FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION IN RUSSIA, BELARUS AND THE USA (THE 16TH CENTURY - THE 70’S OF THE 20TH CENTURY)
Formation and development of pharmaceutical education in Russia, Belarus and the USA based on the analysis of a wide range of references at different historical stages is studied. The dates of establishing first pharmacies, educational institutions and pharmacopoeia editions in the countries are indicated. Analysis and comparative characteristics of the educational process in different countries is made, its general and fundamental differences are reflected. It is noted that this process was decentralized in the US and at the same time it was centralized in continental Europe including Russia and Belarus. Classification of pharmacies in the Russian Empire in the pre-revolutionary period of 1917, obtaining by women the right to be engaged in pharmaceutical activities, are presented. Some people who had a strong influence on the development of the pharmaceutical education are listed and among them were A. Fennel, G. Eger, E. Highstreet, K. Dov, A. Lesnevskaya, A. Iovskiy, Y. Trapp, V. Tikhomirov. The role of educational institutions in improving qualifications of certified specialists is indicated. The article lists the Soviet institutions which trained pharmaceutical personnel during the Great Patriotic War.