In 2024 the National Centre for Public Accreditation (NCPA, Russia) and the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR, Kazakhstan) launched a joint international public accreditation against standards of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME).
On May 21-23, 2024 a joint international external review of educational programmes «General Medicine» (31.05.01), «Pediatrics» (31.05.02, 31.08.19), «Dentistry» (31.05.03), «Orthopedic Dentistry» (31.08.75), «Anesthesiology-Reanimatology» (31.08.02) delivered by Ural State Medical University was held. The review was jointly conducted with the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (Kazakhstan).
The external review panel also involved representatives of leading Kazakh and Russian universities, employers and students:
- Botagoz Turdalieva, academician of preventive medicine of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Deputy Director for Research and Strategic Development of the Kazakh Scientific Centre of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases (Almaty),
- Saule Sydykova, Candidate of Medicine, Associate Professor, Chair of the expert council in medical education of IAAR, Head of the Department for the coordination of the Academic Methodological Association in «Healthcare», Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty),
- Sergei Ryzhkin, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Tatarstan Republic, Doctor of Medicine, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Radiology, Radiation Therapy, Radiological Health and Radiation Safety named after academicians A. Pavlov and F. Krotkov, Faculty of Surgery, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, member of the Presidium of the Russian Society of Roentgenologists and Radiologists, Academic Secretary of the Department of Medical Biological Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Tatarstan Republic (Moscow),
- Elena Kiseleva, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Head of the General Dentistry Department, Institute of Medicine, Kemerovo State University, chief visiting paediadontist of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation in the Siberian federal district, President of the Kemerovo regional non-governmental organization «Dental Association of Kuzbass» (Kemerovo),
- Nina Zhernakova, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Medicine in Research and International Activities, supervisor in the field of study «General Medicine», Belgorod State National Research University, member of the Guild of Experts in Higher Education (Belgorod),
- Gulnar Sultanova, Candidate of Medicine, Dean of the Faculties of Public Health, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Nursing Care, Marat Ospanov West-Kazakhstan Medical University (Aktobe),
- Nurila Maltabarova, Candidate of Medicine, Associate Professor, doctor of the highest qualification category, Head of the Department of Pediatric Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medical Service, Astana Medical University (Astana),
- Anton Tokar, chief physician, Mental Health Hospital №3 (Yekaterinburg),
- Ekaterina Artemieva, 5th year student in Medical Biochemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (Yekaterinburg),
- Varvara Artiukhova, 4th year student in Medical Biochemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (Yekaterinburg).
During three days of work 12 meetings with the University administration, heads of subdivisions responsible for programmes delivery, teachers, students, postgraduate students, graduates and employers were held. The experts visited 10 clinical facilities, departments, and classrooms and witnessed the use of АРМ and IT technologies at hospital units.
Reports and recommendations on further development of the programmes based on the results of the external review will be prepared. Decision about joint international public accreditation of the educational programmes will be made at the meeting of the NCPA National Accreditation Board and the IAAR Board.
Medical HEIs that received joint international accreditation of educational programmes afford their graduates an opportunity to apply to ECFMG certification and to be recognized in their country and abroad. Among other things, such educational programmes are listed in the international database of accreditation results of the Asia-Pacific Quality Register - DAQAR.
