Kyrgyz State Medical University

About University

Kyrgyz State Medical University

Unlock your abilities with excellent education at Kyrgyz State Medical Academy

Learn today – Lead tomorrow with this motto; on Jul 5, 1996, the Kyrgyz state medical institute was re-labelled as Kyrgyz state medical academy.

The institute carved its name as one-of-a-kind with its premium advisory and organizational assistance, furnished with medical literature, and modernized research and innovation processes.

The curriculum at KSMA was devised with subjects like political economy, normal anatomy, biology, histology, general chemistry, physics, foreign languages, and others, all ensued after the arduous efforts of 16 teachers

Faculties

A mentor is the guiding light for the students. AT KSMA, we believe that students should be exposed to streams of research knowledge, and bags of experience. Thus, we pick highly-experienced and proficient mentors who can set the right example for the students in the world of medicine. We have 600 faculty members on board who are here to make a difference and contribute through their bit in the world of medicine. KSMA has the following faculties:

• Faculty of General Medicine
• Faculty of Medical and Preventative Care
• Faculty of Paediatrics
• Faculty of Nursing
• Faculty of Dentistry
• Faculty for Foreign Citizens
• Faculty of Pharmacy

You just have to dream and hold onto passion, the faculties at KSMA have got your back. Get in touch with the best faculty today. We encourage, empower and engage to speed up your process towards your dream to become a doctor.

We believe that passionate hearts and heads with a mission to help humankind through medicine should experience a head start. Under new training programs, medical students can tap new opportunities, handle advanced medical equipment, and indulge in scientific research processes. With sheer dedication and determination, KSMA has opened up its gates for students zipped with zeal and zest. Trace your passion, trace your profession.

Brief History

Until 2001 students - citizens of foreign countries in the I. K Akhunbayev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy was studying with the subsequent study in mixed groups in the Russian language.

In 2001, on the initiative of the rector of the KSMA, prof. Akylbekov I. K. at the Contract Training Center (director - prof. Chyngyshpayev Sh. M.), a department was established with partial education in English for students from foreign countries who speak English. The first intake was 11 students from Pakistan and Nepal. The appointed head of the department was a Ph.D. Akhunbaev S.M.

The Faculty for Foreign Citizens is the youngest faculty of the KSMA. The faculty was established in 2004 by the decision of the Academic Council of the KSMA on the basis of the department with partial training in English of the medical faculty and the International Higher School of Medicine. Further, enrollment in the first year increased steadily, reaching 515 students in 2019. Currently, students from 11 foreign countries are studying at the faculty: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Jordan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Turkey, Palestine, USA, Egypt, and South Korea.

On July 19, 2004, at the extraordinary academic council of the KSMA, as the successor of the International Higher School of Medicine (IHSM) based on existing structures: the departments with partial training in English at the Faculty of Medicine and the IHSM, the Faculty for Foreign Citizens was established, the first dean of which was Assistant Professor Omorov T. M, and as his deputies were appointed associate professor Kalmambetova A. I. and senior teacher Davydov V.T. That year 167 students already studied at the faculty.

General Information

The purpose of the establishment of the faculty for foreign citizens is to prepare qualified specialists in the specialty "doctor-general practitioner", who speak English to continue their professional activities in foreign countries.

The main objectives of the faculty for foreign citizens are:

• meeting the needs of society for qualified medical personnel with higher education, fluent in English
• Training of professors who are fluent in English
• Development of medical education exports
• Dissemination of knowledge among the population, raising its general educational level
• Accumulation, preservation, and enhancement of the moral, scientific, and cultural values ​​of society in the field of medical science
• Attraction of additional funds for the development of medical education and medical science.

Currently, our faculty enrolls 1637 students from 17 foreign countries, namely, from India, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, South Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Canada, USA.

