Organizational design of the medical service of the Russian army in the XVII - early XVIII centuries

The article is devoted to the consideration of issues of organizational design of the medical service of the Russian army in the XVII - early XVIII centuries. The prerequisites and main directions of the evolution of the legal regulation of the organization of the medical service of the Russian army, as well as the duties of the medical (nursing) staff are indicated. A high-quality transition to the creation of the army medical service as a special organization with clearly defined work principles, staffing structure, a system of staffing the army with medical personnel was noted, which was reflected in Peter I’s «Military Regulations». The issues of creating a system for training domestic medical personnel and financing their work, the recruitment of the Russian army and navy with medical personnel, military medicine management.

Peter I’s military charter, medical service, training of military medical personnel, duties of medical personnel, military medical examination