Teaching phytotherapy in Russia: opportunities and challenges

Authors

  • Propisnova E.O.
  • Korsun V.F. Educational and health-improving center EUREKA

Keywords:

phytotherapy, folk medicine, herbalism, medical education, Ministry of Health

Abstract

In the interview V.F. Korsun talks about the activities of the chair of phytotherapy of the faculty of advanced training of medical professionals, discusses the system of phytotherapy education, which exists in Russia and abroad, names the main factors, which benefit the proliferation of phytotherapy in Russia, describes the peculiarities of clinical trials of phytotherapy medications and highlights the work, which he does in order to make “Phytotherapist” specialization appear in the Registry of medical specialization.

Author Biographies

  • Propisnova E.O.

    Education:

    • Tomsk State University, Department of History Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University), Master’s degree programme

    Current employment, position: 

    • Post-graduate student at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAS, Group of Medical Anthropology.
  • Korsun V.F., Educational and health-improving center EUREKA

    Academic degrees, membership in RAS and RAMS:

    • Doctor of Science (Medicine).

    Place of main work, position:

    • Professor, chair of the Department of Phytotherapy of the Faculty of Advanced Training of Medical Professionals, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and European Academy of Natural Sciences,
    • Member of presidium of Russian Association of Folk Medicine.

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Published

2021-02-08

Issue

2012 — No. 1 (3)

Section

EDUCATION / Interviews