University Of Georgia

The aim of the program is to prepare competent, compassionate, just, experienced medical doctors, who will possess necessary theoretical knowledge, practical skills and values, defined by descriptor of competences of medical education in Georgia and by learning objectives of basic medical education by TUNING/MEDINE project, which will enable them to successfully continue medical education, enroll in Masters and Doctoral programs, apply for clinical positions of junior doctor, participate in scientific and academic activities in Georgia, as well as in other countries; graduates of the course will be ready to continuously improve their knowledge and skills, and with their professional work facilitate improvement of health and wellbeing of local communities as well as global society

• Lecture
• Theoretical Teaching (Interactive Seminars and Lectures)
• Theoretical and practical learning – Seminars
• Studying video movies
• Videos for teaching
• Videos for learning
• Problem based learning (PBL)
• Case-based learning (CBL)
• Role playing
• Playing patient/doctor roles
• Communication with patients
• Teaching through standardized patients
• Team Work
• Team working with resuscitative patient
• Practical studies
• Learning with help of simulators
• Learning with usage of simulator
• Scenarios based simulation training
• Teaching through standardized patients
• Clinical rotation in Clinical skills training and simulation center
• Teaching in clinical and simulation environment
• Practical task under the supervision
• Practice under indirect supervision
• Bedside Teaching

Knowledge and understanding

·Deep and systematic knowledge of biomedical sciences

·Knowledge and understanding of the basic principles, processes, methods and general concepts of behavioral and social sciences.

·Broad knowledge of clinical sciences in various medical specialties and subspecialties, including critical understanding of theories and principles and some of the latest aspects of knowledge.

·Broad knowledge of medicines and their appointment, which includes a critical understanding of theories and principles, and some of the latest aspects of knowledge.

·Broad knowledge of public health: disease prevention and health promotion, disease screening and supervision, epidemiology, resource allocation and health economics, global health and inequality.

·Broad knowledge of ethical and legal principles related to medical practice and research, including critical understanding of theories and principles, and some of the latest aspects of knowledge.

· Knowledge of organizing healthcare organizations and systems and understanding the role of the physician in this system

Skills

Carry out a consultation with a patient

Assess clinical presentations, order investigations, make differential diagnoses, and negotiate a management plan

Providing first aid in emergency medical situations (First aid and resuscitation measures)

Drug prescription

Conducting Practical Procedures

Communicate effectively in a medical context

The use of Ethic and Legal Principles in Medical Practice

Evaluation of psychological and social aspects regarding patients’ disease.

The use of knowledge, skills and principles based on evidence

Use information and information technology effectively in a medical context

Ability to apply scientific principles, method and knowledge to medical practice and research

Implementation of health promoting events, engage with public healthcare issues, efficient performance within the healthcare system

Professionalism

Responsibility and autonomy

Appreciate the necessity of lifelong learning and continuous professional development in medical profession

Use ethical, legal principals and protect patients’ rights

Communicate, Negotiate and resolve conflicts in professional context with anyone, despite their social, cultural, religious or ethnic affiliation

Establish relationships with patients and colleagues based on equality, social and liberal values

The program has 360 ECTS and includes 6 years of teaching. It consists of compulsory (326 ECTS) and optional (34 ECTS) components, 12 –of which are for language components.
The duration of the academic year is 38 weeks
Number of semesters - 2 (each semester 19 weeks)
Duration of the study period - 15 weeks
Duration of session periods - 2 weeks
Make up / Retake - 2 weeks

The program consists of theoretical and laboratory teaching, as well as practice, which is implemented within the courses based on the thematic direction. Theoretical lectures can be concurrently conducted in two and more groups. A semester offers clinical rotations of medical profiles that consider daily and intensive teaching and is organized as in the university campus as well as in the affiliated medical institutions. The students’ number in laboratory and practical groups is not more than 15. The practical training is conducted using mentor system, as for the evaluation of clinical and professional skills the structured (integrated) evaluation system in simulation and clinical setting is used.

International students must choose the Georgian language with total of 12 credits, from the block of mandatory elective subjects. If they choose a 6-credit Georgian language subject, it is taken once a year, during the fall or spring semester, which must be completed before the start of clinical studies.

Georgian-speaking students, from the block of mandatory elective subjects, mandatorily choose the English language a total of 12 credits, once a year, in the fall or spring semester.