“The goal of the MD program is to train knowledgeable, competitive doctors committed to life-long learning in accordance with international standards set by World Federation for Medical Education” – Dean Ilia Meskhi

The Medical School in Georgian American University was established in 2017. The undergraduate MD curriculum at GAU MD School functions as a 6-year (360 ECTS) medical program designed to meet the challenges of training competitive and highly qualified doctors for the 21st century.

Main Features of the GAU MD Curriculum are:

• Partly integrated core curriculum with both vertical and horizontal integration;
  
  
• A body-system approach – integrated system-based courses address the major body systems;
  
  
• Spiral model of the curriculum that allows reviewing key basic topics in more depth;
  
  
• Relevant assessment methods based on Miller’s pyramid model including traditional (oral/written) examinations, MCQ testing, OSCE (Objective structures Clinical Examination) and portfolio;
  
  
• Student-oriented approach with increasing role of independent study;
  
  
• Early exposure to clinical settings and mastering clinical skills throughout the 6 years;
  
  
• Longitudinal research skills teaching;
  
  
• Social and public health including Medical Ethics, Behavioral Medicine, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine, Health Law, Health care management;
  
  
• Meeting requirements sent out in Global standards of undergraduate medical education of World Federation for Medical Education (WFME).
  
  
• Case-based learning and increasing number of electives over the years of study.

Clinical training components of the study program are implemented through agreements with a number of medical clinics and hospitals.