1. Yerevan State Medical University

3. YSMU  Established in 1919  5500 students  25% international students  (India, Iran, Syria, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Lebanon, USA, Greece)

4. Student centered education

5.  Methods of teaching used in each course  seminars,  lectures,  research,  small group works,  laboratory work  Grading scheme  10 point scoring (Letter equivalents in diploma)learning outcome based assessment of knowledge and skills of students  3 stage assessment (test, skills, oral examination, thesis)

6. Curriculums in 3 languages Armenian, Russian, English Undergraduate, gradate and postgraduate

7. Status quo report  Analysis of existing resources in the university Facilities – 9 own, 8 – rented 12 auditoria in central campus administrative staff – 101 academic staff – 643 PC – 674, scanner – 48, fax – 7, TV – 278, projector – 85, audio/video player – 29, Cameras – 230, photo camera – 12, Xerox – 52

13. Library and on line resources  Books and journals – 91.595 names  Total issue - 523.359 units  UptoDate, PubMed, Hinari  18 Universities, Republican Medical and National Academy of Science Libraries Network  Digitalization of library in a process

14.  List of existing Master programs at university ○ MD in General medicine ○ MD in Stomatology ○ MS in Pharmacy ○ MPH ○ MD in Military medicine

15.  Internal regulations of the University regarding bachelor and Master programs  procedures of grading assessment  procedures of ongoing knowledge assessment  regulative documents of teaching methods  procedures of admission and expulsion of students

16.  Faculty of Public Health  Established in 2011  The Master of Public Health Program (MPH) of YSMU was established in September 2011

18.  2 –year curriculum was designed by YSMU,  Core disciplines defined by Association of Schools of Public Health  Based on international standards and requirements of the public health field of Armenia

19.  Since 2010 YSMU is included in 511303-TEMPUS -1-2010 program with all of You.  Integration packages and the relevant methodology developed within the framework of the Tempus program into acting curriculum of YSMU at the pilot basis

20.  Within the framework of this program the MPH program of YSMU has been equipped with the necessary devices and techniques, enabling the application of audiovisual technologies to provide contemporary educational activities for MPH students

21. Basic Resources  Faculty of Public Health  Chair of Hygiene and Ecology  Chair of Social Medicine and Medical Law  Chair of Epidemiology  Chair of Organization of Health Care and Economics

22.  5 students in 2011-2012  Expected number of students for 2012- 2013- 10-15

24. www.ysmu.am

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