At a solemn event, the Chairman of the Academic Council of Odessa National Medical University, Valerii Zaporozhan, congratulated students on the beginning of the new academic year.He emphasized that medical students have chosen the most responsible path, which is inextricably linked to the difficulties, risk, self-education. Every day, new technologies, treatments, new drugs and equipment are emerging in the world. Therefore, the doctor’s training does not end until the last day in the profession. So, according to Valerii Zaporozhan, no other profession can bring as much pride and happiness as the profession of a doctor. “A difficult but joyful life awaits you. Because there is no greater happiness than saving life. I am grateful for your brave choice. Me and all our staff will help you to go this way with dignity ”, – said Valerii Zaporozhan.
Speaking to the freshmen, the chairman of the Academic Council said that choosing a profession is not just about choosing a method of earning. It’s a choice between being happy or not being happy. “A person can be really happy if they do their favourite thing. This is the only way to embody your own creative impulses, to happen as a person, to be honored in society. It is a spiritual choice. Today I am proud of our replenishment. You are the most intelligent and the most spiritual, because this is the only way to choose the profession of doctor and enter our university, ”said Valerii Zaporozhan.
He added that each graduate remains an integral part of the family of Odessa National Medical University. This family has been growing for 119 years. ONMedU graduates travel around the world, many stay at university, become department heads and even rectors. “We are happy to share our experience and knowledge with you. So you are not just our future, you are our immortality, ”- said Valerii Zaporozhan, congratulating students, freshmen and their parents on the beginning of the new academic year and wishing them success and inspiration.