The urgency of the problem of tuberculosis in the world is extremely high. According to the WHO, 1/3 of the world's population is infected with a tuberculosis infection, and there are 16-20 million patients with active forms of tuberculosis in the world, while every 4 seconds one person becomes infected, and every 10 seconds one person in the world dies of tuberculosis. In recent years, the total number of tuberculosis patients in the world has slightly decreased, but the proportion of fatal and intractable forms has increased, which is associated with co-infection of tuberculosis and HIV / AIDS, as well as with the emergence of drug resistance of the pathogen to anti-TB drugs. If drug-resistant tuberculosis gets out of control, humanity will be threatened by a deadly disease transmitted by airborne droplets. WHO has declared tuberculosis (including TB / HIV co-infection) a global problem affecting all walks of life - every nation, community, family and any single person as a whole.

Thus, the demand for qualified specialists in the field of phthisiopulmonology in all countries of the world (in particular, the Southeast Asian region of WHO, whose countries account for more than 40% of the global burden of tuberculosis) is beyond doubt. Therefore, knowledge of phthisiopulmonology is necessary not only for phthisiologists, pulmonologists, but also for primary care physicians and specialists of any other profile in the field of medicine.

The content of the working educational program corresponds to the current state of phthisiatric science and practice and related disciplines for the next 5 years - the time when students will begin independent medical activity. At the same time, the requests of the departments at which students will continue to study are taken into account. The program is based on the basic WHO documents on tuberculosis and the principles of evidence-based medicine.
 

In accordance with the curriculum for students of the General Medicine faculty, the course of phthisiopulmonology is taught in the amount of 18 classroom hours of lectures, 54 classroom hours of practical classes and 72 hours of students’ independent works (SIW).

Total labor input: 4 credits (144 hours)
Classroom sessions: 72 hours
Students' independent work: 72 hours
Semester: 8
Final control: pass