Chair of Internal diseases with geriatrics course

Staff

Aliya Smagulova
Head of the Department

PhD, general practitioner of the highest category, cardiologist, full member of EHRA (European Heart Rhythm Association), ESC (European Society of Cardiology), APHRS (Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Association), Association of Cardiologists of Kazakhstan, Kazakh Society of Arrhythmologists.

Smagulova A.K. graduated with honors in 2005 from the NJSC «Astana Medical University» with a degree in «General medicine». In 2005-2006 completed an internship there in the specialty “Therapist”, in 2006-2009 – clinical residency in the specialty “Internal Medicine”. The general medical experience is 14 years.

She began her career in 2009 as an assistant at the Department of Internal Medicine No. 2 of NJSC " Astana Medical University", then in 2015 she was transferred to the Department of Internal Medicine for internship. Since September 2020, she has worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Internal Medicine with courses of gastroenterology, endocrinology and pulmonology. Since January 2021, she has also been working part-time as a cardiologist in the cardiology department of the State Institution “Central Hospital with Outpatient Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.

Since November 2023, she has been the head of the department of internal diseases with a course of geriatrics at NJSC "Astana Medical University". There are more than 60 published works, of which 12 articles in journals recommended by the Committee for Control in the Sphere of Education and Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 5 articles in peer-reviewed international scientific journals: one article in the journal "International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences", indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus database - Q3-3rd quartile, one article in the Journal of Arrhythmia, indexed in the WebofScience and Scopus database - Q3-3rd quartile and three articles in the journal "Georgian Medical News" included in the Scopus database (Q3-3rd quartile). Scopus Author ID:5624 2400 700 Hirsch index - 1 43 abstracts have been published in the materials of republican and international scientific conferences, including far abroad (journals Q1 - 1st quartile of the USA, European countries, CIS).

Over the past 5 years, scientific discoveries have been realized and copyrights have been registered for:

1) “Implantation of an electric pacemaker in pregnant women with cardiac conduction disorders” No. 1059;

2) “Transcatheter radiofrequency ablation without the use of fluoroscopy in the treatment of arrhythmias in pregnant women” No. 1061;

3) “Determination of prognostic markers of recurrence of atrial arrhythmias in patients after cardiac surgery and catheter ablation” No. 20150.

Participates in the regional scientific and technical program of the Ministry

of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a member of the research group: “National program for the implementation of personalized and preventive medicine in the Republic of Kazakhstan” (2021-2023).

A letter of gratitude was received from the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Kyzmettik mindedeterin adal atkargany, zhumysta zhogary natizhelerge kol zhetkizgeni ushin zhane Kazakhstan Republic sony constitution kunin merekeleuge bailanysty”, order No 470 w/k dated 08/26/2023.

He is an invited expert of JSC “National Center for State Scientific and Technical Expertise” for monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of scientific, scientific and technical projects and programs, commercialization projects of RSNTD.

Staff

Candidate of Medical Sciences

Sholpan Suleimenova

Candidate of Medical Sciences

Zhanar Akhmetova

Candidate of Medical Sciences

Ainagul Kazbekova

Associate Professor-Researcher

Kubekova Saule Zhadraevna

Research assistant

Zagorulya Natalia Leonidovna

Liazzat Abdrakhmanova

Assistant

Borykbay Zhanar Bauyrzhankyzy

Laboratory assistant

Valentina Nikolaevna Lozenko

Laboratory assistant

Ilyasov Erasyl Erbolatovich

Aims

Planning, organization and implementation of educational, methodical, clinical, educational work, current, intermediate and final control of students in accordance with the curricula and programs of the specialty «Medicine», «Pediatric»;

Training of highly qualified scientific and pedagogical personnel, improvement of their qualification in residency, master's, doctoral studies of specialty "Medicine", "Therapy»;

Planning and conducting research on fundamental and priority areas for practical health care, implementation of the results of research and innovative technologies.

History of creation

In the autumn of 1965, in the bases of the regional hospitals and roads of Tselinograd was organized the first of therapeutic Departments of our Institute – Department of Internal Medicine Propaedeutics. The organizer and the first head of the Department was docent Kropelnitskaya M.V. Currently, the Department is located at the base of the Main Military Clinical Hospital Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, Multidisciplinary city hospital No3, Multidisciplinary city hospital No.1, сity hospital N1.

