Andijan State Medical Institute

About

Andijan State Medical Institute's history goes back to the Soviet era. It was established on 2 August 1995, by edict number 241 of the Uzbek government. Presently, there are more than 2,300 students enrolled at the Institute, from all regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan and from parts of Central Asia. The educational process at the Institute is held by 55 departments focusing on theoretical and practical knowledge. In addition, the Institute has a scientific-research laboratory. Lectures are given by about 505 faculty, 49 of whom are doctors of medical sciences and professors, 177 are candidates of medical sciences and docents. Lessons at the Institute are held in two languages: Uzbek and Russian. There are three faculties.

Study period at the Institute is set to be 7 years. The first academic year is the foundation year. From the third year, students are taught more specific subjects on their related professions. The seventh year is a practical year, when students spend their time enlarging their theoretical knowledge of the practice. All students are granted stipends each month due to their academic performance. All national universities of Uzbekistan award their students with monthly stipends, by the edict made in Uzbekistan. Some of the talented students are granted scholarship under the names of President Islam Karimov and Abu-ali Ibn Sina. The ASMI campus contains classrooms, lecture halls, computer classes, laboratories and a library. It also owns a nearby clinic for the students to practice.

Faculties

There are three faculties at the Andijan State Medical Institute: the Curative Works Faculty, the Pediatric Faculty, and the Raising Qualifications of Physicians Faculty. All are related to the medical sciences and have their own departments.

Curative Works Faculty

The Curative Works Faculty is the oldest operating faculty at the Institute. It was opened in October 1955, the year of ASMI's founding. During its first years of action, there were 10 departments and about 120 students at the faculty. In 1957, interest in the faculty grew rapidly among applicants. Under docent M.G Mirzakarim (dean from 1957 to 1970), the faculty reached its prominence, and it had one of the biggest base of textbooks in Uzbekistan.

From 2013, the dean of the Curative Works Faculty has been Adham Anvarovich Gofurov, a docent and doctor of medical sciences. Students study in the branches: curative works, medical pedagogics and higher education nursing. Enrollment is approximately 1740 students. There are 14 departments at the Curative Works Faculty, which are mainly located inside the ASMI campus and clinic. These departments are:

Pediatric Faculty

The Pediatric Faculty was opened at ASMI in 1977, and focuses on training pediatric specialists. (There was an earlier Pediatric Faculty at Central Asian Medical Pediatric Institute in Tashkent, operating from 1966 to 1972.) Currently there are 14 departments at the faculty which are mainly located inside the campus and its clinics; other departments are located in hospitals of the Andijan region. The faculty consists of 253 professors and teachers, in the following fourteen departments:

Raising Qualifications of Physicians Faculty

This faculty mainly focuses on giving practical knowledge to doctors of the Fergana, Andijan and Namangan regions, updating their skills with new techniques and practices, developing specializations, and working toward a second degree. It was established on 6 July 1984 by edict number 864 of Uzbekistan's Public Health Ministry. The Faculty cooperates with "Tashkent Institution of Raising doctor's qualification" and with the Tashkent Medical Academy. Studies are held according to a plan from the Public Health Ministry. There are seven departments which give the following specific lessons (with training hours per academic year):

Only doctors who have worked in their related field for at least three years can apply to the Faculty, where they can continue their studies and scientific researches.

Academic lyceums and colleges

There are 24 different colleges and academic lyceums which are given under the ASMI, which are located in different destinations of Andijan region. All the secondary-specialized facilities (colleges and academic lyceums) are directly controlled by the respective department of Institute. The list of colleges and academic lyceums at "Andijan State Medical Institute" are given as follows:

