony of a brutal confrontation, doctors entered the battlefield next to the troops. They carried out wounded soldiers and took them to medical stations, provided first aid and evacuated to medical battalions, hospitals and other specialized institutions. The medical service was well organized and worked without interruptions. More than 200 thousand doctors, 500 thousand paramedics, nurses, orderlies and sanitary instructors were part of the navy and army.

I. Bagramyan, Marshal of the Soviet Union, once noted that the image of a military medic will forever remain for him the personification of humanism, courage and dedication. It’s impossible to count how many of them were killed at the front. So many doctors took active part in the fighting and so few received awards. Not because some were better, but because many simply did not live to see the bright Victory Day.

Most doctors were women. It was on their fragile shoulders that the main burden of military everyday life fell. While the entire male population was on the front line, the elderly, children, disabled and wounded needed the help of a nurse.

After the end of the war, healthcare began to solve new problems: protecting employees and civilians from biological, chemical, and radiation hazards; ensuring space flights; development of military disaster medicine and emergency situations.

Russian medical system

Today, one of the main problems in the development of the Russian Federation is the tendency to increase mortality. The level of medical care does not allow pensioners to remain able to work and take part in the production of goods and services. On the other hand, there is another problem - only highly developed countries can resist the influence of modern weapons of mass destruction. Therefore, healthcare should be considered as the basis of national security.

Today, the development of combat medicine is coordinated by the Main Military Medical Directorate. It is intended to organize medical support for the Armed Forces. The basis for the practical development of this area is the Academy of Military Medicine in St. Petersburg, a system of hospitals, military clinics, hospitals and sanatoriums. Separately allocate State Institute improvements for doctors; military doctors also have 3 hospital ships at their disposal.

Even though combat medicine is considered an area where a systematic approach to serving 3 million people can be openly demonstrated, there are still many shortcomings. One of them is the distinction between military medicine and civilian medicine. They are considered completely different areas of activity, because of this, most achievements are duplicated, and development occurs much more slowly. For example, in the USA, solutions are being developed for the entire country, and here the development of combat medicine is recognized as leading.

US combat medicine

US military medicine is aimed at supporting the combat readiness of personnel. Conventionally, it can be divided into two programs. This is military medical and protection against weapons of mass destruction. Although in general combat medicine is divided into three segments of activity:

1. Medical care for military personnel and members of their families, as well as military pensioners, reserve soldiers, and combatants. This includes not only the provision of practical medical care, but also rehabilitation after injuries and provision of psychological support.
2. Military field medicine. Called to provide medical assistance, evacuate the wounded to military hospitals, treat the sick and prepare the seriously wounded for evacuation to the mainland.
3. Medical and biological protection. Provides military protection from the influence of weapons of mass destruction.

Military medicine in Russia and the United States is radically different. In America medical service for military personnel is the determining quality of standard of living. In this system there is a department of the Advisor to the Minister of Defense (after all, it is he who deals with this issue), medical departments infantry, military and air forces, medical officers and structures that ensure the implementation of programs.

More than 9.7 million people receive medical care every year. The Ministry of Defense operates 56 hospitals, 366 clinics, 257 veterinary clinics, 27 research facilities, 19 training centers and 11 institutes of military medicine. Medical support for the armed forces is at high level, which many countries can only envy.

Meanwhile in Russia

Military personnel are provided with specialized and qualified medical care in hospitals, branches and structural divisions. Where hospitals, branches and divisions are located, there are outpatient clinics.

The main hospitals of the country have all types of practical and diagnostic departments with necessary equipment. The staff are military doctors who can provide care equally well both in an equipped department and in the field. Attention is also paid to sanatorium and resort provision. Military personnel and members of their families can improve their health in sanatoriums and rest homes.

If you look at the development of military medicine through the prism of the events of World War II, then it has truly achieved outstanding success. But in modern world Something went wrong. The healthcare system has failed, and today it clearly lags behind other countries in development. Combat medicine should be an organic part of the healthcare system, be an integral part of it and share the results of achievements with it.

