The Department provides instruction for first-year students of the General Medicine Faculty, the International Medical Faculty (MD), and the Joint (Turkish) Medical Faculty in the course "Introduction to the Medical Profession (Therapy)."

  Second- and third-year students of the General Medicine Faculty, the Pediatrics Faculty, the International Medical Faculty (MD), the Joint (Turkish) Medical Faculty, the Joint PIMU Faculties of General Medicine and Pediatrics, as well as the Joint PIMU Faculty of Dentistry, study the course "Propedeutics of Internal Diseases."

  The Department also provides postgraduate training through Master's degree and Clinical Residency programs, preparing highly qualified medical specialists.

  Teaching at each faculty and for each academic year is conducted in accordance with the following approved regulatory documents:

• Qualification Characteristics;
• State Educational Standards;
• Standard Curriculum;
• Working (Syllabus-Based) Curriculum.

  The educational process is based on:

• amendments introduced in accordance with Order No. 80 of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• approved diagnostic standards;
• international clinical guidelines;
• modern educational technologies, including graphic organizers, case-based learning, and the project-based learning method.

  Material and Technical Resources

  The Department is equipped with a telecommunication system that enables thematic educational videos, presentations, multimedia programs, lectures, and practical classes to be displayed on television screens connected to a central computer.

  A unified digital image database has been created for standardized teaching and covers all sections of the academic curriculum.

  Department Library

  The Department library contains more than 60 educational publications in Uzbek, Russian, and English.

  The electronic library includes textbooks, atlases, teaching manuals, educational and methodological materials, and other academic resources.

  Practical Training of Students

  During their studies, students master the fundamental methods of clinical examination, including patient supervision (case management), history taking, collection of patient complaints, anamnesis morbi (history of the present illness), anamnesis vitae (past medical and life history), as well as physical examination techniques such as palpation, percussion, and auscultation.

  In addition, students become familiar with supplementary diagnostic methods, including laboratory and instrumental investigations, with practical exposure to ultrasonography and radiological examinations in specialized diagnostic units.