West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov State Medical University is a major educational, therapeutic, research, diagnostic and cultural centre of the western region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. There is postgraduate training in four specialties in the master's programme, 18 specialties in residency as well as two specialties in the doctoral programme, advanced training of physicians and nurses in 29 specialties and primary professional retraining in 22 specialties. The structure of the university consists of faculties, departments, a medical centre, a family clinic, a dental clinic, a scientific and practical centre, a centre of practical skills, a department for teaching and methodical work, a department for administrative staff management, laboratories and other educational and methodical, scientific and auxiliary departments. Memorandums of cooperation have been signed with the medical universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, Poland, South Korea, Hungary and others.
