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Institutional development · Teaching, learning and curriculum · Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev University medical school hosts Central Asia conference on teaching and digital skills

Nazarbayev University School of Medicine hosted an international gathering on how Central Asia's medical universities can ready future doctors for shifting healthcare demands.

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Why it matters: Medical universities training doctors in Central Asia were the focus of the event, which examined how to balance new healthcare needs with teaching and patient-safety standards.

Nazarbayev University School of Medicine hosted an international conference on reforming medical education in Central Asia, with teaching excellence and digital competence for future health systems as its themes, the university reported.

According to the university, the key question for participants was how medical schools can ready tomorrow's doctors for evolving healthcare demands without lowering standards of instruction, clinical training or patient safety.

Editor’s view

Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

The conference addressed medical universities in Central Asia that train future doctors, centring its discussion on teaching quality and digital skills for future health systems.

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