Undergraduate MD Program

• Master

  Degree

• English

  Language of instructions

• 6 years

  Years of study

• Full-time

  Study mode

• Georgia, Tbilisi

  Location

The Medical School in Georgian American University was established in 2017. The undergraduate MD curriculum at GAU MD School functions as a 6-year (360 ECTS) medical program designed to meet the challenges of training competitive and highly qualified doctors for the 21st century. Main features of the GAU MD curriculum are: -Partly integrated core curriculum with both vertical and horizontal integration; -Increasing number of electives over the years of study; -A body-system approach - integrated system-based courses address the major body systems; -Courses of Problem- and Case-based learning; -Spiral model of the curriculum that allows reviewing key basic topics in more depth; -Early exposure to clinical settings and mastering clinical skills throughout the 6 years; -Longitudinal research skills teaching; -Social and public health including Medical Ethics, Behavioral Medicine, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine, Health Law, Healthcare management; -Student-oriented approach with increasing role of independent study; -Relevant assessment methods based on Miller's pyramid model including traditional (oral/written) examinations, MCQ testing, OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) and portfolio; and -Meeting requirements set out in Global standards of undergraduate medical education of World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). Clinical training components of the study program are implemented through agreements with a number of medical clinics and hospitals.