AVICENNA TAJIK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

ABOUT AVICENNA TAJIK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY:

AVICENNA TAJIK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY (ATSMU) IS A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN TAJIKISTAN. ESTABLISHED IN 1939, IT IS LOCATED IN DUSHANBE AND NAMED AFTER THE PERSIAN POLYMATH ABUALI IBNI SINO (ALSO SPELLED AVICENNA). IT IS MANAGED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1939, THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HAS EDUCATED MORE THAN 35,000 HIGHLY SKILLED MEDICAL PERSONNEL WORKING NOT ONLY INSIDE THE COUNTRY BUT ABROAD AS WELL. ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE UNIVERSITY IS TO ADJUST THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF MEDICAL EDUCATION – STRUCTURES, CONTENTS, TERMS AND QUALITY TO THE BOTH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS TO THE QUALITY OF A PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, THAT WILL ALLOW TAJIKISTAN TO JOIN THE WORLD COMMUNITY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND PROVIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TRAINING AND ADVANCING THE PROFESSIONAL SKILL OF THE MEDICAL STAFF. THE UNIVERSITY SUCCESSFULLY PROCEEDS ON A DIRECTION OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE PUBLIC STANDARD OF THE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CURRICULA AND PROGRAMS ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION. GREAT ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TO THE CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND THE QUALITY OF TRAINING THE MEDICAL STAFF ON A WHOLE. UNIVERSITY IS CONSIDERED A KEY SCIENTIFIC-METHODICAL BASE OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE REPUBLIC, AND THE MAJORITY OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SPHERE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES OF THE COUNTRY ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THE ACTIVITY OF ITS PROFESSORS. EACH YEAR THE STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY CARRIES OUT OVER 15000 SURGICAL OPERATIONS AND OVER 45000 REMEDIAL AND CONSULTATIVE ACTIONS THAT MAKES ABOUT 60% OF ALL MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OF THE CITY OF DUSHANBE. REALIZATION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY ACTIVITY, AND AN OCCASION FOR PRIDE IS THAT ATSMU HAS ACHIEVED THE OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES IN SCIENTIFIC SPHERE. SO, DURING RECENT 5 YEARS 114 PHD AND DOCTOR THESES WERE DEFENDED, 4984 ARTICLES AND 35 MONOGRAPHS WERE PUBLISHED, 157 DISCOVERIES AND THE INTERVENTIONS HAVE BEEN DEFENDED BY THE PATENTS. THE MANDATE OF THE UNIVERSITY IS TO TRAIN HIGH-QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION OF TAJIKISTAN. TO PERFORM THIS TASK ATSMU HAS 796 FACULTY MEMBERS WORKING IN 63 CHAIRS, WHERE THE MAJORITY ARE OUTSTANDING AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS FOUR FACULTIES – MEDICAL, DENTISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH FACULTY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE LEVELS MAKES 8844, INCLUDING OVER 500 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM 15 COUNTRIES, SUCH AS INDIA, SAUDI ARABIA, IRAN, IRAQ, EGYPT, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN, TURKMENISTAN ETC. ATSMU IS INCLUDED IN THE CATALOGUE OF THE FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (FAIMER), THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES (ECFMG) AND THE DIRECTORY OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. TILL 2009 THE ATSMU WAS TRAINING THE SPECIALIST ON SIX YEARS PROGRAM IN MEDICAL FACULTY, IN THE YEAR 2010 ATSMU STARTED THE 5 YEARS COMPLETE MBBS PROGRAM (WITH INTERNSHIP) FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL STUDENTS. AVICENNA TAJIK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IS THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES IN TAJIKISTAN.

• ESTD: 1939
• LOCATION: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN
• COURSE DURATION: 5YEARS
• ANNUAL TUITION FEE: 4500USD / YEAR (APPROX)
• UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION: WHO & MCI
• INTAKE: JANUARY
• MEDIUM OF TEACHING: ENGLISH
• TRAVEL TIME FROM DELHI TO TEHRAN: 3HRS 30MINS  

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