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Tuition Fee
$ 7,000
Admission
No Entrance Exam
Intakes
March / October
COURSE LENGTH
6 Years (360 Credits)
HOSTEL
Girls/Boys Separate
Recognition
Worldwide
Tbilisi Medical Academy (TMA)
Tbilisi Medical Academy (TMA) has been successfully delivering MEDICINE IN ENGLISH (6 years – 360 credits) programme since 2012.
The 6-year degree program enables students to attain education of international quality assurance standards while studying in Tbilisi, Georgia. The programme is guided by the cutting-edge curricula, similar to those implemented in European and American universities, and fully meets the international requirements in the field of Medicine.
The teaching is led by experienced faculty and professors, based on the latest and up-to-date foreign textbooks and educational material. The assessment and examination systems applied by TMA are compliant to international standards defined by the Bologna process. The latter prepares students for international qualification examinations (USMLE, PLAB, MCI etc.) from the earliest steps of their learning and promotes internationalisation of the students.
In the learning process, students have the opportunity to strengthen their theoretical knowledge in the laboratory and clinical skills centre of the Academy and to practice clinical medicine at the University Clinic of TMA, as well as other leading medical institutions of Tbilisi.
MEDICINE IN ENGLISH (6 years - 360 credits)
The Aim of the Program is to raise Medical Doctors, through developing and strengthening among them the roles and competencies of physician in society: empowering them with international standard up-to-date evidence-based knowledge, raising awareness regarding public health care systems and role of a doctor within; elaborating clinical, communication and research skills and fostering among them highest ethical values and attitude required for medical practice, enable them to become self-reflective professionals, motivated for life-long learning.
Programme Structure
The program is divided into three parts:
Part I | Basic Subjects | 2.5 – 3 Years |
Part II | Clinical Subjects | 3 – 5 Years |
Part III | General Specialisation | 6th Year |
Teaching formats:
- Lecture – is used on the basic level of study-during first 3 years, it is interactive and is conducted in relatively small groups(max.30-40students) ,
- Seminar – is used for consideration and interactive discussion of theoretical issues
- Practical work – implies practicing in practical application of knowledge in terms of clinical reasoning(clinical case discussion), performing communication with patient, physical examination of patient, practical procedures.
- Lab.work-observing and performing lab. work in basic and clinical disciplines
- Active learning: CBCR, TBL, CBL
- Clinical Clerkships – 4-5th years – are conducted in TMA affiliated clinics, students communicate and examine real patients under supervision; during clerkships teaching of clinical skills on SP and manikins are performed at TMA clinical Skills Center.
- Clinical rotations – 6th year of study- are conducted in TMA affiliated clinics, students communicate and examine real patients independently, during rotations some clinical skills teaching is performed at TMA Clinical Skills Center.
PROGRAMME RECOGNITION
TMA is recognized and listed by international organizations:
- International Association for Medical Education (AMEE);
- European Medical Students Association (EMSA)
- International Directory of Medical Education (FAIMER)
- World Health Organization – (WHO AVICENNA)
- Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMS E)
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECMG).