Several RSU Employees to receive Cabinet of Ministers and Ministry of Health Letters of Commendation and Gratitude

Egita Pole, Director of State Blood Donor Centre, Head of Clinical Practice at the RSU Faculty of Medicine and Member of the Convent of Councillors, for building a modern, sustainable and high-quality centre, ensuring a permanent supply of blood and for improving the quality of healthcare. Under her leadership, the State Blood Donor Centre has successfully implemented a number of major initiatives in recent years to improve its efficiency and ensure sustainable development.

Gunta Tīcmane, Head of the Family Medicine Study Programme at the RSU Department of Residency, lecturer at the Department of Family Medicine, for her contribution to the development of family medicine, for improving doctors' qualifications and for active public activity (nominated by the Latvian Rural Family Doctors Association). 

Assoc. Prof. Dzintra Kažoka, Study Process Coordinator at the RSU Department of Morphology at the Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, for her significant contribution to the education of young professionals.

Assoc. Prof. Valda Staņēviča at the RSU Department of Paediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, for her long-standing and significant contribution to the training of young doctors, research and the development of paediatric rheumatology in Latvia. 

Prof. Ivars Vanadziņš, Director of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, for his significant contribution to the development of the Latvian occupational health and safety system, and for promoting the long-term health of employees in Latvia.

Prof. Ilze Grope, Dean of the RSU Department of Residency, for her long-standing contribution to the organisation and management of the residency process.  

Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne, Lecturer at the RSU Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Director of the Institute of Public Health, Lead Researcher, Project Manager, and Lead Expert of the Ministry of Health in Public Health Education for her outstanding contribution to public health policy by providing the Ministry of Health with evidence-based recommendations, arguments and solutions to improve public health.

RSU Assoc. Prof. Dins Šmits for his contribution to promoting a data-driven approach to healthcare and public education.