MEDICAL DOCTOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM – MEDICINE

Program at a Glance

The educational program follows Georgian Higher Education Medicine Sectoral Benchmarks and meets the standards of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). It incorporates practical and teaching experiences from Georgian universities. The program ensures that students become well-qualified physicians with the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in both governmental and private healthcare sectors.

The "Medicine" program aims to prepare competent and skilled medical doctors who are open to modern approaches and equipped to tackle future global challenges in healthcare.

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Medium of Instruction: English

Awarded Qualification: Medical Doctor

Curriculum at a Glance: The Medicine program is divided in 12 semesters and takes 6 years to complete

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Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are:

• Provide students with deep and practice-based knowledge that will consider trends in the field, modern challenges, technological advancement, and international medical standards;
• Generate skills and roles characterized for modern physicians, based on practical teaching. Herewith, prepare students to understand the meaning of social responsibility, values, and principles of ethics which are of utmost importance for physicians employed in this field;
• Equip students to understand principles and methods of social and behavioral sciences in the wider context of the medical field. Moreover, to realize the importance of public healthcare and the role of physicians in this system;
• Generate skills that will support students to work and develop themselves individually. Equip students with the awareness of the imperative for consistently updating knowledge and skills.

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Program Recognition and Accreditation:

• Program is accredited by the Accreditation council of the LEPL National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement of Georgia which is itself accredited by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME)
• Program is listed at the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS) (FAIMER SCHOOL ID: F0006315)
• Program is acceptable to the provincial/territorial medical regulatory authorities in Canada, and therefore acceptable to all medical organizations in Canada.
• Students and graduates of the Medical school are eligible to apply to ECFMG for ECFMG Certification and for examination.

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Career opportunities:

• To continue studies on a doctoral level (the third, post-graduate academic stage of education) in a Georgian or foreign university.
• To pass a residency program in Georgia (or residency equivalent course abroad) and take the unified state certification examination.
• To be employed as a Junior Doctors in any organization related to the healthcare and medical service
• To implement the research and pedagogical activities in the theoretical field of medicine, and/or health care field, which does not imply independent medical practice (at scientific-research institutions, hospitals, etc.).
• To receive permission for independent clinical practice - after graduation from residency and passing the unified certification examination, according to the relevant state requirements.
• To be employed in national and international pharmaceutical industry and forensic expertise centers.
• To be employed in management units of medical and healthcare institution