Compulsory disciplines

Number of credits — 5
Type of control — State exam
Description : Having studied the History of Kazakhstan from ancient times to the present day, the graduate will be able to engage in medical activities, taking into account the historical experience of the development of medicine in Kazakhstan, creatively using it in the development of Kazakhstani medical science, which in turn will make Kazakhstani contribution to world medical science. A graduate must carry out his professional activities as a doctor, taking into account the laws adopted in society, legal acts and ethical standards of modern Kazakhstan in the context of world history.

Number of credits — 10
Type of control — State exam
Description: The student will be able to conduct a conversation within the limits of household and medical topics; to carry out professional communication, communicating effectively with patients/their relatives and colleagues, using linguistic features of medical discourse; perceive and understand messages by ear, read publications; to collect, analyze and evaluate the necessary information, to compile a glossary/report using knowledge of basic grammatical rules.

Number of credits — 5
Type of control — Exam
Description: Study of modern methods and means of communication, effective and safe use of information for solving tasks in scientific/professional activity by means of current information technologies, for searching, collecting, storing, processing, distributing and analyzing information; use of the latest trends with the help of application programs, cloud services and network resources; Familiarity with medical information systems.

Number of credits -8
Type of control — Differential offset
Description: Formation of an active public position in improving the health of the individual and the public, increasing profiled physical fitness, mastering the methods of assessing physical condition and self-control, educating the conscious systemic need for leading a healthy lifestyle, including in matters of general and personal hygiene, healthy nutrition, with the aim of preserving and strengthening of health, prolongation and improvement of quality of life.

Number of credits — 10
Type of control – Exam
Description: Training of specialists, mobile in the international educational and professional space of the labor market. The learner will be able to write an essay, express thoughts, compose a dialogue, perceive and understand messages by ear, compose a report using additional sources, compose a glossary, know basic grammatical rules, use foreign literature to solve problems of clinical medicine and continuous professional development.

Number of credits — 5
Type of control – Exam
Description: Contributes to students’ creation of a holistic system view of the world and the place of man in it, the relationship of subjects and objects, the place of medicine among other sciences and areas of human activity, forms the skills of logical analysis, critical thinking for use in professional activity and building one’s own worldview position based on ideals and values of humanism.

Number of credits — 5
Type of control — Exam
Description: Acquisition and demonstration in practice of professional values and behavior, social and political thinking; civil position; knowledge of the world and national cultural and historical heritage, the history of medicine in the world and Kazakhstan. Demonstration of interpersonal skills taking into account the knowledge of the basics of medical psychology, communicative and legal culture of the doctor. Know the system of principles and approaches, methods and procedures of scientific research activity.

Number of credits — 5
Type of control — Differential offset
Description: Acquisition and demonstration in practice of the principles of academic integrity and anti-corruption culture in the process of training and professional activity of a doctor; knowledge of the limits of legal liability for violation of the rules of academic integrity. Demonstration of the skill of owning a complex of emergency medical measures carried out to a suddenly ill (injured) at the scene. Application of knowledge in the field of medical ecology for public health protection and disease prevention.

Number of credits — 4
Type of control – Differential credit
Description: Formation of fundamental biomedical knowledge about processes of interconversion of substances, changes in their structure and properties; different types of balance and homeostasis. The learner will be able to apply the laws of chemistry to characterize and describe biochemical processes occurring in the body, explain the relationship between the structure, properties and biological activity of substances, use calculations and physico-chemical methods necessary in medical practice (osmometry, electrophoresis, dialysis, chromatography).

Number of credits — 3
Type of control – Differential credit
Description: Formation of fundamental biomedical knowledge about the biophysical properties of the cell; principles of operation of modern medical devices and physical factors of human impact used in medicine (ECG, EEG, spirography, viscometry, rheography, introscopy, UHF, electrophoresis). The graduate will be able to apply knowledge in the process of further education and medical practice; interpret the results of laboratory, functional research methods, demonstrate the ability to work in a team.

Number of credits — 4
Type of control – Exam
Description: The formation of knowledge about the mechanisms of implementation of hereditary information, the relationship between the structure of genes and the functions of biomolecules involved in the transmission of hereditary information, as well as the processes of growth, division, repair, tumor transformation and cell death, regulation of gene expression, necessary for understanding normal life processes, as well as disorders that cause mutations as the cause of hereditary diseases.

