The new 2022-2023 academic year began with the “Lesson of Independence”. The lecture was delivered by the head of the department, Professor Yakubov A.V. and Professor Zufarov P.S. It was attended by students of groups 501 and 502 of the 1st Faculty of Medicine and teachers of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology. We began our independence lesson by remembering the achievements our country has made over the past 31 years. During this short period, our country has achieved great success not only in domestic but also in foreign policy. After such an interesting lecture, the students felt great interest, a sense of pride, and they had many questions. Having received exhaustive answers to questions from experienced teachers, they divided into groups and went to their classrooms to continue clinical studies in the spirit of patriotism.