A timeline of IHSM history
2003: Formation
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
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