Training of specialists in Uzbekistan today is governed by the “National program for training,” the law “On education”, and in the field of medicine and the “State program of reforming the health care system”
Since 2000, in connection with the opening of the magistracy, gradually started closing Residency in relevant specialties, including urology. Master of Urology, was organized on the basis of the Second Tashkent State Medical Institute in 2000. In drawing up the program for the Master of urological specialty guided by the requirements in European countries. In our practice we use textbooks recognized by urologists around the world: «Campbell’s Urology” and «Adult and Pediatric Urology».
The only way to get a degree urologist today – is trained in the magistracy. The right of admission to the master’s degree in urology are graduates of medical and pediatric, and in future, medical and pedagogical faculties. The standard duration of study at Masters of Urology based Bachelor – 3 years, 24 months of which must be devoted to the study of clinical urology resident and the last 12 months of that period should be conducted to students as a senior resident with a greater proportion of independent work and higher clinical responsibility under the supervision of trainers. Qualifying degree after successful completion of training – “Master”.
The right to enroll in the master’s degree in urology are under the age of 35 years old, graduated from medical and medico-pedagogical faculties of medical institutes. A prerequisite is receiving good knowledge of foreign languages. Admission and enrollment in the Masters on a competitive basis in accordance with the procedure established by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The aim of master degree in urology is to prepare highly qualified urologists holding in the proper amount of knowledge, skills and practical skills needed in the modern urological practice, the relevant certification and subsequent licensing as professionals. Masters should be prepared for independent practice as a highly qualified urologist (or pediatric urology), which owns in full the necessary skills and the fundamentals of medical research and teaching work in the framework provided by the educational program and the level established by the State educational standards; to study in graduate school. In addition, the master should be prepared for scientific research and experimental work: finding and developing new technologies for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of urological diseases, analysis of the results of the survey and their analysis, synthesis and implementation. Including carrying out epidemiological studies to identify risk factors and to assess the prevalence of major urological diseases, and to develop preventive measures to reduce their level; to study the pathogenesis and simulate some pathological processes in urological diseases. It is important to prepare young doctor to teaching, medical and social, organizational, methodological, administrative and managerial work. Masters in the specialty “Urology” can adapt for following kinds of professional work: andrologist, seksapatolog, TB doctor.
Master’s Program in general, includes all the traditional scope of the post-Soviet discipline. There are a significant amount of study of theoretical material, starting with functional anatomy and embryology of the genitourinary tract, and further the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of urological diseases, as well as practical skills of modern diagnostic and treatment methods. This section includes a modern laboratory, radiological and endoscopic methods of investigation, as well as traditional and minimally invasive endourological interventions, lithotripsy, and others. Before you begin development of knowledge provided by the State standard, each resident receives a package of documents including: national standard, MSc, List of seminars, drawing and schedule of practical rotations. Thus, the resident can distribute their potential and plan their working day for full assimilation produced educational material.
The theoretical section of the program is presented in the form of 52 workshops, which is based on the most modern sources of literature and recognized in the world of urology textbooks («Campbell’s Urology» and «Adult and Pediatric Urology»). Including the moderators are in preparation and holding of seminars, data obtained from the «Guidelines European Association of Urology». During the workshop moderators put two scores: one for the knowledge of the subject, the other for the active participation in the discussion of it during the workshop. To control the knowledge obtained during the preparation and conduct of the seminar, developed computer test programs, the total of which now stands at about 2 million questions. For residents in the development of teaching skills, organized seminars that prepare students for the content of periodicals (magazines), European countries («British Journal of Urology» and «European Journal of Urology») and conducted independently under the guidance of a moderator. Seminar topics are selected in such a way that they provide an opportunity to explore modern problems of urology, new methods of diagnosis and treatment of major diseases of the urinary tract.
The main requirement for the practical section of the program is the need for proper training of mastering the appropriate volume and a list of practical skills under the supervision of personal trainer, sufficient qualified independent work, dividing it into separate conditional thematic cycles or rotations (11 rotations thematic, covering almost all modern urology, except vascular disease and kidney disease adrenal glands). As a supervisor for training residents attracted the most experienced and highly qualified staff of the Republican Specialized Center of Urology (RSTSU), based on which the department operates. Another important requirement is the need for a gradual, phased increase the share of the personal involvement of residents and share their responsibilities in the treatment process, which is reflected in the documents folder, which is the resident “fills” for three years of study. Folder (file) contains: chart and schedule rotation, seminars; daily diaries (protocol operations, manipulations, etc.) examination of patients accessing RSTSU (with a supervisor), which is fixed daily evaluation and share in percentage; interim and final reports (which summarizes the work done over the last month and after rotation) and the examination sheet. The examination paper is fixed assessment supervisor for practical skills and theoretical knowledge derived by a resident during the rotation, and a special commission (docents and the deputy. Director RSTSU). It should be noted that summarizing assessment derived by a resident of the workshops and the rotation output overall rating, which including taken into account when deciding on the promotion of the resident (additional scholarships or tuition). Every resident at the time of the practical rotation with a personal instructor (supervisor) from the staff of the center.
It should be noted that the center of urology has, together with conventional, modern and minimally invasive technologies used for the treatment of patients with urological pathology: transurethral endoscopic surgery for diseases of the urethra and prostate, care-biopsy when prostate tumors, ekstrakorparalnaya shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy . All this enables the full training of qualified specialists. Including RSTSU has a library, where residents are able to enjoy.
By the end of Resident Magistrates wrote his master’s project. Subject research project is determined by letting the department of higher education institutions with the requirements of the development of medical science, technology and customer requirements as well as training and may have scientific or technical orientation. Subject research project awarded to students at the beginning of the fourth semester. Go to work carried out under the guidance of the supervisor, who holds a doctorate in medical sciences in specialty urological and / or the title of professor of graduate departments working in the higher education institution. As advisers may be invited scientists from academic and industrial research institutes, as well as highly skilled clinicians. The content of master’s research project must be recorded in a systematic way or presuppositions of scientific research and practical solutions, the entire course and its results. This should be thoroughly reviewed scientific facts or scientific and practical solutions available alternatives considered to justify the choice of one of them. Master’s research project consolidates the information in the form of text and illustrations, in which the author proves the scientific value and / or practical significance of certain provisions. The scope and nature of the content of the text and picture material is determined by letting the department depending on the focus topics. In some cases, further possible publication of the results of a research project. Made in the stipulated term research project submitted to the National Certification Commission, together with the withdrawal of the supervisor, external review of scientific worker or professional in the field of urology. Defended his master’s research project is carried out in public.
