St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University (SPbSPMU), formerly known as Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute (LPMI) is the oldest independent pediatric university in the world.
It was founded in 1925 as the Institute for Protection of Maternity and Infancy.
The main building of University was settled on the territory of  City Children's Hospital, which had been founded in 1905.
The Children's Hospital was built as a series of separated pavilions to prevent spreading of infectious diseases.
There were 650 beds in the hospital which had a staff consisting of 28 physicians, 2 paramedics, 56 sisters of mercy, 232 nurses and a number of other staff.

During the period of Russian Civil War(1918–1920) the hospital was neglected, but the large number of orphaned children after the war led authorities to provide more funding, and on January 7, 1925, the Scientific-Practical Institute of Maternity and Infancy Protection, named after Clara Zetkin, opened.
The structure of the institute was remodeled and included 11 clinical departments, a baby house, an infant house, the department to qualify children conditions, 3 clinics with up to 500 beds in each of them, an outpatient clinic, a children consulting center, and milk stations.
From the year of 1925 until 1949, the institute was headed by Yulia Aronovna Mendeleeva.
The chief of hospital was D.S. Tumarkin.

In 1928, the scientific work began in the institute.
The first departments of science and the PhD department emerged.

Later, the institute became the Scientific Research Institute of Maternity and Infancy Protection
and kept this status till 1932.
The newly created departments of Physiology, Social Hygiene of Woman and Child, Hygiene and Nutrition Science Early Ages, Pathology of Children, Roentgenology, Child Phthisiatry, Acute Child Infections got involved in intensive teaching and research activities.

In 1932 the institute was transformed into the higher medical educational institution- "the clinic-med school".
The country struggled with getting enough qualified medical specialists, and the child mortality still remained high.
The government had to expand a net of clinical and preventive institutions and to establish health care in houses and correctional institutions for orphans.

Soon, the whole department of maternity and infancy protection with professors and students of the First Leningrad Medical Institute was transferred to the Pediatric Institute.
82 students were registered for the fall semester of their first year.
In 1935 "the clinic-med school" was reorganized into Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute (LPMI), the first in the world specialized medical school for pediatricians training.
There was the first graduate class of 51 child doctors in 1936.
Upon the beginning of WWII, the institute trained 530 and improved training of 300 physicians.

There were somatic, surgical, infectious, neurological, tuberculosis, venereal, obstetric, gynecological departments in the institute.
Special attention was paid to prevention of infectious diseases.
The quantity of beds in the hospital approached 1215 in 1940.

Throughout all years of World War II, the institute continued clinical, research, educational and organizational work.
The majority of faculty and clinical staff remained in Leningrad, surrounded by German troops.
On the German military maps, the pediatric institute had a specific number of 708 and had to be vanished.
On the territory of institute, surgical and infectious hospitals were opened to treat soldiers and citizens.

The Siege of Leningrad captured more than 400 thousands of children, interrupting their evacuation.
Many of those children survived only because of self-sacrificing work of Leningrad's pediatricians.
To save lives of little citizens of Leningrad, there were created 18 baby formulas with soy, malt, and other components.
Every day, the institute's milk station fed more than 8000 babies.

The main theme of research work changed and became closely related to the wartime.
Distrophic conditions in children, vitamins deficiencies, war traumas were stu
St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University (SPbSPMU), formerly known as Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute (LPMI) is the oldest independent pediatric university in the world. It was founded in 1925 as the Institute for Protection of Maternity and Infancy. The main building of University was settled on the territory of  City Children's Hospital, which had been founded in 1905. The Children's Hospital was built as a series of separated pavilions to prevent spreading of infectious diseases. There were 650 beds in the hospital which had a staff consisting of 28 physicians, 2 paramedics, 56 sisters of mercy, 232 nurses and a number of other staff.
During the period of Russian Civil War(1918–1920) the hospital was neglected, but the large number of orphaned children after the war led authorities to provide more funding, and on January 7, 1925, the Scientific-Practical Institute of Maternity and Infancy Protection, named after Clara Zetkin, opened. The structure of the institute was remodeled and included 11 clinical departments, a baby house, an infant house, the department to qualify children conditions, 3 clinics with up to 500 beds in each of them, an outpatient clinic, a children consulting center, and milk stations. From the year of 1925 until 1949, the institute was headed by Yulia Aronovna Mendeleeva. The chief of hospital was D.S. Tumarkin.
In 1928, the scientific work began in the institute. The first departments of science and the PhD department emerged.
Later, the institute became the Scientific Research Institute of Maternity and Infancy Protection
and kept this status till 1932. The newly created departments of Physiology, Social Hygiene of Woman and Child, Hygiene and Nutrition Science Early Ages, Pathology of Children, Roentgenology, Child Phthisiatry, Acute Child Infections got involved in intensive teaching and research activities.
In 1932 the institute was transformed into the higher medical educational institution- "the clinic-med school". The country struggled with getting enough qualified medical specialists, and the child mortality still remained high. The government had to expand a net of clinical and preventive institutions and to establish health care in houses and correctional institutions for orphans.
Soon, the whole department of maternity and infancy protection with professors and students of the First Leningrad Medical Institute was transferred to the Pediatric Institute. 82 students were registered for the fall semester of their first year. In 1935 "the clinic-med school" was reorganized into Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute (LPMI), the first in the world specialized medical school for pediatricians training. There was the first graduate class of 51 child doctors in 1936. Upon the beginning of WWII, the institute trained 530 and improved training of 300 physicians.
There were somatic, surgical, infectious, neurological, tuberculosis, venereal, obstetric, gynecological departments in the institute. Special attention was paid to prevention of infectious diseases. The quantity of beds in the hospital approached 1215 in 1940.
Throughout all years of World War II, the institute continued clinical, research, educational and organizational work. The majority of faculty and clinical staff remained in Leningrad, surrounded by German troops. On the German military maps, the pediatric institute had a specific number of 708 and had to be vanished. On the territory of institute, surgical and infectious hospitals were opened to treat soldiers and citizens.
The Siege of Leningrad captured more than 400 thousands of children, interrupting their evacuation. Many of those children survived only because of self-sacrificing work of Leningrad's pediatricians. To save lives of little citizens of Leningrad, there were created 18 baby formulas with soy, malt, and other components. Every day, the institute's milk station fed more than 8000 babies.
The main theme of research work changed and became closely related to the wartime. Distrophic conditions in children, vitamins deficiencies, war traumas were stu
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University