Laboratory exercises play an important role in the study of microbiology. The first and second week of December, students of the 2 nd course of the international medical faculty pass their practical lessons in the tank. laboratories at the Republican Center for Quarantine and Highly Dangerous Infections, together with teachers of the department “Public Health and Healthcare” on the subject of microbiology, the purpose of which is to familiarize students with the structure of the bacteriological laboratory in laboratory classes, the student becomes familiar with the microorganisms and processes that bacteria carry. Laboratory studies help students consolidate their knowledge of theorists, master the basic skills of microbiological research. Students were shown the preparation of smear, smear staining by the Gram method, bacteriological controversy. The students also familiarized themselves with the laboratory equipment (types of microscopes, thermostat and autoclave).