During these more than five decades in the Department, many teachers who have invested a certain contribution to the establishment of the Department, left a good memories: Konoshenok G.V., Neklyudova V.I., Raczynski I.D., Pleskacheva L.A., Petskalev A.Z., Kalimurzina B.S., Malevich C.L., Chernomashentsev V.I., Yamshikova E.A. Ikonnikova V.A. and others. For forty years Professor Pylypenko V.Z. worked at the Department and for fourteen of them, Victor Zakharovich headed the Department (1972 to 1984).

From 1984 to 1988 Professor Rose Rahimovna Bektaeva was headed the Department.

From 1989 to 1990 - Doctor of Medical Sciences Ivan Danilovich Raczynski.

From 1991 to 1992 - Professor V.Z.Pilipenko again.

From 1992 to January 2004 - Professor Bayan Alkenovna Ainabekova.

From January 2004 to November 2023 – Associate professor Victor Alexeyevich Tkachev.

From 6 of November 2023 to present – Associate professor Aliya Smagulova

Activity

At the department of internal diseases with course of geriatrics taught disciplines of bachelor's degree: "Propaedeutics of internal diseases", "Basics of internal diseases" for the specialities "Medicine", "General Medicine", "Pediatrics", "Basics of internal diseases" for the specialty "Kinesiotherapy", "Basics of internal diseases" for the specialty "Dentistry", disciplines for internship «Internal diseases in practice of GP» for the specialty "General Medicine". Preparation for postgraduate education in residency in the specialty "Therapy". Advanced training courses are held for therapist and GP doctors on speciality «Geriatrics».

Interactive teaching methods are actively implemented at the department. The PBL ,TBL , CBL, TPCBL, RBL techniques are used in the educational process.

The main scientific direction of the department is «Сurrently to improve the methods of diagnosis and treatment of intestinal microbiocinosis disorders in chronic gastroenterological diseases».

The department participates in the scientific and technical process of Nazarbayev University «Determination of microbiomic and genomic biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis in the Kazakh population.» During the existence of the department two monographs were published, more than 500 scientific articles, 22 teaching aids were published, two Doctoral thesis, 11 PhD dissertations, 4 master's theses are defenced. More than 20 clinical residents have been trained on the basis of the department.

The department operates a student scientific society. Every year 3-4 scientific papers are submitted to the final student conference.

Clinical bases of the department are: Main clinical military hospital of the Ministry of defense of Republic of Kazakhstan, Multidisciplinary city hospital No3, Multidisciplinary city hospital No.1, сity polyclinic No14.

With the participation of employees of the Department held scientific and practical, pathological conferences, seminars, clinical rounds and consultations.

Employees of the Department regularly improve their professional level at advanced training courses in pedagogy and medicine.

Achievements

The teaching staff of the department has a fairly high professional level of training, have qualified medical categories and certificates of specialists, conduct a lot of medical and advisory work.

The degree of the department is 60%, 1 doctor of medical sciences, 3 candidates of medical sciences, 2 phD in Medicine, 2 masters in Medicine. The staff of the department were 100% trained in the cycles : " Сommunication skills in clinical disciplines and medical ethics and «Innovative technologies in medical education». Innovative teaching methods are actively used: PBL, TPCBL, CBL, RBL, TBL among students of 2-3 courses in the specialties "General Medicine", "Medicine", "Pediatrics", "Kinesiotherapy", "Dentistry". An ECG school has been organized for students of the department, and a monthly meeting of the student scientific circle is held. Students have repeatedly won prizes at scientific and student conferences under the guidance of teachers of the department. The staff of the department Smagulova A.K., Kubekova S.Zh., Kazbekova A.T., Zagorulya N.L. participate in the project of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Every year, the staff of the department publishes 2-3 articles in international peer-reviewed journals.

Cooperation with the laboratory of human microbiome and longivity of Nazarbayev University, Master's dissertation successfully defenced by Borykbay Zh.B. the Department takes part in the introduction of NTP "immunological profile and microbiome markers in the context of the effectiveness of probiotic therapy in rheumatoid patients arthritis". The Department actively conducts a cycle of improving the qualification, in 2022 6 cycles on the specialty "Geriatrics" for the time being were held. Department of relations: Kazbekova A. T. awarded the award "Excellent of Healthcare", Khusainova G. S. and Akhmetova zh.B. were awarded as "For contribution to health care". At the Department of internal diseases with the course of geriatrics for the last year 8 residents were released.