Medicine, the Vera Srebot prize for young cardiologists

Pisa, 14 July (askanews) – Medicine is making progress also thanks to the enthusiasm and curiosity of young people. It is for these reasons that an award was established in memory of Vera Srebot, daughter of the well-known gynecologist Massimo Srebot and of Marta Lupetti, also a doctor, who passed away in 2014 at the age of thirty. Michele Emdim, director of the Monasterio Foundation , remembers it like this: “A special person, who had graduated from our institute and who at the time of his illness sought contact with that special hospital founded by my teacher, Professor Donato and with the people he had a fraternal familiarity with” . The award is dedicated to young doctors active in the experimental or clinical field in the field of cardiology. “Not only on the basis of the quality of the research projects, but also on the presentation they make about themselves, on the motivations that pushed them towards the profession medical “, explained Emdim. To the contribution of the Foundation “Vera nel cuore onlus”, and of the Monasterio Foundation is added that Edda Bresciani, the great Egyptologist who died recently. The “Vera Srebot” award, now in its fourth edition, received the patronage of Azienda Usl Toscana Nord Ovest and the Order of Doctors of Pisa. Among the winners Nicola Riccardo Pugliese and Fabiana De Martino “For me it is a great honor to receive this award, above all because I had the opportunity to meet Vera Srebot personally during my training. For me it is essential to share knowledge with others to improve common well-being “, said Pugliese.” I had been aware of this initiative for years, so I applied in September, as soon as the announcement came out, then there was some delay this year, due to the covid, and then we learned finally, a few days ago, of the news of the award ceremony “, said De Martino.