1. Name: Andijan medical college

Director: B.M Muxamadjanovich

Linked Department: Local health department

2. Name: Asaka medical college

Director: K.D Mirzakarimovna

Linked Department: Pediatrics department

3. Name: Balikchi medical college

Director: D. Diloromxon

Linked Department: Neurosurgery department

4. Name: Buz medical college

Director: X. Baxriddin

Linked Department: Kids surgery department

5. Name: Qurgantepa medical college

Director: Yu.A Alimdjanovich

Linked Department: Second doctors training department

6. Name: Paxtaobod medical college

Director: A.M Mamatxanovich

Linked Department: Inner illnesses department

7. Name: Xujaobod medical college

Director: T. Odinakhon

Linked Department: Anatomy department

8. Name: Andijan industrial-pedagogical college

Director: D.R Toxtasinova

Linked Department: Languages department

9. Name: Andijan social-economics college

Director: B.G Tursinbaeva

Linked Department: Pharmacology department

10. Name: Asaka pedagogics college

Director: S.N Nematova

Linked Department: Operative surgery department

11. Name: Xonobod pedagogics social-economics college

Director: T.Z Muydinovich

Linked Department: Neurosurgery department

12. Name: Andijan region pedagogics

Director: R. Xudoyberdi

Linked Department: Neonatology faculty

13. Name: Asaka pedagogics social-economics college

Director: T.M Tolibjonovich

Linked Department: Kids surgery department

14. Name: Balikchi industrial-pedagogics college

Director: U.F Yusufjanovich

Linked Department: Social-humanitarian subject's department

15. Name: Balikchi pedagogics social-economics college

Director: A. Yulduzkhan

Linked Department: Facultative and hospital surgery department

16. Name: Buz pedagogics college

Director: X.M Abduraimova

Linked Department: Kids surgery department

17. Name: Bulokboshi pedagogics social-economics college

Director: A.Doniyorbek

Linked Department: Surgery, urology department

18. Name: Jalakuduk pedagogics social-economics college

Director: B.I Abdullajanova

Linked Department: Hospital and polyclinic pediatrics department

19. Name: Markhamat social-economics and pedagogics college

Director: M.Nurmaxamat

Linked Department: Hospital and polyclinic department

20. Name: Paxtaobod pedagogics social economics college

Director: S.Akbarjon

Linked Department: Public health department

21. Name: Khujaobod pedagogics social-economics college

Director: S.Akbarjan

Linked Department: Neurosurgery department

22. Name: Shakhrikhon pedagogics and social-economics college

Director: T.Sh Qodirovich

Linked Department: Illnesses department

23. Name: Kurgantepa industrial-pedagogics college

Director: M.Qosimjan

Linked Department: Biology department

24. Name: Asaka sport college

Director: J. Abdulaziz

Linked Department: Institute monitoring department

There are two additional academic lyceums under the ASMI, which are simply:

1. First Academic lyceum
2. Second Academic lyceum

International affairs

The ASMI has contracts and cooperates with many international and local universities and institutions on medical fields, in order to share knowledge and improve the skills of the students at ASMI. The universities listed below have contracts with ASMI:

Tempus international program

ASMI is one of the UZHEALTH tempus international program co-founders. The main purpose of UZHEALTH is to enable higher education structures to enhance public health knowledge and teaching in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The coordinator of the program is University of Pisa (UNIPI) (Italy). Co-founders in Uzbekistan:

1. Ministry of higher and secondary-specialized education of Republic Uzbekistan
2. Tashkent Medical Academy
3. Bukhara State University
4. Samarkand Agricultural Institute
5. Samarkand State Medical Institute
6. Tashkent Pediatrics Medical Institute
7. Karakalpak State University
8. Andijan State Medical Institute
9. Tashkent State Agrarian University
10. Branch of Tashkent State Agrarian University in Nukus
11. Bukhara State Medical Institute

Dormitory

From the first years of ASMI's establishment, there was a dormitory for the students located in a student-town. Between 1960 and 1961, two 400-student dormitories were built. In 1964, a new dormitory was built, able to hold about 400 more people. After this occasion, addtional construction began; in 1974, the Institute had built a dormitory for 630 students. In 1986, students town gained a new building for 230 students. In 2000, ASMI opened new building for the Social-Humanitarian Sciences department which was able to house 400 students. After creation of 2 academic lyceums under the Institute, the students-town gained a new building for 200 students. Each dormitory at the students-town has its own kitchen, rest rooms, study and computer rooms.

In 2010, Andijan city hosted the "Universiade – 2010" competitions which are held in Uzbekistan between the universities and institutions. Because of this, ASMI renovated the buildings in students-town, adding sports halls, small buildings, and living rooms. These complexes where then made available to the students.

Rectorate

The rectorate of Andijan State Medical Institute consists of five representatives who share leading positions at the ASIM. Currently, the reactor and head of the ASMI is Sadikov Abdushukur Abdujamilevich, who is a doctor of medical sciences and docent. The vice-rectors on educational process is Alimdjanov Ibrohim Inamovich, who is a professor and doctor of medical sciences. The second vice-rector of the Institute is Madazimov Madamin Muminovich, who is a professor and doctor of medical sciences. Vice-rector of the ASIM on scientific researches of the Institute is Khodjimatov Gulomiddin Mihnodjievich who is a professor and doctor of medical sciences. Last vice-rector of the Institute is Mamajonov Zafar Abdujalilovich.

Location

Andijan State Medical Institute is located in Uzbekistan, Andijan region, Andijan city, Yu.Atabekova street, house 1.

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