Indeed it is medical direction is a historically established complex with multidisciplinary specialized medical and scientific institutions and an army of doctors at the head. A few decades ago this inspired respect, but today it’s time to move on. Exists in modern system there is still a lot of combat medicine weak points. And if during the Great Patriotic War these omissions were compensated for by the valor and dedication of doctors, today in the departments of military medicine the question needs to be posed bluntly: “How to take a step forward?”

Military doctors in the army are highly respected figures. Both privates and senior officers treat them with honor, considering doctors to be smart, intelligent, and “intelligent” people.

Average salary: 45,000 rubles per month

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Becoming a military doctor means being prepared to provide assistance to a wounded soldier at any time of the day. Such a profession requires a person to have strength of character and composure. During the period of hostilities, the doctor turns into a wizard who saves the lives of soldiers. But how to get the appropriate specialty? This article describes the mechanism for admission to specialized universities with further career advancement.

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Military medicine has a rich centuries-old history. IN Ancient Egypt On the battlefield there were special tents in which wounded soldiers were bandaged. Long before our era, in Greece and the Roman Empire, there were separate unarmed brigades that evacuated wounded soldiers from combat zones and provided them with basic care in safer conditions.

In the territory Kievan Rus During military campaigns, soldiers used specific tents (ubruses), which served as a first aid station. Here healers bandaged the wounds of the warriors and stopped the bleeding.

On the territory of the modern Russian Federation, military medicine actively developed in XII-XIII centuries. However, the corresponding specialty officially arose in 1620. At this time, the first military regulations of Russia were issued - “The military book on all shooting and fiery tricks.” The document clearly spelled out the organizational nuances of the regimental medical service, taking into account all legal and financial fundamentals profession of a military doctor.

In 1798, by decree of the emperor, the Medical-Surgical Academy was founded, which became the first higher educational institution in St. Petersburg and throughout Russia, where military doctors were trained. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the active development of the specialty continued in accordance with the constantly changing conditions of warfare. The use of innovative types of weapons forced field doctors quickly adapt to new conditions and invent new approaches to treating wounded soldiers.

N.I. played an important role in the development of military medicine. Pirogov, who in 1847 was the first to use ether anesthesia in combat conditions, which significantly improved the quality of emergency care provided.

Description and characteristics of the profession

Despite the romantic aura that movies and books give to the profession, being a military doctor is not easy. Such work requires having a deep knowledge of medicine while simultaneously performing all the duties of an ordinary soldier. The main task of a doctor during combat operations is to provide emergency assistance to wounded comrades. During the peace period, the emphasis is on providing the relevant army units necessary medications and carrying out preventive work.

There are enough medical workers in the troops. These are medical instructors, paramedics, orderlies. However, only an officer can be a doctor. Therefore, all doctors have the rank of at least junior lieutenant.

The advantages of being a military doctor include:

1. Respect from colleagues. Often the unit commander addresses a junior officer as an equal, which emphasizes the importance of the profession.
2. Free education with further professional development. In peacetime, approximately a third of the total time of military service is taken up by traveling to various courses and trainings to improve the theoretical and practical skills of a doctor.
3. Privileges, which are provided by the state for military personnel.

Despite these advantages, you need to remember that a coin always has two sides. A military doctor must be prepared for the fact that he can be called at any time of the day. Doctors often face housing difficulties due to the need to live in barracks. In the event of the outbreak of large-scale military clashes, the relevant specialist will work at their very epicenter. Therefore, before choosing a profession, you need to carefully consider all the pros and cons of such work.

Specialties, universities and Unified State Exam subjects

To train military doctors in Russia, higher educational institutions have been created that specialize in presenting not only specialized medical material, but also demonstrating to future graduates all the hardships of service.

Applicants must be prepared for parallel study basic sciences(anatomy, physiology, therapy, surgery) on the same level as combat training, organization of medical service in the army, and the like.

To become a military doctor, you need to graduate from a specialized higher education institution, and we provide a list of the most popular universities below:

1. Military Medical Academy named after. S. M. Kirova (St. Petersburg). This is one of the most popular educational institutions in the country. There are three basic faculties here that train specialists for the naval, air and ground forces.
2. Military Academy of Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great (Moscow).
3. Tomsk Military Medical Institute.
4. Samara Military Medical Institute.
5. Academy Federal service security Russian Federation(Moscow).

