International Student Olympiad in Infectious Diseases
«Challenges 4 Id»

Date: April 16, 2026
Venue: International Higher School of Medicine (IHSM), Startup Office, 2nd Floor
Address: 1F Intergelpo Street
Responsible Person: G. Sh. Zakirova / Assistant, Department of Infectious Diseases, IHSM
E-mail: zakirovagulkaiyr@gmail.com

General Information
The Olympiad is an international team-based intellectual and practical competition among students of medical universities.

Participation format: Team-based (5 participants per team)
Duration of the event: 4 hours
The aim of the Olympiad is to assess the level of theoretical knowledge, clinical thinking, differential diagnostic skills, and teamwork in the field of infectious diseases.


Team Requirements

• Team consists of 5 participants
• Participants must be students of medical universities
• The team must have a name and a logo

Requirements for the “Team Introduction” Stage

• Each team must present:
• Team name and its concept explanation
• Presentation of the team logo
• Creative performance (up to 5 minutes)
• Use of video materials is allowed (video duration — up to 3 minutes)

The evaluation criteria include creativity, content quality, teamwork, and professional relevance of the presentation.

Thematic Areas of the Olympiad
The Olympiad includes questions on the following infectious diseases:

1. Typhoid fever
2. Foodborne toxic infections
3. Botulism
4. Salmonellosis
5. Shigellosis
6. Amebiasis
7. Cholera
8. Viral hepatitis
9. Malaria
10. Meningococcal infection
11. Tick-borne encephalitis
12. Dengue fever
13. Ebola virus disease
14. Measles
15. Nipah virus infection
16. Varicella (chickenpox)
17. Scarlet fever
18. Diphtheria
19. HIV infection
20. Anthrax