Semipalatinsk State Medical Academy

    Welcome to Government (State) Medical University – Semey!

   The Republican State-fiscal enterprise ‘’ Government (State) Medical University – Semey’’  
   071400, East Kazakhstan, t.Semey, Abay street 103.
   waiting room tel-facs 52-22-51 (inner-1002), office – 56-97-55, 56-42-09 (inner-1017), WEB site: www.sgma.kz,

   electron adress: sgma-mail@ok.kz, iws@relkom.kz
   Rector: Rahypbekov Tolebay    Кosjabecovich – doctor of medical sciences,professor.
   The graph of personal  visits- Visiting days: - Tuesday – from 16.00 till 18.00, Thursday- from 16.00—till 18.00

   Government (State) Medical University – Semey is one of the biggest medical higher education establishments of Kazakhstan Republik, which has its own clinical base and its branches in the town Pavlodar. The biggest dynamics of academy’s  infrastructural development gave the opportunity of the intensive growth of its educational, scientific and innovational prosperity.

   According to the facts of "The sociological investigations of the competitionability of highter education in the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘’ conducted by the International Institute of Modern Politics –for the 2007^th SSMA is on the 2^nd place among the higher educational establishments of Kazakhstan.

   There are 8 faculties with more than 3685students from all regions of Kazakhstan, from neighbouring сountries and far abroad, and also 2000 doctors study here for rising their qualification.

   We have 348 teachers, among them 31 doctors 130 candidates of doctors of science who have been working on 40 departments with their scientific-educational and treatment-diagnostic functions.

   There is a military department there.University has modern clinical centres, including its own medical centre.

   There is the scientific magazine "Science and health.’’ The dissertational Council functions here.

   Our graduates are used to be as high qualified specialists. They work successfully as in Kazakhstan so in abroad (in theUSA, Israel,German, Russia, Pakistan, India, Japan, and in the other countries).

   Our mission is the qualified medical education for the weal of all people of Kazakhstan.

   The strategic aim of Academy is total satisfaction of The East Kazakhstan regions’ public health service requirements in high-qualified medical cadres.    

             University prepares specialists in the following professions:

051101 «Medical occupation», studying term is 7 years;

051102 «Pediatrics»  studying term is 7 years;

051103 «Medical -prophylactic», studying term is 6 years;

051104 «Stomatology», studying term is 6 years;

051105 « Pharmacy», studying term is 5 years .

  From 2007 inSGMU according to the State  standard of general education  of Kazakhstan Republic introduced on 01.09.2007 the following specialities:
Speciality 051101 - «Nursing occupation» (4 years)
Speciality 051103- «Pharmacy» (5 years)
Speciality 051301 - «Common Medicine» (5+2)
Speciality  051102 – «Public health service» (5 years)
Speciality  051302 - «Stomatology» (5+1)

  Teaching is in the State language, Russian and in English. Teaching form is internal, during day time.

1.Speciality 051101-‘’Nursing occupation’’

The graduates on  the speciality ‘’Nursing occupation’’ are given the academic degree of ‘’Bachelor of Nursing occupation’’ and they get the diploma of the highter education with qualification ‘’Nurse’’ and the academic transcript, naming the list of studied disciplines with marks , numbers of credits and with the volume of academic hours according to the curriculum.

The graduate on the speciality 051101 –‘’Nursing occupation’’ is allowed to his own practical work according to the legislative rules as a substitude of a head doctor on nursing occupation, a senior nursery, a manager of a hospital on nursing care of a hospis ,of any first aid station, a head medical nurse of a MPD, a teacher of preparing specialists of the nursing occupation in medical collages.

The sphere of professional work of the graduate on speciality 051101-‘’Nursing occupation’’ is public health, medicine, science, the social protection.                                                                                           

The bachelor of ‘’Nursing occupation’ ’has the right to continue the further studying in magistracy.
The objects of professional activity.
The objects of professional activity of graduates on speciality 051101 ‘’Nursing occupation’’ are the adults
and children.