The educational process at the faculty for foreign citizens is organized based on the use of an integrated training system developed with the help of experts from WHO (World Health Organization) and the most suitable for teaching foreign students. Modernization of the educational process and its approach to international standards according to the “Development Strategy of the I. K Akhunbayev KSMA for 2010-2020” is the fundamental principle underlying the activities of all faculties of the KSMA, and especially the faculty for foreign citizens.

Foreign students are trained at 50 departments of the KSMA. The teaching staff is staffed by highly qualified personnel, many of whom have extensive teaching experience; in total, the faculty employs 140 teachers, of whom 10 are doctors and 80 candidates of science, 9 professors, 39 associate professors, 18 senior teachers, and 48 ​​assistants.

Why choose KSMA?

With rapid advancement, global countries are highly saturated with scores of medical institutions. Despite the number of universities opening all across the globe and escalating up the graph, KSMA pulls a huge number of passionate students towards its gates.

The combination of a top university and a serene capital city is what draws the medical students to Kyrgyzstan. Let’s take a look at the number of reasons as to why you should choose KSMA:

• We believe in a student-centric approach to chalk out a path towards interactive learning and pragmatic understanding.
• We recruit our faculty from the best medical sectors worldwide, bringing chunks of knowledge to the table.
• Our university is the top-ranked university and the oldest in the capital city.
• All the hospitals in the city are affiliated with KSMA, promising learning opportunities, and internships.
• We aim to meet the individual student needs, tossing away baffling academic problems that loiter in the passionate heads.
• We evaluate the academic strength of the students and guide them through their journey of achieving their dream profession.
• Our faculty is always at the forefront of research excellence, linking scheduled studies with new findings.
• Our program success is well-defined by our alumni who are currently working in different settings and different first-world countries.
• Our departmental faculty believes in interdisciplinary teamwork and learning opportunities.
• We vouch to offer a good campus and off-campus life.

A Myriad Range of Facilities

We blend progressive education with a myriad range of facilities to ensure that you can have a home, far away from home.

• Rapid personal growth : Personal growth is a sign of pacing on the right track in life. We ensure that our students have the right guidance, opportunities, and facilities to pin a green flag of growth on their map of success.
• Quality education : We collaborate with leading researchers, professionals, and doctors to ensure that our students can receive a quality education. We mold professionals, we mold leaders of tomorrow.
• No entrance examination barriers : Have you been stressing your spines with the weight of entrance exams to get into ivy universities? Not anymore. AT KSMA, we ensure that you don’t have to worry about temporary tests so that you can focus on significant tests.
• Cost-effective program : Getting into a reputed medical college is a dream for many, however, merely a few can afford it. We believe you need to have passion more than the money in your bank accounts. Our program is cost-effective so that you don’t have to fret about the finances.
• Seek global recognition : The globe has knitted strings of opportunities for young bubbling talent like yours. We aim to bring you those opportunities on the platter with our globally recognized medical degree.
• Meeting dietary needs : A happy stomach is a happy heart! AT KSMA, we ensure that your dietary requirements are met with delicious snacks and meals.

Campus Tash Dobo

Due to the increase of foreign students’ number, Rector of KSMA Indira Kudaibergenova decided to make a new campus for foreign students and in August, 2018 has signed the Order №220 on the Establishment of the educational building in the village of Tash-Dobo for the faculty of foreign citizens with 5–year lasting training. Later in September, the Academic Council decided to give the name of ex-Rector Professor Iskender Akylbekov to the campus.

The campus has teaching and support rooms for all disciplines. Currently, the campus has 3 buildings, 3 dormitories (1 for girls, 2 for boys). Foreign students of the 1st year study in the campus and total number of students is 515 distributed 21 groups; students are citizens of India, Nepal, Palestine, Afghanistan and South Korea. The subjects, which 1st year students take are normal anatomy, histology, physiology, biology, bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, foreign languages such as Latin, English, Russian language, Kyrgyz language, sports, philosophy, History of Manas, physics and mathematics from 12 departments.

There are dining rooms for students, a library with a reading room as well as a doctor's office, where students can seek help if necessary in the campus. A sports ground is organized on the street.

Student`s Life