Analysis results 07.10.2022
Today, deputies of the Committee for Social and Cultural Development and
Science of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, headed by
Committee Chairman Nariman Turegaliyev visited the School of Medicine of AEO
“Nazarbayev University” and the University Medical Center – Corporate Fund
“University Medical Center”.
The delegation visited the School of Medicine research and educational
infrastructure including the 3D-digital anatomy laboratory, biomedical research
facilities and the Simulation Center where students, doctors, nurses and other
specialists study and improve clinical skills on mannequins, simulators, and high-tech
equipment under the guidance of professors and specially trained instructors. .
Vice President for Medicine – Dean of the NU School of Medicine Dr. Pignatelli
emphasized that the main mission of Nazarbayev University School of Medicine is to
train highly qualified healthcare professionals in accordance with international
standards and transfer its experience to other medical educational institutions in
Kazakhstan.
Nazarbayev University Medicine, the integrated research, education and clinical
care model of Nazarbayev University, has developed a comprehensive program of
biomedical research in cooperation with CF “UMC”, Center for Life Sciences, and
other Schools in the University with the aim of introducing the discoveries of modern
fundamental science into the clinical practice of Kazakhstan. This comprehensive
biomedical research program, which involves many local and foreign participants, is
based on the use of digital technologies, advanced high-level molecular and clinical
research, and an interdisciplinary approach.
Also during the meeting, the Executive Director of the Corporate Fund
“University Medical Center” Kanybek Ashirov spoke about the transformation of the
“UMC” CF into the Academic Medical Center. Today, the first steps towards
transformation have been made: the first clinical academic departments have been
created, uniting the clinical departments of inpatient and outpatient care in accordance
with the profile of medical services, which function based on the trinity, delivering
high quality clinical care, innovative educational programs, and scientific research.
According to the experience of our strategic partner, the University Of Pittsburgh
Medical Center, the introduction of an integrated academic system provides a
breakthrough in prevention, diagnostics and treatment by combining the efforts of
researchers and doctors, and also contributes to improving the cost-effectiveness of
medical care.
The guests emphasized the importance of developing cooperation in the field of
dissemination of innovative pedagogical practices to increase the competitiveness of
domestic healthcare system, which will make it possible to consistently retain our
talented graduates and enhance the quality of training of doctors, nurses and other
healthcare professionals.