The organizations for realization of professional activity are:
- organizations of managements of public health ;
- organizations of public health ;
- organizations of education;
- organizations of science;
- organizations of social protection.
The bachelor of ‘’Nursing occupation’’ can do the following types of professional activity:
- medical-prophylactic and diagnostic;
- sanitary- hygienic, anti-epidemical;   

- organizational-management;
- scientific-researching;
- pedagogical;
- consultative;
- informational-аnalytical;        
-мarketing;

-innovational .
Functions of professional activity
Functions of professional activity of bachelors of ‘Nursing occupation ‘’ are:
- management by nursing personal, doing and practicing of management solutions on rising the effectiveness of organization’s activity ;
- fulfilling the nursery process, which is orientated on individual requirements of the patient;
-analysis of activities and  estimation of potential possibilities of the development of nursing service;   

- effectiveness of interaction with a patient6 with his relatives, with his colleges, with representatives of  social services, maintenance of principles of medical ethics;        
- fulfilling the social-psychological regulation in the group; 

-planning and leading of scientific researches in the sphere of nursing occupation;
-leading analysis and  estimation of peoples’ health;
-organization and leading  prophylactic, medical and measures for health;
- organization and leading the ambulance and first aid; 
-effective usage of informational and communicative technology for admission of the real information, for solving medical problems, medical aids for people, works in the informational unit  system of health and for her own  studying;
-fulfilling pedagogical and bringing up activities.

Speciality 051103- «Pharmacy»

