At the Department, students of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th years of the “Medical Preventive Care” program of the Faculty of Management and Administration are taught the following disciplines: Occupational Hygiene, Communal Hygiene, Hygiene of Children and Adolescents, Nutrition Hygiene, and Radiation Hygiene in accordance with established regulatory requirements.

  The educational process at the Department is organized with the aim of developing students’ theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and professional competencies. It includes conducting lectures, practical classes, laboratory sessions, and seminars, organizing students’ independent learning activities, assessing their knowledge, and improving educational and methodological support.

  The educational process at the Department is organized based on modern pedagogical technologies and is aimed at training competitive and highly qualified specialists.

  In addition, the Department provides training for highly qualified specialists in master’s and clinical residency programs. The educational process is carried out in accordance with modern curricula, a scientific approach, and practical training. Under the guidance of experienced professors and teaching staff, master’s students and clinical residents deepen their theoretical knowledge, improve their practical skills, and actively participate in research activities.

  This process contributes to the formation of highly qualified, modern, and competitive specialists who meet the requirements of their professional fields. The number of master’s students and clinical residents wishing to study in these programs at our Department has been increasing year by year.

  The educational process for each course is carried out based on the following approved documents:

• Qualification characteristics;
• State Educational Standard;
• Modular curriculum.

  The educational technologies include:

• Amendments and additions introduced in accordance with Order No. 80 of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• Approved diagnostic standards;
• International recommendations;
• Modern educational technologies (graphic organizers, case-based learning technologies, and the project method).

  Technical Support Available in the Educational Process

  The Department has established a telecommunication system that allows educational video materials, presentations, multimedia programs, as well as lecture and practical class materials to be displayed through televisions connected to a central computer.

  The Department is equipped with modern computers and laptops, multimedia projectors and interactive boards, and has access to the Internet and Wi-Fi system, electronic educational platforms (LMS), distance learning tools, an electronic library, and digital educational resources.

  These technical facilities contribute to the effective organization of the educational process, reinforcement of theoretical knowledge, and development of students’ practical skills.

  Department Library

The Department Library contains more than 50 educational publications in English, Uzbek, and Russian. The electronic library includes textbooks, study manuals, educational and methodological materials, and other educational resources.

  To practically reinforce students’ theoretical knowledge on the studied topics, practical laboratory classes are organized in cooperation with the Samarkand Regional Department and city divisions of the Committee of Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing and Public Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.