CBHE PROJECTS

SETTING PEER REVIEW INSTRUMENTS AND GOALS FOR MEDICAL (HEALTH) EDUCATION / SPRING

Within the framework of Erasmus+ institutional cooperation projects (KA2 - CBHE - Skill Development in Higher Education), TMA is involved in a consortium aimed at developing a mechanism and goals for mutual participation in medical and healthcare education, as well as promoting innovation and experience sharing. The project is funded by the European Union and brings together participants from Georgia, Eastern Partnership countries, Asia, and the European Union.

Main TasksL

• Raising awareness in the medical educational institutions of the target and non target countries about the co-attendance process as a necessary tool supporting the ongoing improvement processes in the activities of academic and administrative units.
• Establishment of the International Mutual Attendance Board (MPRB)
• Sustainable development and implementation of a continuous peer-review process of academic programs, as well as administrative policies, processes, and actions for both target and other medical institutions of higher education
• Raising awareness among members of academic and administrative staff in higher educational institutions that are members of the consortium about a) effective self-evaluation and b) ways to effectively conduct peer review
• Annual scientific-practical journal "Peer Review in Medical/Health Education for Eastern Europe and Central Asia - PRIMED-EECA"
• Increasing the degree of internationalization of higher educational institutions in partner countries
• Dissemination of information about project achievements and other summary materials (annual review reports, PRIMED-EECA, case descriptions, recommendations, etc.) among higher educational institutions of both program (EU) and partner (Eastern Europe, Central Asia) countries participating in the project. Sharing with ministries and national agencies related to medical education issues

 

Within the project consortium, TMA cooperates with the following higher educational institutions:

• Batumi International University, Georgia - BAU 
• Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia -TSMU
• Georgian National University, Georgia - SEU
• State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Moldova - SUMPh 
• Technical University of Moldova, Moldova - TUM
• Belarusian State University (Institute named after Sakharov), Belarus - ISEI BSU
• Grodno State Medical University, Belarus - GrSMU
• Kazakh National Medical University, Kazakhstan - NMU 
• Karaganda State Medical University, Kazakhstan - KSMU 
• Tajik State Medical University, Tajikistan - ATSMU 
• Khatlon State Medical University, Tajikistan - KhSMU 
• Sofia Medical University, Bulgaria - MU-Sofia
• Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania - LUHS 

 

Simulation in Undergraduate MEDical Education for Improvement of SAFEty and Quality of Patient Care

Simulation in Undergraduate Medical Education for Improvement of Safety and Quality of Patient Care

Project acronym: SAFEMED+

Project title: Simulation in Undergraduate MEDical Education for Improvement of SAFEty and Quality of Patient Care

Project coordinator: Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy (TMA)

The goal of the project: Improvement of the quality of medical education, modernization, and implementation of clinical skills curriculum

Duration of the project: 2020-2023

Partners:

• Tbilisi State Medical University (Georgia)
• University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
• Vilnius University (Lithuania)
• University of Catania (Italy)
• Yerevan State Medical University (Armenia)
• Haibusak University (Armenia)
• Hobachevsky Ternopil State Medical University (Ukraine)
• Bukovin State Medical University (Ukraine)

Goals of the project:

• Curriculum reform CBME (Competency Based Medical Education), development of clinical line concept
• Developing (or improving existing) clinical skills centers of higher education institutions in partner countries
• Implementation/development of simulation (using mannequins, simulators, simulators, and standardized and simulated patient, or hybrid model)
• Introduction/development of clinical skills (competencies), assessment methodology, and tools (including Objective Structured Clinical Examination – OSCE)
• Raising awareness of CBME principles
• Preparation of a platform for a regional network of clinical skills laboratories for remote consultations that will contribute to the strengthening of the public health system