The Ophthalmology residency program is a four-year program aiming to prepare a fully educated, independent, enterprising, ethically responsible, creative, and scientifically innovative specialist, interested in nurturing democratic values. This individual should be capable of fully solving eye care problems and working effectively in a team.
The general aim of the program is to train an ophthalmologist who can provide qualified service and apply the acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities to manage ocular diseases both on an outpatient and inpatient basis.
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Campus: Astana, Kazakhstan, NU School of Medicine building, hospitals
Language: English, Kazakh, Russian
Delivery mode: Full time
Duration: 4 years
The general aim of the program is to train a specialist ophthalmologist who is able to provide qualified service within the competence and is able to apply the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities providing outpatient and inpatient management of ocular disease in the following domains: general ophthalmology, retina/vitreous disorders, strabismus/pediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, ocular surface and uvea disease, cataract and intraocular lens surgery, refraction, and low vision.
Graduates of the NU SOM Ophthalmology Residency program will be entitled as Specialists in Ophthalmology. They will have opportunities to work as general ophthalmologists in ophthalmology clinics, ophthalmology inpatient units of multidisciplinary hospitals, and tertiary care ophthalmology centers.
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