Irina Petrovna Koryukina – a physician, teacher, scientist, talented organizer: to the 70-th anniversary of her birth (1953–2020)

Koryukina Irina Petrovna was a doctor, teacher, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation and a talented leader. She was born in the family of a doctor. Her childhood, youth and professional activity are connected with our city – Perm. Having graduated from the Medical Faculty of Perm State Medical Institute (now Perm State Medical University) with honors degree in 1976, she continued her training in the residency (1976–1978), and then in the postgraduate courses (1978–1981) at the Department of the Faculty of Pediatrics. Afterwards, she became the assistant of the department (1981), defended her Candidate's thesis (1982). During the period of 1985-1992, she was an Associate Professor, and since 1992 – the Head of the Department of Pediatrics of the Physicians’ Advanced Training Faculty. In 1993, Irina Petrovna received the title of professor. From 2002 to 2005, she was Deputy Rector for Academic Activity. From 2005 to 2020, she was the Rector of Perm State Medical University. Irina Petrovna started her scientific work studying the problem of treatment and prevention of acute stenotic laryngotracheites in children, then she was engaged in the problem of diagnostics and prevention of iodine deficiency in Perm Region. Later, she conducted research on the prevention of allergic diseases, minimally invasive methods of bronchial asthma diagnostics, and improvement of regional outpatient care. Irina Petrovna loved her work and was ready to devote all her free time to it. Her professional activity resulted in more than 900 scientific papers published; she prepared 59 Candidates of Medical Sciences and 19 Doctors of Medical Sciences. Under a wise leadership of Irina Petrovna, the collective of Perm State Medical University was twice acknowledged by the President of the Russian Federation (2007, 2017).