Academic mobility of students at Azerbaidzhan Medical University in Baku

Within the framework of the academic mobility program in the period from May 20 to June 2, 2024, 4th year students of the South Kazakhstan Medical Academy: Primkul A.S., Validi T.R., Nuraliev A.K., Abdumutal S.R., Shahidulla A.A. underwent industrial practice in the discipline "Internal Diseases" at the Department of Internal Diseases 1 of Azerbaidzhan Medical University in Baku. This is the first experience of academic mobility by students at the Azerbaidzhan Medical University in Baku.
All students were impressed by the organisation of training, teaching staff, advanced medical technologies, living conditions. Students managed to visit 5 leading clinics and hospitals in Azerbaidzhan.
Such as:
1) Republican Diagnostic Centre, which is rightfully one of the best multidisciplinary medical centres and clinics in the city of Baku. This is one of the best private clinics in Baku, and a well-equipped diagnostic centre with the most modern equipment and laboratory equipment. The centre allows all residents and guests of the capital to use medical services that meet the highest requirements and standards. Spacious and comfortable specialist offices, cosy and comfortable hospital wards, a polyclinic department, a radiological department equipped with the most modern diagnostic equipment, a modern laboratory certified by İSO 15189, a protected area and a closed parking lot are a huge advantage for the clinic. The medical staff has brilliant theoretical knowledge and the richest practical experience gained both in Russia and in Europe and the United States. Doctors are professionals in their field. All specialists without exception constantly improve their skills, including abroad, thanks to which they use the latest achievements of world medicine.

2) Central Customs Hospital - being one of the most modern medical institutions in Azerbaidzhan, it differs in its architecture, internal support system, level of medical equipment, quality of medical care and management style. Most of the leading specialists working in the hospital were trained and specialised in Western countries. In a short period of work, a high level of activity in the field of diagnostics, surgery, therapy and medical care was achieved.
In this clinic, students observed how transplantologists performed organ transplants, and this is one of the few clinics where all kinds of medical services are carried out, from organ transplants to obstetrics.

3) Educational and surgical clinic, which has 18 departments, 20 departments of surgical and diagnostic direction. During the year, 2 thousand 800 students, more than 400 residents, more than 20 doctoral students are trained here in surgical specialties. It is taught by 40 professors, 80 associate professors, 120 doctors of philosophy in medicine.
The examination and computer rooms of the clinic are also equipped with modern equipment. There are also computer-equipped halls for courses and state exams.

4) Simulation Centre - (Azerbaijan Medical Simulation Education Centre) is the first large-scale project in Azerbaidzhan, created to improve the practical skills of future doctors and improve the qualifications of specialists in various medical professions through simulation training. AMSEC was established on the basis of the Baku branch of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I. Min Sechenov, has the most modern technologies of practical training and assessment of the level of acquired skills and competencies.

5) Educational and therapeutic clinic of Azerbaidzhan Medical University is a unique university clinic built on the basis of the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaidzhan I.Aliyev, combining educational, research, medical and diagnostic work, which has no analogues in the country

Within the framework of academic mobility, students got acquainted with famous doctors and outstanding doctors who have great merits in the development of Medicine of Azerbaidzhan.
All students took an active part in practical activities, worked with patients: collecting complaints and history, conducting operations.
Mushfig Orudzhev, Head of the International Department, presented certificates of practice to students upon completion of academic mobility.

Cultural program: students were able to visit Icheri Sheher, a historical and cultural reserve that includes a whole complex of structures surrounded by a high fortress wall. This is the oldest landmark in Baku, the first mention of which dates back to the 5th century.

Primorsky Boulevard (Bakinsky Boulevard) is a visiting card of the capital of Azerbaidzhan. This is one of the longest coastal parks in the world, with a length of up to 6 kilometres. The boulevard has an extensive infrastructure with restaurants and cafes, attractions for children and adults, shops, concert venues and a sports complex.
The Heydar Aliyev Centre is the main cultural centre of the country, designed to study and preserve the Azerbaijani heritage from ancient times to the present day. The centre includes 5 exhibition halls, where folk musical instruments, traditional clothes, colourful carpets, jewellery and other hand-made items are presented. All exhibits were brought from different parts of Azerbaidzhan to demonstrate the beauty and richness of the culture of this amazing country.

The Bibi-Heybat Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in the capital of Azerbaidzhan, which has an ancient history and a difficult fate. It was originally built in the 13th century, the building is an exact copy of the original structure.
In Azerbaidzhan, one of the corners of centuries-old forging traditions is the village of Demirchi, located 30 kilometres from the city of Shamakhi. And although blacksmithing has been flourishing here for a long time, the village used to be called Guneychay, by analogy with the tributary of the Pirsaatchay River, which flows near the village. Only later was the village renamed Demirchi - in honour of the main craft of the residents (dəmirçi is translated from Azerbaijani as a blacksmith).
They live in the village mainly Tats, the people of the Iranian language group, historically living in the Caucasus. Tat is not at all like Farsi and is one of the endangered languages. Remarkably, Demirchi is located only 20 kilometres from another famous city of artisans - Lahich, in the neighbouring Ismailli district, where the tats also live.