The Republican stage of the all-Russian competition of professional skills "Best specialist with secondary medical and pharmaceutical education-2018" was held in Kazan Medical College. The event was opened by the President of Nurses’ Association of Tatarstan Republic Aida Safina, leading advisor of Department of medical education and certification of TR Health Ministry Gelusa Kozyrova, and Director of Kazan Medical College, M. D. Zukhra Khisamutdinova.