ASTANA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Astana Medical University is one of the largest and dynamically developing medical universities in Kazakhstan, has a high reputation in the field of higher medical education, its own traditions, both in the provision of educational services and in the development of medical science and clinical activities. On October 26, 1964, the Council of Ministers of the Republic adopted a resolution on the opening of a medical institute in Tselinograd. In 1997, the institute was reorganized into an academy, and since January 2009 it has achieved the status of a University. Based on the decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the University became a part of the National Medical Holding. Since July 2010, it has been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It should be noted that not only the name and status of the university has changed but also the number of specialties has increased, credit learning technologies and a three-stage education system have been introduced bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral studies, the number of students has increased, active work is underway to introduce innovative technologies into the educational process. The clinical bases of the University are the largest national and republican centers subsidiaries of the National Medical Holding.