Mission:
Training highly qualified, competitive healthcare specialists capable of independent clinical practice and continuous professional development.
About Us:
The Residency and Clinical Work Department of NJSC "Astana Medical University" is a key structural unit responsible for the organization, coordination, and development of postgraduate clinical training and all clinical activities of the University. We strive to form a new generation of doctors who meet the high standards of modern healthcare.
Our History:
The history of postgraduate clinical training at our University is a path of continuous improvement.
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2009-2010: The internship sector was reorganized into a department, then into a deanship, laying the groundwork for a systematic approach to postgraduate education.
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2020: The Center for Internship and Residency was established for the centralized organization and coordination of the educational process for postgraduate educational programs.
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2022: A significant milestone was the creation of the School of Residency in accordance with the new organizational structure of NJSC AMU. The School carries out a full cycle of organization, planning, implementation, and control of residency educational programs aimed at acquiring or changing a physician's professional qualification for admission to independent clinical practice.
Clinical activity developed in parallel:
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2009: Opening of the sector for clinical work and innovative technologies, focused on distance learning and telemedicine consultations.
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2011-2023: A period of active transformation of the unit responsible for clinical work – from the Department of Clinical Work and Evidence-Based Medicine to the Center for Practice and Clinical Activity Development (2023). This indicates an expansion of functionality, integration of undergraduate clinical practice, and continuous search for new development paths.
Our Goals:
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Organization and coordination of the development of clinical activities in the University's departments.
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Ensuring high quality of postgraduate education through the effective implementation of residency programs.
Our Activities:
The department carries out a wide range of functions to achieve its goals:
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Coordination of the clinical activities of the University's departments and analysis of their work.
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Defining directions for scientific research activities (SRA) within the framework of departmental clinical work and facilitating the implementation of its results into practical healthcare.
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Expanding the University's clinical bases through active interaction with medical organizations in Astana.
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Development and monitoring of the implementation of the strategy for the development of clinical activities of the departments.
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Monitoring the implementation of the Unified National Health System (UNHS) in clinical departments and promoting the expansion of the share of faculty (FPC) working in the UNHS.
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Compiling a rating of the clinical work of departments and the University's FPC.
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Assisting in providing specialized medical care to the population of the regions by organizing video consultations, telemedicine sessions, and using sanitary aviation services by specialists from clinical departments.
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Organizing the participation of FPC in scientific and practical conferences, round tables, and other events.
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Methodological support for the work of FPC members in expert commissions, working groups for the development of clinical protocols, roadmaps, operational plans of the Ministry of Health, forensic medical examinations, and examination of medical documentation and medical records in cases of fatal outcomes in obstetrics, neonatology, pediatrics, etc.
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Monitoring the participation of FPC of clinical departments in professional associations.
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Studying international experience and seeking new directions in the work of clinical departments.
We are proud of our contribution to the training of medical personnel and the development of the healthcare system of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