Graduates on speciality 051103 – ‘’Pharmacy ‘’are given academic degree – «Bachelor of pharmacy », are given the diploma on the higher based education with qualification ‘’Pharmacy of common practice’’ and academic transcript with the list of studied disciplines with marcs, number of credits and with the volume of academic hours.  
A graduate on speciality   051103- «Pharmacy» has the right to continue the further education in magistracy.
The sphere of professional activity of «bachelor of pharmacy» is public health, pharmacy, education, science, social protection.
The objects of professional activities.
Objects of professional activities of «Bachelor of pharmacy» are medical means, used for prophylactic, diagnostic and treatment of illness. To the medical means are regarded parapharmacy, medical technics and medical means, used for diagnoses and treating the illnesses.
Organizations for   the realization of professional activities are:
- pharmacy organizations, and businesses of different properties of organization and  forms of right of the wholesale and retail realization, doing and production of medical means (chemist’s, АS, BMR, MP and others, pharmacy factories, mills);
- оrgans of administration of pharmacy supervision;
- organs of  standartization  and sertification  of medical means (testing centers, laboratories of  control quality, standartization and  sertification);
-chemical-departments of (the centreof judical medicine, toxicological centres by hospitals of mecical-ambulance of pharmacy information (informational center, informational – аnalytical centres and others; -organizations of edudation;
- оrganizations of  science;
- organizations of social protection.
Types of professional activities.
«Bachellor of pharmacy » on speciality   051103- ‘’Pharmacy’’ can do the following types of professional activity:
- оrganizational-administrtive;
- productional;
-controll-permitting;
-informational-analitical;
- marceting;
- innovational;
- Pedagogical;
- scientific-researching.
Functions of professional activity.
Functions of professional activity of «Bachelor of Pharmacy» is:
-rendering of pharmacy services in the sphere of circulation of medical means, including planning and organization of the pharmacy  of subjects activity,wholesale and retile realization, doing, the control of the quality, standartization, sertification , state registration, advertising, using and destroying medical means  which unsuitable; making  decisions, directed to the rising of the effectivity of subjects’ s activity in the sphere of circulation of medical means;
-the cultivation of innovational programs and measures of their realisation;
-effective using of informational and communicational technologies for reaching the real information, improving the provision the people with medical means, activities in the unit net of public system of health. 
3. Speciality 051301 - «Common medicine»
A graduate having left on the speciality 051301 – «Common medicine» (5+2) is given the  diploma of the higher education with the qualification of a doctor, a transcript with a list of studied disciplines with marks,with a volume of academic hours and a sertificate about the internature leaving. A graduate, having left studying on speciality 051301 – «Common medicine» (5+2), is permitted to his own activities as a doctor of common practice or as a doctor hygiene-ephydemiologist, the judicial established rules. A graduate, having left on speciality  051301- «Common medicine» (5+2),has the right to continue  his study in the rezidenture and in the magistrature.   After 5 year of studying on speciality  051301 – «Common medicine » The graduate, who wants to work on speciality,not connected with the clinical practice, is given the diploma of the higher education with the academic degree of ‘’ Bachelor of medicine’’, academic transcript with the list of studied disciplines and with the volume of the academic hours.  The bachelor of medicine has the right to continue the study in the magistrature . The sphere of the professional activity of the graduate on speciality  051301 – «Common medicine’’:public health, education,science, social protection.  Оbjects of professional activity  of the graduate on, on speciality 051301 – «Common medicine» are adults and children. Organizations for realization of professional activities are: - оrganizations of public health management; - оrganizations of public health; - оrganizations of science; - оrganizations of social protection. Types of  professional activities of the graduate on speciality  051301-‘’Common medicine’’: - medical professional-and diagnostic : - sanitary, antiepidemic; -organization-management; - scientific-reserching; - pedagogical. Functions of the professional activities   To the functions of professional activities of the graduate on speciality 051301 – «Common medicine» is: - organizations and rendering qualified, specialized medical aid on the level on STMMA; - organizations and rendering the first and medical aid;  effective connection with the patient, with his relatives, colleges, with representatives according to the medical ethics; -leading analysis and estimation of publics health;   -leading organizing-administrative means, directed to the rising of the effect of activities of medical organizations; -planning and leading scientific researches; effective use of informational technologies to have the real information, solving medical problems, helping  people, working in the unit of informational system of public health and for his own study; -realizing pedagogical and bringing up activities.  4. Speciality 051102 – «Social public health» Graduates on speciality 051102 – «Social public health» get the diploma of the higher medical education    with academic degree of  ‘’Bachelor of social public health’’, a transcript with a list of studied disciplines with marks, used credits and with the volume of academic hours. After graduating the bachalavriat the graduate can do his own work as an organizer of social public health or a specialist hygiene and epidemiologist. A graduate on speciality  051102 - «Social public health» has the right to continue his further education in the magistracy.  The sphere of professional activity of the graduate on speciality  051102 – «Social public medicine» is:public health, education, science, social protection. Objects of professional activity of graduates on speciality   051102 – ‘’Social public medicine ‘’ are adults and children. Organizations of realization of professional activity  are: - оrganizations of managements of public health; - organizations of public health; - оrganizations of education; - organizations of science; - оrganizations of social protection. The subject of professional activity of the bachelor on speciality 051102 – «Social public health»  is social health; -organization of management of social health; - conditions of surroundings; - conditions of work, study and people’s way of life; - food; - goods; - normative –rightful legislation in public health. Functions of professional activity   To functions of professional activity of bachelor on speciality  051102 –‘’Social public health’’ is: - studying and estimation of the main indexes of adults and children’s condition of health according to the condition of social nature and  works’s surroundings; -taking administrative decisions in medicine –prophylactic organizations; -taking part in the organization of securing of sanitary-epidemiological prosperity of the people; -taking part in realization of the sanitary- epidemiological supervision with the aim of protection of people’s health and doing healthy men’s surroundings and his life activity; -taking part in organization and leading hygienic, anti-epidemiologic, taking part in medical-prophylactic means with the aim of protection of people’s health and doing healthy men’s surroundings; -fulfiling scientific –researching works as the science researchers of lower degrees in scientific –researching establishments on speciality; -to engage in propaganda of healthy way of life in means of mass information. 5. Speciality 051302-«Stomatology» After 5 years of study on speciality  051302-«Stomatology» the  graduate ,who wants to work according to the speciality, not connected with clinical practice, gets a diploma of the higher medical education with the academic degree of bachelor of stomatology, a transcript with a list of studied subjects with marks and a volume of academic hours. The bachelor of stomatology has the opportunity to continue his study in magistracy or in the internature. A graduate, having left his studies on speciality  051302-«Stomatology» (5+1), gets a diploma of the higher  based medical  education, a transcript with a list of subjects with marks, with a volume of academic hours ,with the degree of the doctor – stomatologist of common practice and the sertificate of leaving the internature. A graduate having left on speciality, 051302-«Stomatology» (5+1), has the right for the own practical activities as a doctor –stomatologist of common practice, according to the fixed by the legislative rules. The graduate,left his educations on speciality  051302-«Stomatology» (5+1), has the right to continue further studying in magistracy or residenture. Qualification characteristics of the graduate on speciality 051302- «Stomatology»   The sphere of professional activity .  The sphere of professional activity of the graduate on speciality 051302- «Stomatology» is:public health, stomatology, education, science, social protection. Оbjects of professional activity. Оbjects of professional activity of the graduate on speciality  051302- «Stomatology’’ are adults and children; organizations of realization of professional activity are: - оrganizations of management of public health; - оrganizations of public health; - оrganizations of education;  -organizatios of science; - organizations of social protection.. Types of professional activity. The graduate on speciality 051302- «Stomatology» can do the following types of professional activity in the sphere of stomatology: - medical-prophylactic and diagnostic; - organizational-administrative; - scientific-researching; - pedagogical. Functios of professional activity. To functions of professional activity of the graduate on speciality  051302- «Stomatology» are regarded: - оrganization and doing qualified and specialized stomatologic aid; - оrganization and first medical aid by illnesses and urgent conditions; - effective interaction with the patient, his relatives and his colleges, with representatives of social services according to medical ethics;                                                                                          - carrying out analysis and estimation of stomatologic illnesses of the people; -holding organizational –administrative means, directed to the rising of effectiveness of activity of professional activity; -planning leading scientific researches in the sphere of stomatology; -effective use of informational and communicational technology for reaching real information, solving professional problem, for giving stomatologic help for people, works in the unity informational net system of public health and for own studying; -realizing pedagogical and bringing up activity.                                                                                   

