The Student Science Club of the department began its work shortly after its foundation in 1922-1926. In 1928, Club's member G.A. Feshchenko became the first graduate student of the department. A graduate of the Minsk Medical Institute, Grigory Arkhipovich went from an SSC and postgraduate studies at the department to an associate professor, and later - a professor. In this rank, in 1936 he was transferred to the Vitebsk Medical Institute, where he founded the Department of Physiology. G.A. Feshchenko was the first graduate student and the first professor from among the graduates of the medical faculty of the university.
The formation of the Student Science Club was carried out under the guidance of famous scientists, heads, and employees of the Department of Normal Physiology. Active work was carried out already during the management of prof. D.I. Shatenstein (1951-1952) and with time took on an increasingly systemic and massive character under the leadership of the heads of the department prof. A.A. Loginov, assoc. prof. N.S. Bahn’, prof. V.N. Gurin, prof. A.I. Kubarko.
Since the mid-80s the heads of the department’s SSC were prof. A.I. Kubarko, prof. V.A. Pereverzev, prof. V.A. Syatkovsky, assoc. prof. V.I. Vlasenko, ass. G.A. Prudnikov, assoc. prof. D.A. Alexandrov and others.
During the late 80s and early 90s, in times of the USSR's collapse, the scientific work of students and teachers began to decline. But even in this difficult time, some enthusiasts did not stop scientific research, including together with clinical departments. Gradually, the situation began to improve for the better, and at the end of the 90s, the work began to revive. The meetings of the SSC were again started by the heads of department, professors, and associate professors, the activity of students increased, the results of their research began to be actively introduced into the educational process. So, for example, the information received by students during the cycle of meetings held in the late 90s and devoted to the problem of tobacco smoking formed the basis of the www-page “To the question about smoking '. In addition to monthly reports at a meeting of the SSC devoted to the results of their own research, to the achievements of physiology and medicine, students presented their work at the annual student conferences. Usually, at international scientific conferences of students and young scientists 'Actual problems of modern medicine', the department organizes the work of one or two sections, where 15-20 reports are heard.
The best of these works, selected by secret ballot of students and the teaching jury, is recommended for registration and submission to the annual Republican review-competition of student scientific works.
Since 2002, up to 5-7 works have been annually sent from the department to the Republican Review-Competition of Student Scientific Works, which received high marks: laureate - 1, 1st category - 46, 2nd category - 11, 3rd category - 7, without category - no.
After graduating from the university, active students of the departments SSC chose various specialties and became worthy doctors, research workers, and defended their dissertations. Many of them have left fond memories of themselves with their scientific leaders and teachers of the department. This is a citizen of Nigeria, Welcom M.O., who defended his Ph.D. thesis at our department and is currently the head of the department of physiology at the Nile University of Nigeria, I.S. Gursky, Lukashevich I.V., Sokolovsky P.A., Gunya A.V., Chizh A.G., Velyugina V.V., Zaitsev I.I., Stoma I.O. (defended his doctoral dissertation and became the rector of the Gomel State Medical University), Yanovskaya V.I., Chizhik V.A., Degtyarev A.Yu., Buben E.A., Sologub E.I., Zherko I.Yu., Svetlichny A. .D., Boer E.A. and many others. Many former members of the circle have defended their Ph.D. or doctoral dissertations, and works in research institutes, at university departments, heads departments, universities, or hospitals now.
The work of the SSC is developing in close relationship with the department’s scientific research. The main scientific directions of the SSC work are the study of the neurophysiological foundations of the formation of reactions of the cardiovascular and visual systems to sensory signals, as well as the study of the state of health of young people and the prevalence of problems caused by alcohol intake among students. Also, the members of the circle are working on the study of the physiological mechanisms of the healing effect of singing, the harmonic relationships of parameters in the blood pressure regulation system, the algorithm for analyzing sound frequencies, which provides a sense of harmony of musical sounds, etc.
An important contribution to the development of student science at the department has made and continues to make a Club of Artvaleology, in which, under the guidance of assoc. prof. A.A. Semenovich successfully combines students' research on the physiology of respiration, the role of singing in the regulation and increase of breathing reserves, familiarizing students with singing and music, as integral components of educational work and a healthy lifestyle.
Based on the results of the work, students, together with teachers, published dozens of articles and abstracts, incl. in English-language editions (supervisors - prof. V.A. Pereverzev, prof. A.I. Kubarko, assistant professor A.A. Semenovich, assistant professor A.N. Kharlamova, assistant professor D.A. Aleksandrov).