The student scientific circle in endocrinology was founded in 1975 on the basis of the 1st Department of Internal Diseases under the leadership of V.P. Lisun-Lobanova. The main areas of scientific activity of Vera Pavlovna were diabetology and thyroid disease. From 1987 to 1995, the associate professor T.V. Mokhort was leading the Student Scientific Circle (SSC). Her priority research areas included type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and thyroid disease. From 1999 to 2004, SSC was led by associate professor Z.V. Zabarovskaya. Her areas of scientific interest included diabetes mellitus, new approaches to insulin therapy in diabetes, planning for pregnancy and prenatal care in women with endocrine disorders.
From 2006 to the present, Professor A.P. Shepelkevich is the head of the SSC. Alla Petrovna’s scientific research is dedicated to the musculoskeletal system disorders in endocrine diseases (hypercortisolism, hyperparathyroidism, type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism). She is the chairwoman of the Belarusian Public Medical Association “Endocrinology and Metabolism”, the Board member of the Belarusian Public Association “Stop Osteoporosis Together”, member of the European Society of Endocrinologists, the International Society of Endocrinology, the International Diabetes Federation, the International Osteoporosis Federation, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, the Belarusian Society of Endocrinologists.
The chairmen of the Student Scientific Circle is a student of the 6th course of the department of general medicine Anna Luzan, whose main scientific interest is in the frield of reproductive endocrinology. She is a curator of the endocrinology section at the International Scientific and Practical Conference of Students and Young Scientists. Anna Luzan has been published in the weekly newspaper of the Ministry of Health “Medical Newsletter” and in the journal of research and practice “Medical Care”. According to the results of the XXVI Republican Contest of students sientific papers A.M. Luzan and A.V. Gradusha were awarded 1st degree diplomas for their study “Evaluation of medical and social factors in transgender individuals”.
The meetings of the scientific circle take place monthly at the 1st City Clinical Hospital. Not only belarusian students, but also ones of the Medical Faculty for International Students widely participate in discussions on hot topics in endocrinology during the meetings. Circle meetings are held in Russian and English.
International Scientific and Practical Conference of Students and Young Scientists (Endocrinology section) is held annually by the Department. Not only students of BSMU, but also foreign guests take part actively in this scientific contest. In 2019, 15 scientific papers were presented at the Endocrinology section. As a result, Catherine Romanova was awarded with a 1st degree diploma for her study “The risk factors of the postoperative hypoparathyroidism in patients with Graves disease”. 2nd degree diplomas were awarded to Ramadanov Emil and Almahamid Bayan (“Evaluation of family involvement in the lives of patients with diabetic foot syndrome”) and Anna Luzan Anna and Andrey Hradusha for their work “Evaluation of medical and social factors in transgender individuals”. 3d degrees diplomas were awarded to Golubeva Maria (“The results of a selective assessment of the parameters of the thyroid gland functional state in women after kidney transplantation”), Gudino Victoria (“Comparative assessment of metabolic, immunological and anthropometric parameters in children with combined autoimmune pathology and isolated type 1 diabetes mellitus), Natalia Talan and Polina Zybayalo (“Analysis of treatment duration and efficacy in patients with Graves disease”). These works were considered for presentation in the republican contest of student scientific research.
The Student Scientific Circle is a community which aims to stimulate students educational, scientific and research activities and creativity. We invite all the sincere lovers of endocrinology to our meetings!