Abstract

The first secondary medical school in Serbia was founded in 1921. Its name was "School for Nurses", with the involvement of the Red Cross Society from Geneva and the Red Cross Society from Belgrade, and at the suggestion of Dr. Reeder, head of the American mission. The first headmistress of the school was the English Miss Edith Newton, a student of Florence Nightingale. In 1924, the first generation of 18 sisters graduated. Most of them were assigned to medical facilities in southern Serbia; two were sent to America at the expense of the Rockefeller Foundation, and one to England for training at the expense of the League. In 1952, the Higher School for Nurses of the Red Cross of Yugoslavia was opened. Today, there are a large number of secondary medical schools, both private and state. School today lasts for four years.

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