Kutaisi Institute of Medicine
Encyclopedia
Kutaisi Institute of Medicine is a medical school, located in Kutaisi
, Georgia
. It was founded in 1992.
. The duration of education at the Medical Specialty is 6 years; and there are 5 years at the Dental and Pharmaceutical specialties. Study process is divided in Basic and clinical parts. Basic sciences are taught during the first three years that includes laboratory and scientific studies needed for clinical subject learning. Clinical subjects are taught at the hospital
s during the last three years. Medical instruction is given in Georgian
.
The institution has implemented The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
(ECTS) since 2005–2006 years.
The library fund consists of 15,000 textbooks, including about 5000 samples of contemporary foreign editions, video and audio resources. Georgian and foreign periodicals are received systematically.
Kutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. It was founded in 1992.
History
In 1992 the initiative group consisting of Ioseb Kachakhidze, Giorgi Arveladze, Nugzar Maglakelidze and Malkhaz Dvalishvili, by the consent of the Ministry of Health Care and on the basis of the license issued by the Ministry of Education (#01-17-08/1197.12.08.92), founded Kutaisi Institute of Medicine - “Kutaisi”.Programs and facilities
Kutaisi has three specialties: Medicine, Dentistry and PharmacyPharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
. The duration of education at the Medical Specialty is 6 years; and there are 5 years at the Dental and Pharmaceutical specialties. Study process is divided in Basic and clinical parts. Basic sciences are taught during the first three years that includes laboratory and scientific studies needed for clinical subject learning. Clinical subjects are taught at the hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s during the last three years. Medical instruction is given in Georgian
Georgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...
.
The institution has implemented The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
This page describes ECTS-credits. For information about the ECTS grading system go to ECTS grading scale.European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other...
(ECTS) since 2005–2006 years.
The library fund consists of 15,000 textbooks, including about 5000 samples of contemporary foreign editions, video and audio resources. Georgian and foreign periodicals are received systematically.