DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY OF ODESA NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 120 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Abstract

This year the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Odesa National Medical University celebrates 120 years of its foundation. The Department of Obstetrics, Women’s and Children’s Diseases was organized on June 13, 1902 on the basis of the Medical Faculty of Novorossiysk University and became the first department in the south of Ukraine. During this historical period, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has undergone significant changes, but its glorious history has always been detected to development of obstetrics and gynecology in the country. Today it is one of the most famous departments not only in Ukraine, but also in the whole obstetric and gynecological community of European and world scientific circles. The traditions of the predecessors are now continued by scientists of the department. Key words: Odesa National Medical University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 120 years.