At the Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Pediatrics, teaching is conducted for students of the following programs: 2nd and 3rd-year students of the Faculty of Medical Prevention; 3rd, 4th, and 6th-year students of the Faculty of Pediatrics; 2nd-year students of the Faculty of Pharmacy; 4th-year students of the Higher Nursing Education Program (HNEP); 3rd-year students of the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine. Students are trained according to the curriculum of the “Internal Diseases” discipline.

  Teaching is Conducted in Accordance with the Following Approved Documents for Each Course and Faculty:

• Qualification Characteristics;
• State Educational Standards;
• Curriculum;
• Working Curriculum (Syllabus);
• Educational Technologies and Methodological Guidelines.

The educational process incorporates:

• Amendments introduced in accordance with Order №80 of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• Approved diagnostic standards and clinical protocols;
• International recommendations and guidelines;
• Modern educational technologies, including (Graphic organizers; Case-based learning technologies; Project-based learning methods).

  Technical Resources Available for the Educational Process:

The department is equipped with modern technical facilities to support the educational process. A telecommunications system has been established, enabling the presentation of topic-related educational videos, presentations, multimedia programs, lectures, and practical training materials through television screens connected to a central computer system. In accordance with the curriculum, the department maintains a unified digital database of scanned images and educational materials, covering all sections of the educational program and supporting standardized teaching methods.

  Department Library:

• The library contains more than 20 educational resources in English, Uzbek, and Russian languages.
• An electronic library is available and includes textbooks, educational manuals, teaching and methodological guides, lecture materials, and other learning resources.

  Clinical Training Opportunities:

  Students are provided with opportunities to observe and examine patients relevant to the topics being studied. Clinical demonstrations and patient-based learning activities are organized in hospital departments and clinical wards, allowing students to strengthen their practical skills and clinical reasoning abilities.

  Educational and Methodological Activities of the Department:

  The educational and methodological work of the department is organized in accordance with the educational and methodological regulations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, including:

• The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Education” (August 29, 1997).
• The National Program for Personnel Training (August 29, 1997).
• The Regulation on Higher Education, approved by the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan (January 9, 2003).
• The State Educational Standard for the specialty 5510200 – Pediatrics.
• Curricula for the Pediatrics educational program approved by the Ministry of Higher Education.
• Standard and working curricula developed for individual subjects and topics.
• The Regulation on the Rating System for Monitoring and Assessing Students’ Knowledge, approved by Order № 204 of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education (2009), with amendments introduced by Order No. 333 (2010).
• Order № 43 of the Rector of Samarkand State Medical Institute dated September 12, 2013, “On the Organization of the Educational Process Using a Modular Teaching System.”
• Order №951/U of the Rector of Samarkand State Medical Institute dated December 19, 2013, “On the Organization of the Educational Process through the moodle.sammi.uz Intranet Electronic Learning System.”
• Minutes №9 of the Scientific Council of Samarkand State Medical Institute dated June 15, 2016, “Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Students’ Academic Performance within the Credit-Module System of Education.”

  The department also provides postgraduate training through Master’s degree and Clinical Residency (Clinical Ordinatura) programs, preparing highly qualified specialists in the fields of Internal Medicine and Cardiology.

  The primary goal of teaching this discipline is to develop students’ knowledge and practical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of the most common internal diseases.

  The objectives of the discipline include: Developing knowledge of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, classification, complications, treatment, and prevention of internal diseases; Improving students’ skills in medical history taking and comprehensive patient examination; Training students to recognize the main clinical criteria of diseases; Teaching the principles of formulating and justifying preliminary and clinical diagnoses; Developing competencies in clinical decision-making and comprehensive patient management; Training students in the use of laboratory, instrumental, and clinical diagnostic methods; Teaching the interpretation of laboratory and instrumental investigation results; Developing knowledge of differential diagnosis and the principles of establishing a final diagnosis; Enhancing students’ ability to provide emergency medical care in urgent and life-threatening situations.

  Modern educational technologies are widely used during practical classes, including: Round Table; Pen in the Center of the Table; Bee Swarm Method; Brainstorming; Crosswords; Hot Potato Technique; Circle Method; 3×4 Method; Cluster Method; Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram and other interactive teaching approaches.

  The department staff continuously provide students with access to the latest medical information, contemporary scientific publications, and developments available through Internet resources and modern medical journals.

  Students’ knowledge and practical competencies are assessed through midterm and final evaluations, which include:

• Computer-based testing;
• OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination).

  These assessment methods ensure an objective and comprehensive evaluation of students’ theoretical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and practical skills.