Government (State) Medical University – Semey,  was founded as “Semipalatinsk State Medical Institute” by the order (order No. 22611-P, dated 2 September 1952) of the USSR Board of ministers and the USSR Ministry of Health Services in 1952.  By the order (order No. 20-L, dated March 03-1997) of the Health Services Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, it was transformed into “Semipaltinsk Government (State) Medical Academy” in 1997 and by the  Resolution of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188, dated 19^th of February 2009, the Academy was renamed as “Government (State) Medical University- Semey.
The university during the period of its existence for more than 55 years have prepared more than thirty five thousand highly qualified doctors- specialists, who offer their services not only in Kazakhstan and CIS countries, but in the foreign countries like USA, Germany, Australia, India, Pakistan, Israel & many other countries and wherever they may not work, they introduce themselves as the graduates from the university with great pride.
The first group of students was admitted in General Medicine faculty in 1953. Thereafter, was opened the pediatrics in 1963, stomatology faculty in1991, Medico-prophylactics, pharmaceutical faculty and General Medicine faculty in Pavlodor city was opened in 2003, which was afterwards transformed into a full medical institution as a branch of the Medical University. Taking in view the importance of the post-diploma education, the faulty of raising the qualification of doctor’s was opened in Pavlodor city in 1984 under the university where annually an average of more than 1000 doctors go through  raise of their qualification from east Kazakhstan region as well as from the whole Republic.

At present in the Gen. Medicine, pediatrics, Stomatological, pharmaceutical and medico-prophylactics faculties learn more than 3500 students. Significant scientific and clinical cadre potential has been concentrated for the well quality teaching including 35 Doctor’s of sciences, 168 PhD’s, 1 Academician of AS RK, 3 Corresponding members of the AMS RK and 4 corresponding members of the ANS RK.

A clinical study of the students is carried out in the clinics and hospitals of Semipalatinsk, Ust-Kamenogorsk and Pavlodor cities. Besides the University has its own clinical base including multiprofile 530 bed hospital, stomatalogical polyclinic and family doctor’s training dispensary.