After 6 years of study, each graduate receives a diploma and the rank of junior lieutenant. Next you need to complete an internship (1 year). To be admitted to the relevant universities, applicants must provide Unified State Examination results in the following subjects:

• biology;
• chemistry;
• Russian language and literature.

It is important to remember that good physical preparation is required for admission to the relevant universities. Students regularly run cross-country, swim for a while, and go cross-country skiing. Therefore, studying to become a military doctor is not an easy task.

Responsibilities

Military doctors become people who are ready, if necessary, to go to a “hot spot”. During combat operations, the doctor’s duties are limited to providing qualified medical care in specially equipped mobile points. Depending on the provision of a particular unit, dressings, operations or bleeding control can be carried out in a regular tent or a full-fledged mobile hospital.

In peacetime, a military doctor also does not sit idle. His key responsibilities are:

• control of sanitary and hygienic standards in the department;
• implementation of treatment and preventive measures;
• carrying out the prevention of epidemics of infectious diseases;
• supply control medical supplies, tools, material for dressings and the like;
• conducting medical examinations.

The high-quality work of field doctors is an integral part of the prosperity of the armed forces of any state.

Who is this profession suitable for?

Becoming a military doctor is not easy. This requires endurance, the ability to cope stressful situations, readiness for the defense of the country. Traditionally, this profession is chosen predominantly by men. However, the number of women in the armed forces of many countries is growing every year.

A prerequisite for effective implementation responsibilities remain good physical fitness. In the presence of overweight It is difficult to serve and guarantee the quality of medical services in combat conditions.

It is important to remember that the position of a military doctor is closely related to the need to participate in relevant exercises or combat operations. Living in barracks also causes a certain discomfort. Therefore, anyone who wants a calm and measured family life, chooses the profession of a civilian doctor.

Wage

The salary of a military doctor depends on his rank and experience. Junior officers can receive 20-30 thousand rubles a month. Over time, after climbing the career ladder, this indicator increases. In addition to the corresponding fee, the doctor can additionally count on social benefits, which reduce his daily expenses.

The salary level may also fluctuate depending on the working conditions in the particular hospital or medical unit where the doctor works. Graduates of relevant universities who are just starting to work receive an average of 10-15 thousand rubles per month.

How to build a career?

Today, the profession of a military doctor is becoming increasingly in demand. The reason for this was staff reduction after reforms in the 2000s. Career development involves the precise implementation of tasks assigned by the command and qualified provision medical care. An increase in rank contributes to an increase in both respect among colleagues and co-workers and an increase in wages.

Unofficially, all military doctors are divided into “healers” and “organizers.” The first group specializes in providing medical care to soldiers with all the pros and cons of the corresponding activity. The second part of the doctors is engaged in the supply of drugs, providing hospitals with the necessary equipment and other similar functions. If you have already decided which industry is closer to you, then you need to be patient and at first be content with the least prestigious place of work. As qualifications and experience increase, the chances of transfer to larger military units and, of course, salary increases increase.

Prospects for the profession

The profession of a military doctor still remains relevant. Even in peacetime, the state allocates a lot of money to support the adequate functioning of the medical service within the armed forces. And given the constantly emerging military conflicts in which Russian military personnel are also involved, no shortage of work is foreseen.

Dimensions wages may change depending on government policy. However, respect from people and the opportunity to participate in the defense of their own country still remain the reasons that encourage young boys and girls to enter specialized medical universities. Before making your final choice of profession, you need to calmly weigh all the positive and negative sides specialty of a military doctor and decide for yourself whether it’s worth it.

If you still have the slightest doubt that the profession of “Military Doctor” is your calling, do not rush. After all, you can spend your whole life regretting the years you lost studying and working in a specialty that simply doesn’t suit you. To find a profession in which you can maximize your talents, go through online career aptitude test or order consultation "Career vector" .