Overview

The primary objective of the Residency Programs in General Surgery of the Nazarbayev University is to produce a polyvalent general surgeon well versed in all aspects of general surgery, with a good grounding in basic and clinical research. Our graduates will be able to practice with confidence in either community hospitals or as a clinical faculty in academic medical centers or university teaching hospitals.

The clinical assignments are carefully structured to ensure that graded levels of responsibility, continuity in patient care, a balance between education and service, and progressive clinical experiences are achieved for each resident.

Career:

This Residency Program will contribute to the reform of the postgraduate medical training in Kazakhstan which is one of the priorities set by the Ministry of Health. These are the main benefits:

• Optimization of the scope of practice of different health care providers, with a view to make the best use of their qualifications and skills. This Residency Program promotes innovative and collaborative health service delivery models to meet the changing needs of the population health.
• Training a sufficient number of health care professionals able to provide general care in broad specialities across a range of different settings to care for people with multiple co-morbidities, an ageing population, health inequalities and an increased in patient expectations.