The Department of Infectious Diseases provides education for students of the 4th, 5th, and 6th years of the Pediatrics program. Education is also provided for students of the 5th and 6th years of the General Medicine program. The Department also conducts educational activities for 4th-year students of the Medical Prevention program. Training sessions are also organized for 4th-year students of the Dentistry program. Third-year students of the Higher Nursing Education program also study at the Department. Educational classes are also conducted for 3rd-year students of the Medical Biology program. Fourth-year students of the Traditional Medicine program also receive training at the Department. Within the international education program, foreign nationals studying in the 5th and 6th years of the General Medicine program are also involved in the educational process.

  Students acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in accordance with the approved curricula. The curriculum includes the disciplines “Infectious Diseases,” “Pediatric Infectious Diseases,” “Tropical Medicine,” and “Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology,” which are taught through theoretical and practical classes.

  The Department provides training for highly qualified specialists within the master’s degree program. Training of specialists within the clinical residency program has also been established. The master’s and clinical residency programs provide theoretical and practical training in the specialties of “Infectious Diseases” and “Pediatric Infectious Diseases.” Along with theoretical knowledge, students develop the practical skills required in these specialties. The knowledge and practical skills of master’s students and clinical residents are systematically improved throughout the academic year. Their professional training is carried out with the participation of the Department’s academic and teaching staff. Physicians working at affiliated hospitals also actively participate in the educational process.

  The Department maintains cooperation with academic and teaching staff of other higher medical educational institutions. As part of this cooperation, up-to-date professional information is regularly exchanged. The educational process is organized in accordance with the approved documentation for each academic year and faculty. The requirements of the qualification characteristics are taken into consideration as a primary component of the educational process. The State Educational Standard is also one of the main regulatory documents. Students master the disciplines based on approved curricula. Working curricula have also been developed for each discipline.

  Modern educational technologies are widely used in the educational process. Relevant amendments introduced in accordance with orders issued by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan are incorporated into the educational content. Approved diagnostic standards are used during training sessions. Current approved treatment standards are also applied in the educational process. Internationally recognized recommendations are incorporated into the educational content. Modern pedagogical approaches, including graphic organizers, are widely used. Case-based learning is applied to develop students’ clinical reasoning skills. The project-based method is also used to improve the effectiveness of educational activities.

  The Department is equipped with the necessary technical facilities for organizing the educational process. A modern telecommunication system is used in the organization of educational activities. Video materials related to the relevant topics are demonstrated to students during classes. Presentations and multimedia programs are also regularly used in the educational process. Lectures and practical classes are presented using television screens connected to a central computer. A unified database of scanned images covering all sections of the curriculum has been established. This image database contributes to the organization of a standardized teaching process.

  The Department has a dedicated library providing access to educational literature. The library contains more than 100 educational publications in English, Uzbek, and Russian. The electronic library includes textbooks and atlases. It also contains educational manuals and teaching-methodological materials. The library collection of the Department is systematically enriched with new literature every year.

  The Department’s staff cooperate with other higher medical educational institutions, colleges, and technical schools. Within the framework of this cooperation, educational and teaching-methodological manuals are developed. Monographs related to the specialty are also prepared jointly.

  To improve students’ practical training, opportunities have been created for them to work with patients. Clinical examination of patients helps students develop skills in making preliminary and differential diagnoses. Instrumental diagnostic methods, including ultrasound examination and FibroScan, are used in practical training. Patients’ conditions are assessed using general clinical and biochemical laboratory tests. Practical training in the diagnosis of infectious diseases using bacteriological and serological examination methods has been established. Students develop skills in confirming diagnoses through culture-based examinations, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).