Ilsur Metshin: “Now there is everything for children who want to treat people to become doctors”

The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin instructed to develop proposals to provide the healthcare industry with personnel through interaction with schools. The head of the city announced this at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Kazan City Duma. As of today, three specialized medical classes have been opened at the Kazan schools, their number is proposed to be doubled.

The issue of the lack of qualified medical personnel was raised by the chairman of the Permanent Commission for the Health Protection of Citizens and the Environment, Rafael Shavaliyev. He noted that a lot of work has been done in this area, wages in the industry are at the same level with private medical organizations, at the same time there are not enough specialists in polyclinics.

According to him, it is important to start educating future doctors from school. Rafael Shavaliyev said that today medical classes have been opened in three schools of the city – school No. 116, No. 139 and No. 179.

Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, noted that there is a shortage of personnel in various areas, so it is important not only that the applicant enters the university, but also that he continues to work in the profession in the future. High-quality medicine is especially important.

He noted that large projects are being implemented in the city under the federal programs. The leadership of Tatarstan pays special attention to the development of the infrastructure of the medical industry. “Our main hospitals –Republican Clinical Hospital, cancer center, City Hospital - 7 and other large clinics – today are not inferior to the best European clinics in terms of medical equipment and technologies. According to all indicators, we see that all investments were absolutely correct and give results,”- I. Metshin said.

According to the Mayor, one of the tasks of the Kazan City Duma is to continue to educate a healthy generation and promote a healthy lifestyle from childhood. “The number of citizens who regularly play sports and lead a healthy lifestyle is growing,”- the head of the city stressed.

He added that another task is the career guidance of the younger generation. “Now there is everything so that children who want to treat people can become doctors,”- the Mayor is sure. I. Metshin instructed the deputy head of the Executive Committee of the city Guzel Sagitova to develop proposals for providing the healthcare system with personnel. In particular, to determine the schools where these subjects will be in demand and to hold a series of meetings with students. The head of the city also proposed to form specialized classes near medical institutions so that it would be convenient for schoolchildren to attend supplementary classes.