Kyrgyz State Medical University

The Kyrgyz State Medical Academy is the leader in medical education in the Kyrgyz Republic and most dynamically developing HIGHSCHOOL of the Central Asia. The university employs 473 teachers including 101 Professors and Doctors of Medical Sciences, 358 Candidates of Medical Sciences and Senior lecturers. The Academy trains more than 3000 students – citizens of Kyrgyzstan, countries of the CIS and other 14 foreign countries.The Kyrgyz State Medical Institute (KSMA) was opened on 1 September 1939 in the city of Bishkek (formerly Frunze), Kyrgyzstan, with the recruitment of 200 students. The establishment of the institute was contributed to by the First Moscow Medical Institute, high medical schools of Saint-Petersburg, Almaty, Tashkent and other medical institutions. They provided expertise and organizational assistance, medical guidelines and training books as well as faculty staff.