Azerbaijan Medical University named after Nariman Narimanov ( az, Azərbaycan Tibb Universiteti) is the formal name of the

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located in

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. Due to difficulties with translation, the school is sometimes called: Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan State Medical University, Azerbaijan State Medical Institute, or simply Medical University, with any of the preceding including the "named after N. Narimanov" or full "Nariman Narimanov". The school is named after

Nariman Narimanov Nariman Karbalayi Najaf oghlu Narimanov ( az, Nəriman Kərbəlayi Nəcəf oğlu Nərimanov, russian: Нарима́н Кербелаи Наджа́ф оглы Нарима́нов; – 19 March 1925) was an Azerbaijani Bolshevik revolutionary, w ...

, a famous Azeri in

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politics, notably party chairman of the

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History

Founded on 9 May 1930, the medical school grew out of the Department of Medicine of

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. During

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, the institute trained 2,082 doctors. By the decree of the Presidium of the

Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR ( Azerbaijani: Азәрбаjҹан ССР Али Совети, ''Azərbaycan SSR Ali Soveti''; Russian: Верховный Совет Азербайджа́нской ССР tr. ''Verkhovnyy Sovet Azerb ...

, the medical institute was named after a doctor and writer Nariman Narimanov on 29 April 1957. All further activities of the institute were associated with his name. In the fall of 2013, the University's Training and Surgical Clinic was opened.

Rectors

The rectors of the medical institute were * M. Kadyrli (1930) * N. Mamedli (1931-1932) * A. Aliev (1932-1934) * M. Guseinov (1934-1935) * A. Aliev (1935-1938) * M. Aliev (1938-1942) * Z. Mamedov (1943-1946) * B. Eyvazov (1946-1964) * H. Hasanov (1964-1968) * B. Medzhidov (1968-1972) * Z. Kulieva (1972-1983) * Z. Mamedov (1983-1992) * A. Amiraslanov (1992-2016) * Garay Geraybeyli (since 2016)

Departments and faculties

The school has 8000 students in 74 academic departments, with a faculty of scientists, physicians and lecturers numbering just over 1000. There are 4 clinics, educational-dental, oncologic, educational-therapeutic clinic, educational-surgical functioning within the university. * Curative I * Curative II * Dental * Pharmaceutical * Public Health * Military Medical (since 2000)

Military Medical Faculty

The Military Medical Faculty under the

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prepares professional military medical officers in the

Azerbaijani Armed Forces The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...

. It was founded on 25 May 2000. The duration of study is 2 years. Since August 2000, the male alumni of the Medical University completing their fourth year have been selected for admission to this faculty. The cadets have been admitted to the 1st course of "military doctors" faculty of the Military Medical School since 2006.

Affiliations

The university is a member of the

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.Tüm Uyeler
kunib.com In the spring of 2017, the heads of the Azerbaijan Medical University (AMU) and Turkish Koç University signed a memorandum of cooperation. One of the main points of the memorandum was the consent to the exchange of doctors and residents.

Hostels

University also provides hostels for its students. There are 6 student hostels: 2 of them are for girls, 2 for boys and 2 hostels for foreign students. The hostels are equipped with reading rooms, libraries, TVs, which allow watching world channels through satellite antennas.

References

Citations

Sources

* Ahliman Amiraslanov
Azerbaijan Medical University
''Azerbaijan International'', Winter 1995 (3.4). Accessed on April 17, 2006.

External links

AMU website
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