Number of credits — 20
Type of control – Exam
Description: Formation of integrated biomedical knowledge about the electrophysiological properties of the cell and the body; anatomical and histological structure and physiological processes of organs and organ systems normally in different age periods, which is the basis for the study of organ systems in pathology. Ability to apply knowledge about functional and laboratory research methods in the process of further training; demonstrate teamwork.

Number of credits — 9
Type of control — Exam
Description: Module — Biochemistry Formation of knowledge about the chemical nature of substances that make up the body, their transformations, the connection of these transformations with the functions of tissues, organs; about the main metabolic processes, which contributes to understanding the causes of their disorders in pathological conditions, and are necessary for choosing the most informative biochemical research methods, their competent interpretation for the diagnosis of diseases, control the effectiveness of treatment.

Number of credits — 8
Type of control — Exam
Description: Formation of biomedical knowledge in the field of microbiology, virology, parasitology. The graduate will know the peculiarities of the impact of microorganisms on humans, microbiological diagnostic methods; the basics of microbiological control of infection; be able to interpret the results of laboratory research methods at the stages of disease diagnosis; use the acquired knowledge and skills to solve urgent problems in the field of healthcare, applying the latest achievements of microbiology.

Number of credits — 12
Type of control — Exam
Description: Formation of integrated preclinical knowledge of the basics of general pathophysiology and pathomorphology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, with typical pathological processes based on an understanding of scientific evidence-based approaches, modern information technologies, knowledge of which is necessary to study the pathology of organ systems with the most common symptoms and syndromes of diseases encountered in clinical practice. Formation of teamwork skills.

Number of credits — 11
Type of control — Exam
Description: Formation of integrated preclinical knowledge on pathological physiology and pathological anatomy and morphology of the most common clinical symptoms and syndromes in pathology of organs and organ systems, necessary for diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the clinic, based on the understanding of scientific evidence-based approaches, modern information technologies. Formation of teamwork skills, continuous personal and professional growth.

Number of credits — 5
Type of control — Exam
Description: Formation of knowledge about the laws of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs; demonstration of the skill of rational choice of drugs in a specific clinical situation, taking into account the patient`s age, physiological and pathological conditions; the possibility of adverse reactions and drug interactions when used together; prescribing prescriptions with pharmacological analysis and calculation of single doses; searching and analyzing information according to the principles of evidence-based medicine.

Number of credits — 3
Type of control – Differential credit
Description: The graduate will have a new philosophy of development of managerial thought and best practices, basic concepts of categories, concepts of personality in various areas of psychology, interpersonal relationships in a group and a team. Students study the leading concepts of personality development and form judgments about personal and environmental factors that negatively affect the psyche, ways to preserve a person`s mental health.

Number of credits — 3
Type of control – Differential credit
Description: Development of professional linguistic competence of students in the use of international terminology; reading, listening, speaking and writing skills for rational use in practical activities and communication in the global space. The result of the training is reading and writing essays on the topics of medical publications; using medical terminology in interviews on listening and speaking skills.

Number of credits — 7
Type of control – Differential credit
Description: Formation of knowledge about the structure and functioning of immunity in various age periods; methods of immunodiagnostics, immunoprophylaxis and immunotropic therapy of immunopathological processes (including HIV infection); principles and methods of epidemiological research, including the description of morbidity in populations: patterns of occurrence and spread of diseases, for the development of control and preventive measures; design of epidemiological studies to study etiology of the disease.

Number of credits — 7
Type of control – Exam
Description: Formation of integrated basic knowledge and skills in topographic anatomy, general and operative surgery: methods of asepsis, antisepsis, desmurgy, types of local anesthesia, surgical infection, first aid for bleeding, wounds, fractures, frostbite and burns; technique of basic (urgent) surgical interventions, taking into account the mechanism of damage and the features of the regenerative process, clinical aspects of topographic and anatomical facts on cadaver material.

