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Профессор Петр Давыдов и кафедра детских болезней Дагестанского медицинского института в годы Великой Отечественной войны
This article presents the results of a study reflecting the history of the Department and Clinic of Pediatric Diseases of the Dagestan Medical Institute during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. Using archival documents, literature and periodicals introduced for the first time into scientific circulation, this article examines the work of pediatrician Professor P.D. Davydov in Dagestan and his role in creating a system for providing medical care to children. Special attention is payed to the organization of the educational process at the Department of Pediatric Diseases at the Dagestan Medical Institute during the war. The authors devote considerable attention to the scientific research conducted by P.D. Davydov, specifically focusing on the results of the fight against dysentery, which were reflected in his doctoral dissertation, defended in 1944. The article also examines public health education and the activities of the Dagestan Society of Pediatricians.