Clinical study center- GMUS, the East-Kazakhstan regional center for rehabilitation of the population is one of the biggest multi-profile treatment and prophylactic scientific- pedagogic organization of the East Kazakhstan region. The composition of the Center include: 530 bed hospital out of which 220 are pediatric; consultation polyclinic for 250 visits per shift. About 800 workers are working in 15 clinical sections and the clinic is equipped with the modern medical diagnostic and treatment equipment’s. Satellite connection was established with the Medical University of Hiroshima (Japan) for the active collaboration of our workers with their colleagues in Japan.

High quality medical facilities are being provided to the local population on the basis of the clinical study center. Amongst docents and professors of the University, medical teams are being set up, which go to the different regions of the oblast for providing the consultation and treatment facility. Students from the higher courses go to the remote areas with the medical troops for providing the prophylactic check up to the population.

University is taking up the new directions of the medical sciences and the main researches are being carried up on the topics like: “health conditions and rehabilitation of the population  living in the Semipalatinsk region”, “ Scientific basis of the perfection of treatment diagnosis and prophylactic aid to the cardiologic and rheumatologic patients” in the Eastern region of Kazakhstan. Scientific-practical magazine “Science & Health Services” with the results of the various researches, carried out by the scientists from Japan, USA, Russia and other countries is being published.

Computerization has been introduced in various sections, services and departments of the University. Computer classes have been equipped and organized with internet connections and advanced technology introduced for the studies and examination of the students in the University. Conduction of the “regional competition on biology” becomes one of the traditions of the University, where the students from different schools and colleges, who aim to be the doctors in future, participate.

Educational-methodical work

The main task of  Government (State) Medical University-Semey consists in the preparation of highly qualified doctors-specialists. The educational work is carried out in accordance with the normative documents of higher education under the leadership of the Rector, the pro-rector for educational works, the deans of departments, coordinated by the Education Counsel & the Central Methodical Counsel (CMC). For the discussion of the Academic counsel and CMC,  cardinal questions, determining changes of teaching methods, carrying out of level knowledge’s new methods, questions about new methods’ introduction of students’ teaching; introduction questions about achievement of medicine and practice in the educational process; perfection of forms and teaching methods in the state language in accordance with realization “Languages Law” and “Education Law”; reviewing of examination materials; manuscripts, textbooks, educational-methodical material’s discussion for determination of their readiness to  the publication,  are submitted. The educational process is based on definite traditions, developed during many years and became foundation which in addition то the modern science and technology, preparation of highly qualified doctors/specialists is carried out.

For the last years the quantity of published educational-methodical recommendations and textbooks was mainly increased. Academy’s departments build up teaching process considering that the teacher’s job in not only giving information to the students but also in their cognitive activity’s stimulation and inculcation of scientific cognition methods in the educational process.

INTERNATIONAL   COLLABORATIONS:

 Govt. (State) Medical University-Semey holds two international agreements with the higher institutions of the foreign countries: With the medical faculty of the university of Nagasaki (Japan) and Antwerp city in Belgium, with the Houston Medical Center (Texas- USA) and the center for the preparation of residents in Tulsa Oklahoma- USA). Govt. (State) Medical University-Semey is cooperating with the European Bank of reconstruction development, “Source- Kazakhstan”-fund and the Japanese Development Fund.  

For the last six years the scientists from the University have participated in thirty two international scientific conferences, symposiums, conventions conducted in the foreign countries and in more than 90 international congresses conducted in Kazakhstan and CIS countries. About 15 major International conferences were held on the basis of the University with the participation of the scientists from USA, Japan, India, Russia and many other countries during the last 10 years.

Library & publishing Activities

The library’s fund has over 330 000 copies of literature including abstracts of medical dissertations, journals, more than 200 titles of periodic editions nowadays. The library represents the largest storehouse of medical literature in North and East regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The great collection of scientific, information, educational and periodical literature makes the library very valuable source for the University’s teachers and

Students in their educational and scientific works. The library is elucidated with the Internet connections and CLIS (computer-aided library-informational system) has been introduced.

University has its edit-publishing center and small scale printing plant, where composition of scientific works by the workers, monographs, materials from the student's conferences are printed. «Science & Health Services» & «Medicine for all» magazines are also published here.

