INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL INSTITUTE

International Medical Institute

The International Medical Institute officially began its work on February 13, 2020. The institute is a new division of KSMU, but it is based on many years of the university experience in the international activities and traditions established in the early 90s of the last century.

The first international students were from Syria and India. They came to study at our university in 1992. Until January 1, 1993, foreign citizens studied at the medical and pharmaceutical faculties. At that time the education was in the Russian language which of course made students’ adaptation difficult. However, the traditional warm attitude of Russians to foreign friends helped students not only to adapt quickly to life in Russia but also to study successfully and master medical knowledge.

In 1993, the international faculty was established by the decision of the Academic Council; the first Dean of the faculty was Elena Georgievna Tshaskovskaya. During this period a well-structured system of foreign students’ adaptation was developed, curricula were adjusted, fruitful and close relations were established with the authorities of the Kursk region and the city of Kursk, law enforcement agencies and the migration service. All this allowed to increase significantly the international activity of the university. Igor Anatolievitch Saraev, Alexander Viktorovitch Ivanov, Olga Vitalievna Zamyatkina, Natalia Alexanderovna Borisova, Natalia Anatolyevna Voshchinina, Larisa Vasilievna Zhirova worked as deputy Deans at the Faculty in that time.

In 1994, the international students received education in the intermediary language in the specialties “General Medicine” and “Pharmacy”, since 1998 – in the specialty “Dentistry”, since 2005 – in the specialty “Social work”.

The Administration for International Relations was formed in 2004; it was headed by Yuri Shalvovitch Iobidze. The Administration provided international cooperation of the university with foreign educational, scientific organizations and clinics, as well as the conclusion of international treaties, export of educational services, admission of international students, academic exchange of students and faculty members, interaction with foreign embassies, educational work with international students and other activities related to the presence of foreign citizens on the territory of Russia.

In 2006, Professor Yury Dmitrievich Lyashev was elected Dean of the faculty; under his guidance the faculty grew into the leading one in the country, both in terms of the number of students and the level of education. For many years the vice-deans were the associate professors: Galina Nikolaevna Goriainova, Elena Vladislavovna Antopolskaya, Dmitry Viktorovich Polyakov, Tatyana Aleksandrovna Samgina, Sergei Nikolaevich Radionov.

A great contribution to the development of the faculty was made by the employees who worked in the Dean’s office at different times. These are professors: Irina Grigorievna Khmelevskaya, Mikhail Yuryevich Smakhtin, Nikolai Alexandrovich Konoplya, associate professors: Julia Vladimirovna Luneva, Natalia Sergeevna Razinkova, Andrei Evgenievich Antonov.

It is difficult to overestimate merit of Mohamad Toufic Chahine who made tangible contribution to the establishment and development of the KSMU international faculty. Today Mohamad Toufic Chahine holds the position of Director of the International Medical Institute. In 2017 Mohamad Toufic Chahine became the Honorary Consul of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Kursk.

Today, the International Medical Institute performs successful international and educational activities. The division ensures the participation of Kursk State Medical University in international cooperation in the field of secondary vocational and higher education.

The International Medical Institute organizes and supervises:

participation in the international programs of improvement of secondary vocational and higher education;
participation in the programs of academic mobility of students, teachers and researchers;
interaction with embassies of foreign states in Russia;
analysis and synthesis of information on the processes occurring among the international students;
organization of the admission of foreign citizens to study at KSMU;
educational work with the international students and their introduction to a healthy lifestyle;
assistance to the international students in resolving social issues;
familiarization of the international students with local acts of KSMU;
familiarization of the international students with their legal status, the rules of residence in Russia, sanitary and other rules for foreign citizens, the rules of movement on the territory of Russia and the monitoring of the implementation of these rules;
execution of documents for registration, deregistration, extension of the validity of visas of the international students in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kursk region;
issuing invitations to foreign citizens;
execution of the contracts on the provision of educational services with the international students, etc.