Number of credits — 21
Type of control – Exam
Description: Formation of integrated knowledge and skills of propaedeutics of internal and childhood diseases, the fundamentals of radiology and clinical nutrition, necessary for further study in clinical disciplines of the most common diseases and conditions subject to diagnosis, treatment and patient-centered counseling, based on an understanding of legal, scientifically based principles of evidence-based medicine, interpersonal and communication skills, modern technologies, personal and professional growth.

Number of credits — 15
Type of control — Exam
Description: The graduate will be able to apply in practice knowledge of etiopathogenesis, clinics, clinical laboratory and instrumental diagnostics, demonstrate the skills of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, prescribing adequate patient-centered treatment and prevention for the most common diseases of internal organs, relying on methods and knowledge of evidence-based practice within the framework of existing regulatory and ethical documents; establish professional relationships with patients and work in a team.

Number of credits — 15
Type of control — Exam
Description: The graduate will be able to provide diagnostic and therapeutic assistance to the patient for the most common surgical diseases, injuries and pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, urological, ENT and vision diseases in their typical manifestations in accordance with the principles of evidence-based medicine and modern achievements of therapeutic and diagnostic technologies. Apply methods of prevention and rehabilitation of surgical diseases and injuries. Be able to work in a team.

Number of credits — 11
Type of control — Exam
Description: The graduate will be able to put into practice knowledge about etiopathogenesis, clinic, clinical laboratory and instrumental diagnostics, prescribe adequate patient-centered treatment and prevention for the most common childhood diseases (including infectious and surgery); provide first, emergency medical care taking into account evidence-based practice, regulatory and ethical documents; establish professional relationships with a patient, work in a team.

Number of credits — 11
Type of control — Exam
Description: The graduate will be able to apply in practice knowledge about the management of physiological/pathological pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; provide high-quality diagnostics, interpret the results of clinical and laboratory methods; prescribe treatment for obstetric and gynecological pathology; provide first aid; deal with the problems of protecting the health of the female population (prevention and information about gynecological and oncological diseases), applying knowledge of evidence-based practice, taking into account regulations.

Number of credits — 8
Type of control — Exam
Description: The graduate will be able to apply in practice knowledge about the clinical manifestations and nature of immune damage, allergopathology, the most common oncological pathologies, palliative care and cancer prevention; master the basic methods of clinical pharmacology; make an adequate choice and prescribe the most effective and safe medicines within the framework of regulatory and ethical documents; demonstrate qualities of continuous personal and professional growth.

Number of credits — 10
Type of control – Differential credit/ Exam
Description: The graduate will be able to apply in practice knowledge of providing accessible, effective patient-centered primary health care to the population, including obstetric-gynecological and pediatric care for the most common diseases, taking into account the age-related and physiological characteristics of the course of the pathology, including prevention and informing the population about diseases ; ability to work in a team and with patients, and use modern information technologies.

Number of credits — 10
Type of control –Exam
Description: The graduate will be able to carry out the professional activities of a doctor in ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, including prevention and informing the population about the patterns of influence of social and economic factors on public health in order to improve and preserve health, the rules for conducting forensic medical examinations, taking into account regulations, communicative norms, ethics and deontology based on scientific evidence.

Number of credits — 8
Type of control – Differential credit
Description: The graduate will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, anti-epidemiological measures of the most common infectious diseases and tuberculosis, skin diseases and sexually transmitted infections in adults and children, in accordance with the principles of evidence-based medicine and regulatory documents, provide advice with a patient-centered approach, working as a team based on continuous self-evaluation and lifelong learning.

Number of credits — 7
Type of control — Exam
Description: The graduate will be able to put into practice knowledge about etiopathogenesis, clinic, clinical laboratory and instrumental diagnostics, experimental psychological research; demonstrate skills in diagnosis, differential diagnosis of the most common psychiatric and neurological diseases, principles of prescribing adequate treatment, relief of urgent conditions, prevention. Apply ethical and legal principles, effectively use information technology, participate in research programs, work in a team.

Number of credits — 11
Type of control – Differential credit/ Exam
Description: The graduate will work out the skills of helping patients in a virtual environment using highly realistic simulators, simulators and patient robots. Will be able to put into practice the knowledge of providing patient-centered emergency medical care, intensive care and resuscitation of critical conditions, guided by national standards of diagnosis and treatment in patient management tactics, applying ethical, legal principles; demonstrate teamwork skills.