FOREIGN STUDENT’S DEPARTMENT:

In 1995 University established an additional administration for the foreign students, controlled by two pro-rectors and headed by the dean of the foreign students. For the first time, 43 foreign students from the countries like India, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria and Jordan were admitted in the University during that academic year for their studies in various medical specialties in Russian medium.

In 1998 University signed the agreement for the admission of the eligible foreign candidates for the studies in various medical courses in English medium with “TECAS International”. The English medium section of the University was opened during the same academic year. With the signing of the agreement and the joint efforts of the authorities of the “University” and  “TECAS International” -  Govt. (State) State Medical University-Semey became the first  government medical institution in the central Asian republics, where the studies are being carried out successfully in English medium besides the traditional Russian and local languages. This is one of the prominent reasons that most of the foreign students are keen to get admitted in the University.

University has established the methodical study complexes in English language in the concerned departments and a sufficient quantity of literature in English language was purchased, which gets replenished every year. Every possibility is made for the foreign students, for their studies in English medium, their stay, medical aid, recreations and travel to and within the country. A separate hostel in the center of the campus with a canteen, primary medical care center and currency exchange facilities is being provided to the foreign students for their stay.

Preparatory section for the foreign students is functioning under the foreign student’s Department, where the students besides Russian language learn the concerned subjects for their preparation to the entrance examinations.

Presently more than 350 foreign students from different countries like China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan and other countries study in various faculties of the University. University has a good set-up for the foreign students and works in close contact with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of foreign affairs, Home Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the embassies ad the consular offices of the Republic in the respective countries. Presently Govt. (State) State Medical University-Semey  is known as one of the leading institutions of the country for the number of foreign students in it.

Student's Life

Active work in the cross-section of the academy is being carried out by the youth Committee, the main aim of which is to defend student's interests.  The committee carries its work in teaching & Educational, living conditions, cultural works, sports & health orienting directions. Every year the best student, best study group and best hostel competitions are held in the University.

Fruitful work is carried out in the amateur art activity bodies of the University. At present, students work in the ensemble of folk instruments, vocal instruments, dance ensemble and chorus ensembles. During last years amateur art activists of the University take the first place in the city inter-institutional shows.

Great attention is focused to the sport life of the student body and healthy way of life. At present the branch of the national center for the formation of the healthy way of life is functioning.  Medical University is fully involved in the «Healthy Universities»project.

Students of the University actively participate in the various events at the regional, republican and international level. University volleyball teams were the winners of the student games of The Republic of Kazakhstan and the finalists of the sport and athletics meetings of the medical institutions of USSR once and again. From time of the foundation of sport clubs and physical training department 17 masters of sports USSR, champions of the Kazakh SSR and the winners of the Republican championship were prepared. At present, the institution has its equipped halls, fencing hall, table tennis and others. Students of the University play in the basket ball, volley ball, fencing, table tennis and ski sport sections.

University owns three comfortable hostels for nonresident students, student’s canteen’s, physical training and health’s improving complex, summer sports-health improving camp “Medic” is functioning.

With the start of the new millennium, Govt, (State) Medical University-Semey is developing with a great speed, increasing the number of students and material-technical basis. Accessibility to the knowledge, job placement guarantee and prestigiousness of education are the main achievements of the University.

Govt, (State) Medical University-Semey – one among the dynamically developing, modern higher medical educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan is proud of its past and fully strengthen at present looks with great assurance towards future.

Contact Details:                   
Republic of Kazakhstan
VKO, Semipalatinsk , 071400, Abai str. 103
Tel: (+7-7222) 52-22-51, 56-28-84
Fax: (+7-7222) 56-97-55
E-mail: SGMA_ mail@Ok.kz
Web-site: www.sgma.kz

Our Representative

M/S “TECAS International”

Republic of Kazakhstan    
Semipalatinsk- 071400, Lenin Str.3 Ph./Fax: (+7-7222) 560623; 560448
e-mail: tecas@mail.ru , Contact@tecas.org , info@tecas.org