The Educational and Methodological Association (EMA) is a consultative and advisory working body within the higher and postgraduate education system, part of the Republican Educational and Methodological Council (REMC) for higher and postgraduate education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Formation and Activities
The EMA REMC for Healthcare Training at the S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University was established in July 2016. Its activities are regulated by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Education” and the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 12, 2018, No. 562 “On the Creation of the Republican Educational and Methodological Council for Higher and (or) Postgraduate Education and Educational and Methodological Associations by Training Areas and the Approval of Regulations on Their Activities.”
The activities of the EMA for Healthcare Training are coordinated by the REMC for Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan and are aimed at:
• Developing approaches to the advancement of the Kazakhstani higher and postgraduate education system in accordance with the national qualifications framework, industry qualifications frameworks, and professional standards;
• Participating in the formation of development strategies for Kazakhstani higher and postgraduate education to enhance its competitiveness in the global educational space;
• Providing educational and scientific-methodological support to the educational process in line with changing conditions and global challenges;
• Developing approaches and methods for improving the external and internal systems of quality assurance for higher and postgraduate education.

EMA Composition for Healthcare Training
• S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
• Department of Science and Human Resources of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• National Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Association of Medical Education and Science Organizations “Kazakhstan Medical Council”
• Republican Center for Health Development of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Medical University of Astana
• Karaganda Medical University
• Semey Medical University
• West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University
• South Kazakhstan Medical Academy
• Nazarbayev University
• Kazakhstan-Russian Medical University
• International Kazakh-Turkish University named after H.A. Yasawi
• Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
• M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan State University, School of Medicine
• Caspian Public University
• Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University
• Kazakh Medical University of Continuing Education
• Kazakhstan Medical University “Higher School of Public Health”
• Kazakhstan Alliance of Medical Organizations
• National Center for Independent Examination
• Eurasian Center for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Education and Health Care
• Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA)
• Independent Accreditation and Rating Agency (IAAR)
• University Medical Center Corporate Foundation
• National Scientific Center for Oncology and Transplantology
• National Scientific Cardiac Surgery Center
• National Center for Neurosurgery
• Scientific Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases
• Scientific Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology
• Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics
• National Scientific Medical Center
• National Scientific Surgery Center named after A.N. Syzganov
• Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Eye Diseases
• Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology
• Scientific Center of Urology named after Academician B.U. Dzhardusynov
• Scientific Center of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery
• Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Union of Medical Colleges of Kazakhstan

Contact Information
• Phone: +7 (727) 338-70-90 (ext. 7370)
• Email: [email protected]