Astana Medical University : Modern innovative model of the Integrity of Education, Science and Practice in Health care

1. Astana Medical University: Modern innovative model of the Integrity of Education, Science and Practice in Health care system Astana, 2010

2. Astana Medical University:Establishment and Achievements Tselinograd State Medical Institute is established in 1964 (15 faculty members, 400 students) In 1997 Institute is renamed in Akmolinsk State Medical Academy. (260 faculty members, 2270 students In 2009 Academy thanks to achievements became the Astana Medical University, JSC. (749 faculty members, 5090 students)

3. Introduction of Kazakhstan’s economic and medical system • Kazakhstan has experienced tremendous growth and rapid economic development, with a GDP growth rate of around 10% since 2000, the country is among the fastest-growing economies of the world and outpaces all other Central Asian States by far. • Kazakhstan’s medical system is experiencing rapid development. This can be seen in significant investments in health infrastructure and hospitals,especially in Astana. • There are many challenges to overcome as well as the opportunities that now exist in Kazakhstan to improve the healthcare system. • Despite a recent increase in public health expenditures, up to 2.7 percent GDP,Kazakhstan’s healthcare is characterized by insufficient access to the latest technology and advances in clinical care. • Kazakhstan is considering the adoption of western models of healthcare management, education, clinical practice and medical research.

4. Analysis of Heath System • The government of Kazakhstan has identified priority areas for improvement that will ultimately improve the health status of the population. These areas include: reforms in the education sector in order to produce adequate human resources; reforming the provider network; improved protection of the rights of patients and providers; and improving the quality of clinical services.

5. Astana Medical University (JSC): Infrastructure Board of directors Corporate Secretary Internal Auditor Academic Council Rector Board Vice-Rector on Academic Affairs Vice-Rector on Scientific and Clinical Affairs Vice-Rector on Strategic Development and Corporate Management Managing Director on Finance and Economics General Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy Medical, Pediatrics, Oriental Medicine, Nursing, Medical-Biological and Medical-Preventive Programs Public Health Continuing Professional Development • Departments: • Kazakh, Russian and Latin languages. • Normal and topographical anatomy. • Biology and Histology • Pathological anatomy, Pathological physiology. • General surgery. • Propaedeutics of internal diseases. • Neurology and neurosurgery. • Psychiatry and narcology. • Therapeutic and surgical stomatology. • Orthopedic and children's stomatology. • Pharmaceutical disciplines. • General and clinical pharmacology. • Biochemistry and general chemistry. • Anesthesiology and rheumatology • General and medical psychology • Otorhinolaryngology • Phthisiology • Dermatovenerology • Normal physiology. • Microbiology, virology and immunology. • Departments: • General medical practice. • Internal diseases. • Ophtalmology. • Surgery. • Obstetrics and gynecology. • Radiology. • Children's diseases. • Children's surgery. • Oncology. • Traumatology, orthopedy . • Infectious diseases, children's infection • Forensic medicine. • Food and preventive medicine. • Socially-humanitarian disciplines. • Foreign languages. • Computer science and mathematics, byothysics. • Departments: • Public Health • General hygiene, Communal Hygiene • Occupational Hygiene • Medicine of Emergency Situations Departments: Internal diseases Children's diseases Obstetrics and gynecology Surgery Radiology Forensic medicine General medical practice Gastroenterology Public Health Neonatology Radiobiological Research Center Clinical Training Center

6. AMU: Programs of Medical Education • Undergraduate Programs • "General medicine" (qualification "General Practitioner" (5 years of basic medical education + 2 years of internship) • “Dentistry" (qualification "doctor-dentist” (5 years of basic medical education + 1 year of internship), • "Nursing" (academic degree "Bachelor of Nursing" (4 years)), • "Pharmacy" with (academic degree "Bachelor of Pharmacy (5 years)), • "Public Health" (academic degree "Bachelor of Public Health" (5 years)). • Graduate Programs • Master degree programs for the following set of specialties "Medicine", "Public Health", "Nursing", "Medical-Preventive Business" (1, 1,5, 2 years), including MBA program in Hospital Management (1,5 yeas) • Ph.D. degree programs for the following set of specialties "Medicine", "Public Health” (3 years) • Residency programs for the 49 medical specialties (2-4 years). Continuing Professional Development Retraining (20 – 40 weeks) and improvement of professional skill (1-4 weeks) for Physicians and Nurses. Continuing medical education programs are conducted on 53 specialties.

7. New programs • Ph.D. in Public Health – since 2008 and since September 2010 in Clinical Medicine, 3 year’s program, Academic partners - Columbia University (USA), Hiroshima University, Nagoya University (Japan), Vienna Medical University (Austria) • MBA in Hospital Management – since 2009, 1,5 year’s program, Academic partners - Parkway College (Singapore), Danube University (Austria), Columbia University (USA), • Eurasian University(Kazakhstan)

8. AMU: Teaching hospitals Astana Medical University City and Regional Hospitals National and Republic Medical Centers National Medical Holding Medical Centers • Republic Diagnostic Center (500 visits per day) • Internal Diseases • Radiology • General Practice • Neurosurgery Research center (160 beds) • Pathology • Neurosurgery • Mather and Childhood Research Center (500 beds) • Children’s diseases • Children’s Surgery • Obstetrics and Gynecology • Radiology • Anesthesiology and Intensive care • Emergency Medicine Research Center (240beds) • Anesthesiology and Intensive care • Surgery Diseases • General and Clinical Pharmacology • Internal Diseases • Pathology CardioSurgery Research Center (180 beds) Will be opened in 2010 • Children’s Rehabilitation Center (300 beds) • Children’s diseases • Children’s Infection Diseases • Radiology

9. AMU: Achievements and Priorities in Medical Research and Science Achievements: Priorities of the further Research activity: Fetal cells based technologies Development of methods for the human fetal cells cultivation, Experimental and clinical validation of the fetal cells application Regenerative Medicine and Transplantation Radiobiology and Radioecology New technologies in the field of the pollution determination (radionuclides and irradiation doze) and evaluation of the morbidity rate in uranium-mining regions Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Genetic research Research and Science New medical technologies in surgery Development of new treatment technologies based on using Autologous cells as a vehicle for drugs to areas of pathology Radiobiology , Ecology and Nuclear Medicine Clinical trials New technologies in Audiological medicine Cochlear implantation, reconstructive surgery Public Health in the context of the Foresight strategy New medical technologies in Oncology New diagnostic and treatment technologies on the bases of genetic oncomarkers and monoclonal antibodies

10. Regional Training Centre in Health Research under WHO-TDR Program Regional Training Centre in Health Research has been established since September 2010 on the base of AMU under WHO-TDR Program Astana Medical University, Kazakhstan Gadjah Mada University, Jogyakarta, Indonesia KHI, NURSPH, NRL, Kali, Rwanda CIDEIM , Cali, Colombia Regional Training Centre in Health Research is intended to develop a good practice in health research in the region оf Eurasia due to training courses for health researchers in the field of research planning and management, implementation of international standards GLP, GCP.