From April 11 to 13, Yaroslavl State Medical University hosted the 31st National Student Scientific Conference «Current Issues in Pediatric Surgery, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care».
First held in 1957 at the initiative of Leonid Roshal, the Conference has brought together future and practicing pediatric surgeons for over 68 years. Since the 1970s, students from OSMU have actively participated, earning awards and exchanging professional experience. Today, the Conference gathers delegations from medical universities across Russia and the CIS. This year’s event welcomed students and residents from 52 universities in 45 cities and 5 countries.
The delegation of the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Reproductive Health for Children and Adolescents was headed by Prof. Andrey V. PISKLAKOV, MD, PhD, Head of the Department, and Assoc. Prof. Natalia I. PAVLENKO, MD, PhD, Head of the Student Scientific Society at the Department. The team included residents and senior students: Elizaveta S. PUSTOVETSKAYA, first-year resident; Alexey I. BASHKUROV, 5th-year student of the Faculty of Pediatrics; Alexandra S. KRASHENINNIKOVA, 5th-year student of the Faculty of Pediatrics; and Svetlana Yu. ULYANKINA, 5th-year student of the Faculty of Pediatrics.
The three days in Yaroslavl were filled with educational and memorable experiences. The OSMU students discovered new perspectives, networked with peers from across the country, and met leading pediatric surgeons - authors of research papers and textbooks in the field.
Over the two main days of the Conference, 118 oral and 98 poster presentations were delivered by students. For the past three years, residents have also taken part in the event, with 27 poster presentations and 14 oral reports in the «Interesting Clinical Case» section on the third day.
OSMU students earned high distinctions at the Conference:
- Elizaveta S. PUSTOVETSKAYA was awarded First Degree Diploma in «Residents Section №4: Interesting Clinical Case» for her poster «Chapin-Lipschutz Acute Vulvar Ulcer: A Rare Pediatric Condition».
- Alexey I. BASHKUROV received a Second Degree Diploma in the section «Urology and Andrology» for his work «Lower Urinary Tract Urodynamics in Children with Spinal Dysraphism After Chemical Denervation of the Bladder».
- Alexandra S. KRASHENINNIKOVA earned a Second Degree Diploma in «Specific Topics in Pediatric Surgery №3» for her presentation «Fibroepithelial Lesions of the Mammary Glands in Adolescent Girls».
- Svetlana Yu. ULYANKINA was awarded a Second Degree Diploma in «Neonatal Surgery» for her work «Reducing Radiation Exposure in Patients with Birth-related Head Trauma».
At the conclusion of the Conference, the OSMU delegation accepted the honor of hosting the 32nd edition of the Conference, which will be elevated to the level of an International Student Scientific Conference and held in 2026 at OSMU.
The students expressed sincere gratitude to their academic mentors from the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Reproductive Health for Children and Adolescents - Prof. Andrey V. PISKLAKOV, Assoc. Prof. Natalia I. PAVLENKO, Prof. Asst. Ksenia A. BARDEEVA, and Prof. Asst. Andrey S. SHEVLYAKOV - for their invaluable guidance and thorough preparation for this scientific event.
The delegation of OSMU also extends heartfelt thanks to the Conference organizers - Yaroslavl State Medical University and the Russian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - for their warm welcome and the high level of the event.
Special words of appreciation are reserved for Prof. Maria A. LIVZAN, MD, PhD, OSMU Rector, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Prof. Tatyana P. KHRAMYKH, MD, PhD, Head of the Scientific Society for Young Scientists and Students (SSYSS), for making this participation possible.
Student Scientific Society of the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Reproductive Health for Children and Adolescents