after these years of training and specializing, irinel popescu managed the sanitary department of bucharest city in 1997. he was appointed in 1998 to be director of the institute for postgraduate training of physicians and pharmacists and viceminister of health during 1999-2000. for the time being, irinel popescu guides and trains, on permanent basis, the students from faculty of medicine, university of medicine and pharmacy "carol davila" – bucharest.