The Medical Institute, Osh State University is a public medical institute located in Osh

Osh

Osh is the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". The city is at least 3,000 years old, and has served as the administrative center of Osh Province since 1939...

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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...

. It was opened in 1992 as of the reorganisation of the Osh State Pedagogical Institute into Osh State University

Osh State University

Osh State University is the largest and the oldest university in southern Kyrgyzstan. Located in the historic city of Osh, it was founded in 1992 as a reorganization of the Osh Pedagogical Institute, which was founded in the early 1950s. 27,000 students, including 1500 international students,...

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The Medical Institute prepares medical professionals in specialties of General Medicine and Pediatrics. Teaching hospitals are well equipped, with modern diagnostic and treatment facilities. 244 highly qualified teachers are working in 19 Chairs. The Institute has its own library with 32,178 medical books and international scientific journals. The Medical Institute is known for maintaining the very highest standards of academic honesty and institutional integrity. Its students come from more than 20 different countries around the world.

During the years of its existence, the Medical Institute has trained foreign students from more than twenty countries. At present 2751 students are studying at the Medical Institute, including about 600 students from other countries such as Pakistan, India, Nepal, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Instruction is in both English and Russian.

The Medical Institute awards the degree of M.D. It is accredited, recognised and listed with the World Health Organisation (WHO), Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) in the USA, and the International Medical Education Directory (IMED), so its degree is recognized all over the world.

This gives Medical Institute graduates the ability to continue postgraduate education in other countries such as America.

All clinical hospitals at the Medical Institute are equipped with modern facilities to train students at a high scientific and professional level. In particular, all types of diagnostics, thermovision, angiography, endoscopic technique, highly effective means of treatment by hyperbaric oxygenation, laser therapy, modern efferent methods of de-toxication and many others are widely used.

Admissions

Osh State University maintains an open door admissions policy and constantly strives to provide programs beneficial for students. Applicants are considered for admission without regard to race, religion or national origin. Osh State University welcomes application from foreign students. The Medical Institute is strongly committed to increase opportunities for students, including through and individual consideration of each applicant during the admission process.