IMI Administration

Chahine Mohamad Toufic

Director of the International Medical Institute

Controls educational, methodological and scientific work in the International Medical Institute.
Coordinates the activity of IMI employees.
Submits curricula and educational programs to the KSMU administration for the approval.
Controls and regulates the organization of the educational process, coordinates the activity of the IMI departments.
Organizes control of admission, expulsion and readmission of the IMI students.
Organizes IMI preparing and submission of the current and report documentation to the KSMU administration and education authorities.
Coordinates contacts with the international graduates of KSMU.

Kryukov Alexey Anatolyevich

Deputy Director for Educational Activity of the International Medical Institute
Head of the Educational Department

Supervises educational activity of the IMI.
Plans, organizes and controls educational, academic and scientific work.
Organizes control of filling the data on the issued diplomas in the federal base of the registration of the specific documents.
Controls work on composing schedules of classes, examinations, credits; controls and generalizes their results.
Controls transfer of IMI students from one course to another, as well their admission to the examination sessions.
Adopts decisions on the students’ admission to the state exams.
Analyzes academic performance and attendance, talks to students with low academic performance and failures to attend classes.

Dremina Tatiana Fedorovna

Deputy Director for General Affaires
Head of the Department of Cultural and Social Adaptation

Supervises the department.
Controls the organization of the educational work.
Takes part in the organization and holding of cultural and sports events.
Controls medical insurance of the IMI students.
Organizes medical checkup.
Organizes work with the IMI students on receiving medical cards.
Prepares characteristics of students.
Cooperates with the community leaders of the IMI students.

Solosenko Svetlana Igorevna

Assistant Director of the International Medical Institute

Manages documentation of the IMI
Organizes reception of visitors
Controls work discipline in the IMI departments and employees’ compliance with the internal work regulations.
Controls inwards and outwards correspondence.
Prepares orders and regulations.
Organizes meetings of the international students with the rector, director, representatives of embassies, foreign delegations, law enforcement.
Holds business correspondence with organizations (institutions).
Organizes meetings, conferences and events held by the director.

Zelenova IrinaVladimirovna

Legal Advisor of the International Medical Institute

Develops and takes part in the development of legal documents.
Supervises legal work in the IMI, provides legal assistance to the IMI departments in preparing and execution of legal documents; takes part in preparation of the responses to the inquiries.
Represents the University in the court trials of the arbitration courts, courts of general jurisdiction, magistrates.

Potolova Yana Gennadievna

Translator of the International Medical Institute

Performs written and oral translations of the inwards and outwards correspondence, documents of conferences, meetings, workshops and etc.
Organizes and interprets official meetings with the representatives of foreign countries.
Translates academic and other documents of the IMI and University into English.
Updates English version of the University website and IMI webpage.
Provides assistance to the IMI students when dealing with police, medical and other organizations (institutions).
Translates official documents (of the police, court, public prosecution office and other authorities) referring to the IMI students.
Takes part in the organization of meetings with embassies, foreign delegations, rector of the University and other official representatives.

The Educational Department

Kasatkina Oksana Olegovna

Document Manager of the Educational Department.

Manages documentation of the IMI department.
Composes and manages nomenclature of files of the department.
Maintains records of IMI students’ academic performance and attendance of classes.
Holds business correspondence with embassies, foreign companies and other educational organizations.
Takes part in the preparation of orders of admission, transfer from one course to another, expulsion and readmission, admission to the examinations, rewords and punishments of students.
Executes the certificates of study; makes inquires on the validation of the certificates of study.
Manages lists of IMI students.

Serikova Elena Mikhailovna

Document Manager of the Educational Department.

Manages documentation of the IMI department.
Composes and manages nomenclature of files of the department.
Maintains records of IMI students’ academic performance and attendance of classes.
Holds business correspondence with embassies, foreign companies and other educational organizations.
Takes part in the preparation of orders of admission, transfer from one course to another, expulsion and readmission, admission to the examinations, rewords and punishments of students.
Executes the certificates of study; makes inquires on the validation of the certificates of study.
Manages lists of IMI students.