What date is the Day of the Medic in 2024, it is advisable to look in advance on the calendar so as not to forget to congratulate relatives and friends who have dedicated their lives to an important profession. This holiday has a "floating" date, it is celebrated annually on the third Sunday of June. In 2024, it is the 16th. It is customary to say warm words not only to doctors, nurses and paramedics, orderlies, but also to all employees in contact with medicine - pharmacists, teachers of specialized universities and colleges. All of them are responsible for our he alth.
History and traditions of the day
The holiday was established by the World He alth Organization in 1971 at the initiative of the UN Association "Doctors Without Borders" . And already in 1972, the International Day of the Medic began to be celebrated around the world.
However, in the USSR, the celebration did not receive official status, and for another 10 years in the country, each republic itself chose when to congratulate he alth workers. For example, they were honored annually on June 17th. But in 1980, 01.10 this day received the status of a significant one - the decree was signed by the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council, L. I. Brezhnev. The date of the professional holiday has become floating.
President V.V. Putin in 2020 established another holiday for doctors - Ambulance Day. The need to separately mention the representatives of this service arose in connection with the coronavirus epidemic, since the main burden fell on employees.
When the holiday of medical workers is celebrated in 2024 on June 16, the President will congratulate he althcare workers in the morning.
And the heads of organizations in which doctors directly work will hold solemn meetings on Friday, where they will celebrate the distinguished ones. It is customary to issue awards on a significant day.
Traditionally on Medical Worker's Day:
- Programs covering difficult everyday life will be built into the television schedule, artists will perform for all medical workers.
- Employees of medical institutions will be invited to concerts online.
- Regional leaders will hold meetings in honor of the holiday, where they will award the best doctors of regions and districts, present memorable gifts, certificates and awards.
- In specialized institutes and technical schools, they organize open days, where they will hold open lessons on providing medical care.
- The results of professional competitions will be summed up and the winners will be announced.
Educational events will also be held at the international level. Doctors, volunteers, scientists, mid-level specialists will be invited to conferences and symposia, where they will share their achievements.Presentations and exhibitions will be arranged in medical centers. In thematic journals, publications with scientific articles on the most important problems will be specially timed to coincide with this day.
There is another tradition in. On a professional holiday, a meeting is held in the Kremlin Palace, and the president awards titles:
- Honored Worker of He althcare of the Russian Federation. This status is awarded to employees of clinical, sanitary, pharmaceutical and other medical institutions with highly professional qualities for personal merit.
- Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation. This title is worthy of doctors who have dedicated at least 15 years of their lives to the profession, for providing assistance using the latest achievements, or for saving lives.
Interesting about medicine
Hippocrates is considered the first physician. Many scientists were engaged in healing, but only he began to study not only ailments, but also the causes that caused them, and thought about prevention.And doctors began to wear white coats only by the end of the 19th century - before that, representatives of each profession in this area put on their outfits:
- infectionists - in long dresses, such as cassocks, and masks;
- surgeons in frock coats;
- pharmacists in robes.
The white coat as a uniform that unites all speci alties was proposed by pediatrician Karl Andreevich Rauchfusatr, and rubber gloves to protect against infections were proposed by US military surgeon Bladgut.
The term "medicine" is Latin "ars medicina" , translated from Latin as the art of healing.
Most famous doctors:
- Gaaz F. P. His motto "Hurry to do good" primarily applied to exiles and prisoners. He tried to make life easier for those exiled to the Caucasus.
- Pirogov N.I. The founder of military field surgery, a pioneer of medicine, who developed the first anesthesia and surgical techniques that are still in use.
- Sklifosovsky N.V. - made important discoveries in the field of asepsis and antisepsis.
- Botkin S.P. - developed the diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis. Later, the disease was given a second name by his last name.
For medical staff, not only the congratulations of the authorities are valuable, but also warm words from the people they helped. Therefore, on the Day of the Medical Worker, it is advisable to congratulate your doctors. This can be done in person, or send an SMS or a postcard. And you don’t have to give sweets and alcohol - you want to make a gift, tea or coffee is better. Then, in rare moments of rest, doctors will surely remember attentive patients with gratitude.
