The International Higher School of Medicine (IHSM) was established in 2003. The First IHSM Rector Shamil M. Chyngyshpaev, D.Sc.(Medicine), professor.
2003-2008
Educational program:
Undergraduate training of specialists in specialty “General Medicine”
IHSM is registered with the world's leading healthcare organizations and associations:
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS)
Foundation for advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER)
IHSM is recognized and registered in foreign councils and commissions:
Medical Council of India (MCI)
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC)
2009-2014
Educational programs:
Postgraduate education (Residency): therapy, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, traumatology and orthopedics
PhD: Public Health
IHSM is registered with the world's leading healthcare organizations and associations:
World Federation for Medical Education (WFME)
International Association for Medical Education of Europe (АМЕЕ)
Association of Medical Schools in Europe (АМSЕ)
IHSM participates in Erasmus+ Projects:
Central Asian Network for Education, Research and Innovation in Environmental Health/CANERIEH, 2012-2015
Infrastructure:
Educational and Morphological Center, 114/1 L. Tolstoy Str., Bishkek
2014-2019
Educational program:
Postgraduate studies: pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, therapy, surgery, infectious diseases
The IHSM is registered with the world's leading healthcare organizations and associations:
Organization for PhD education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System (ORPHEUS)
International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA)
Asian Medical Students' Association (AMSA)
IHSM is recognized and registered in foreign councils and commissions:
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BMDC)
Maldives Medical & Dental Council (MMDC)
Nepal Medical & Dental Council (NMDC)
IHSM participates in Erasmus+ Projects:
Strengthening Network Research and Innovation in Environmental Health in Asia/TUTORIAL, 2016-2019
The Development of Doctoral Education and Research Capacities of Kyrgyzstani Academia/DERECKA, 2020-2023
KA-1 Credit Mobility - As part of the Erasmus+ program for international credit mobility, University of Milan, the University of Tartu and the University of Nitra,
Infrastructure:
Central (Administrative) Campu, 1f Intergelpo Str., Bishkek;
Educational and Administrative building of the Issyk-Kul Campus, 42 Sovetskaya Str., Cholpon-Ata
Medical clinic “VEDANTA”, 34 Fuchik Str., Bishkek
2019-2024
Educational programs:
Master's degree: Public Health
Secondary medical education: nursing, medical and preventive care
The IHSM is registered with the world's leading healthcare organizations and associations:
Towards Unity for Health (TUFH)
Belgian Educational Council (BEC)
Modern Education and Research Institute (MERI)
International Association of Universities (IAU)
United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)
Public Health Interprofessional Leadership Alliance (PHILA)
Belt and Road International Medical Education Alliance (BRIMEA)
Belt & Road Medical Device Innovation and Application Alliance (BRMDIA)
National Innovation Center par Excellence (NICE)
Lin-Gang Medical Device Innovation Center (LGMDIC)
IHSM is recognized and registered in foreign councils and commissions:
General Medical Council (GMC), UK
Australian Medical Council (AMS), Australia
IHSM participates in Erasmus+ Projects:
Harmonization and mutual recognition of Master programmes in Occupational and Environmental Health/HARMONEE, 2021-2024
Building Educational and Research Capacities in Nutrition and Dietetics in Central Asia/BERNICA, 2023-2025
Development of financial autonomy of universities in Kyrgyzstan/DEFA, 2023-2025
Digital and Green Universities for the Sustainable Development of Kyrgyzstan/GREEN KG, 2024-2026
Erasmus+ KA1 International Credit Mobility (ICM) Projects:
West-Saxon University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
2024-2025, participants: 2 staff of International affairs dept.
FH Joanneum Gesellschaft mbH University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
2024-2025, participants: 2 staff of International affairs dept.
University of Tartu (Estonia)
2022-2025, participants: 1 staff/5 days and 1 student of Undergraduate Program/5 months
FH Joanneum Gesellschaft mbH University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
2024-2027, participants: 4 staff/5 days and 2 students of Master Degree/5 months
International Scientific Projects:
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) and TerraGraphics International Foundation (TIFO) have been awarded with a Grant for the “Development of an Environmental Health Educational Program” in the Kadamjay District, of Batken Oblast for Climate Change Resilience and Environmental Protection.
Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) program, supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) collaboration with Tokyo Medical and Dental University. The development of a satellite data- and a regional chemical transport modeling-based air pollution assessment system and the formation of a research center for air pollution studies
Implementation WHO Roadmap on Public Health and Emergency Workforce in collaboration with PHILA (Public Health Interprofessional Leadership Alliance) and Zhejiang University, China
Joint Research Projects with Juntendo University, Japan. Cohort studies of non-communicable diseases in Kyrgyzstan
Physical, mental, and spiritual health of the elderly in Kyrgyzstan
Research Fellowship program of Ageing and NCDs cohort in Kyrgyzstan. Researchers from IHSM was admitted for the PhD program at Juntendo University.
Joint Research Project with the Ophthalmology Department of Keio University School of Medicine, Dr. Eisuke Shimizu. We conduct comparative studies by comparing images obtained through Smart Eye Camera (SEC) and a conventional microscope with a slit lamp.
IHSM scientific journal “Eurasian Medical Journal” Infrastructure:
Clinical Simulation Center, г.Бишкек, ул. Льва-Толстого 17а/1;
Educational and Clinic Complex of the Pathology Department “VEDANTA-PATHOLOGY” 8, Dagestanskaya Str., Bishkek
Educational and Clinic Complex of the Special Clinical Disciplines Department “VEDANTA-SCD” 1B, Fuchika St., Bishkek
Medical Center “VEDANTA ISSYK-KYL” 42 B, Sovetskaya Str., Cholpon-Ata
Educational and Clinical Complex of the Internal Medicine Department “VEDANTA-INTERNAL MEDICINE” 96, Alybaeva Str., Bishkek