Batumi BAU University in Georgia

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Main Campus: Batumi, Georgia
International Campuses: Turkey, UK, USA, Europe
Intake: September
English Preparation Classes: Available
Qualification: Medical Doctor
Mode of Study: Full-Time
Duration of Studies: 6 Years
Medium of Instruction: English
Number of Credits: 360 ects
Compulsory modules: 334 ects
Elective modules: 26 ects
English Preparation Intake: October, February, June

Academic Programs

Program Name: Medicine
Qualification to be Awarded/Academic Degree: Medical Doctor

General Competences:
1. Skills of Analysis, Synthesis and Making Judgments
- To evaluate critically complex, incomplete and contradictory data;
- To analyze the information independently, to present the results of the analysis in an understandable manner and to apply them afterwards;
- To apply critical approach to new information, to analyze, summarize and integrate various data and to make conclusion;
- To provide arguments and/or counterarguments while analyzing the results.
2. Information Management Skills
- To obtain information from various sources;
- To obtain, process and analyze critically a large volume of information and to apply the obtained information.
3. Skills of Verbal Delivery of the Information
- To observe, listen, ask questions; to communicate verbally as well as in non-verbal way;
- To participate in meeting and express his/her opinion both verbally and in written;
- To conduct negotiations in the professional environment.
4. Team/Group Working Skills
- To work in group both as a leader and an ordinary member;
- To formulate objectives clearly, to make agreement with group members, to coordinate their activities and to adequately evaluate their abilities;
- To manage conflict and emergency situations experienced within the group.
5. Problem Solving/Decision-making Skills
- To identify, raise the problems and to define the ways of their solutions;
- To analyze the expected results and take final decisions.
6. Independent Working Skills
- To organize the time, to prioritize, to meet deadlines and perform his/her duties;
- To plan effectively the resources related to the activities to be implemented;
- To be responsible for the performed work and evaluate and critisize it.
7. Ability to Constantly Upgrade Knowledge/Learning
- Ability to apply the full range of education-information resources, manage own learning process;
- Ability to realize the need of constant upgrade of the knowledge;
- Ability to assess own skills and knowledge fairly;
- Ability to carry out the learning independently, to realize the nature of the learning process and make strategic planning.
8. New Environment Adaptation Skills
- Skills of practical work in group;
- Professional subordination and new environment adaptation skills;
- Skills of learning new technologies.

Competences of Specialty:
1. Knowledge and Experience
- Knowledge about fundamental, behavioral, social and of clinical disciplines;
- Knowledge about the main groups of drugs; prescription principles in accordance with pathological conditions and diseases;
- Knowledge about Public HealthCare system and understands the role of a doctor in this system;
- Knowledge about ethical and legislative norms;
- To analyze the clinical condition and undertand the difficulties to find the ways to solve the problem.
2. Applying Knowledge and Skills
- To provide patient with consultation;
- To provide help when emergency condition (first aid and reanimation measures);
- To evaluate clinical cases, appoint examinations, conduct differential diagnosis, discuss disease management plan/treatment plan through applying the gained knowledge;
- To appoint medication or other type of treatment and assess the potential benefit and risk for the patient;
- To carry out practical procedures;
- To apply scientific principles, methods and knowledge in medical practice and researches;
- To work in group both as a leader and an ordinary member.
3. Making Judgment
- To evaluate the aspects related to disease of the patient;
- Skills of critical analysis of the clinical evidence, unavailable and contradictory information;
- Ability to conduct differential diagnosis;
- Critical evaluation of the published literature, making conclusions and using in practice;
- Applying evidence-based principles, skills and knowledge when making decisions.
4. Communication Skills
- To use effectively information and IT technology in medical context;
- To keep clinical records accurately and completely;
- Non-verbal communication/written communication (including clinical records);
- To use modern IT technology in practice; Search for specific information resources;
- To communicate with patients; to communication with colleagues;
- To communicate effectively (verbal and written) with anybody regardless their social, cultural, religious or ethnic origin in the medical environment.
5. Learning Skills
- To apply full scope of the education-information resources; manage own learning process;
- Ability to organize time, select priorities, meet deadlines and implement activities agreed on;
- To obtain information from various sources, its process and critical analysis;
- Continuous upgrade of the knowledge and constant professional development;
- To assess own knowledge and skills and abilities in a fairly manner.

Program Structure
The educational program is composed in line with ECTS requirements. The graduate must acquire 360 ECTS credits. The volume of the learning courses the curriculum is comprised of ranges between 2-10 ECTS credits. In accordance with ECTS student load per academic year equals to 60 credits (30 credits per semester). The definition of hourly volume of the credits is based on the week number during the academic year and the hourly duration of week.
The first semester of every academic year lasts for 19 weeks and the duration of the second semester counts 21 weeks out of which 32 weeks are foreseen for contact hours and 8 weeks - for exams.

How to Apply

The following documents are required. All documents MUST be in English or translated into English

- Completed Application Form
- Copy of high school diploma (In English)
- Copy of completed High School Transcript (In English)
- Copy of passport
- Certified copy of an English proficiency test if available, TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.5 (Acad.), Pearson PTE Acad. 78, CAE A (if not available, the student will study English preparation class)

Necessary documents can be sent by e-mail as scanned copy (.pdf, .jpg or .tif format)

Tuition Fees and Scholarships

Tuition Fee

Tuition fee for 2017 - 2018 academic year is 14900 USD per year.

Scholarships

Scholarship for 2017 - 2018 academic year is 2500 USD per year.

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