Campus: Astana, Kazakhstan, NU School of Medicine building, hospitals
Language: English, Kazakh, Russian
Delivery mode: Full time
Duration: 5 years
Career: Residency graduates continue working as physicians
General information
The Orthopaedics/Traumatology residency program is a five-year program aiming to prepare a fully educated, independent, enterprising, ethically responsible, creative, interested in scientific innovations and nurturing democratic values specialist who can fully solve problems and work in a team.
The general aim of the program is to train a specialist orthopedic traumatologist 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 orthopedic/trauma care in case of acute trauma, in case of orthopedic disease and pathology, in case of oncological diseases of musculoskeletal system, to address the issues of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, hospitalization and rehabilitation of orthopedic diseases and traumatic injuries.
This Program will educate Orthopaedics/Traumatology residents, according to the six ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) core competencies.
Program aims
The Orthopaedics and traumatology residency program aims:
Curriculum
The clinical curriculum relies upon the ACGME Program Requirements for Traumatology and Orthopedics Residencies and fulfills the ACGME Competencies and Milestones required for all residencies, as described previously.
PGY 1 and PGY 2
The first two years of training will cover Common trunk rotations of surgical specialties such as General Surgery, ICU/Anesthesiology, Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Outpatient Surgery, Plastic/burn surgery, Musculoskeletal radiology giving an experience with one to four months rotations. The rest three years will provide in-depth experience covering all Orthopaedics/Traumatology areas with rotation duration being one to four months. Compulsory cycles focus on the deepening of the knowledge and skills of an orthopedic traumatologist in the field of emergency traumatology, the acquisition of skills and abilities prevention of musculoskeletal diseases, disorders, and injuries and their treatment by medical, surgical, and physical methods.
All clinical events of our first -year program will be held in several hospitals:
The PGY 1 program will be developed in four specific hospital sites:
All clinical events of our second -year program will be held in several hospitals:
The PGY 2 program will be developed in four specific hospital sites:
PGY3
The internship year (residents of the 3rd year of study) is devoted to the clinical experience of working with adult and child patients suffering from acquired and congenital orthopedic pathology, including trauma in children, with pathology of the spine, hand, foot and infection in orthopedics, hospitalized in several inpatient departments, under the appropriate supervision of attending physicians of Сity Children's hospitals and National Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after ak. Batpenova N.D., NUSOM mentors and teachers.
All clinical events of our third -year program will be held in several hospitals:
Residents will undergo a series of three-, two- and one-month rotations in inpatient departments (such as adult orthopedics, traumatology, pediatric orthopedics, pediatric traumatology, hand microsurgery):
In the third year of training in the field of traumatology and orthopedics, residents will rely on their knowledge in the field of general basic non-orthopedic rotations, obtained during the first two years, and cope with orthopedic tasks. They will begin to take over the management of inpatient and outpatient orthopedic services, as well as the operating room schedule. They will perform minor operations under the supervision of a clinical mentor. It is expected that the residents of the 3rd training will also see and evaluate patients in the department of adult and pediatric orthopedics, spine surgery, hand, foot, infections in orthopedics. The third year of training in traumatology and orthopedics is also a time for active clinical research, reading and understanding clinical work.
PGY4
The internship year (residents of the 4th year of study) is devoted to the clinical experience of working with adult and child patients suffering from acquired and congenital orthopedic pathology, including trauma in children, with pathology of the spine, hand, foot and infection in orthopedics, hospitalized in several inpatient departments, under the appropriate supervision of attending physicians of city hospitals and NIIT, NUSOM mentors and teachers.
All clinical events of our third-year program will be held in several hospitals:
Residents will undergo a series of four-, three- and two-month rotations in inpatient departments (as the Department of arthroscopy, oncological orthopedics, endoprosthetics, orthopedic rehabilitation):
PGY5
The internship year (residents of the 5th year of study) is devoted to clinical experience of working with adult patients suffering from acquired and congenital orthopedic pathology, multiple trauma and emergency care, elective courses in the departments of endoprosthetics, arthroscopy, spine and pelvic surgery, hospitalized in several inpatient departments, under the appropriate supervision of attending physicians of the city hospital and NIIT, NU SOM mentors and teachers.
All clinical events of our fifth-year program will be held in several hospitals:
Residents will undergo a series of four-, three-month rotations in inpatient departments (as the department of adult orthopedics, multiple trauma and emergency medical care, endoprosthetics, arthroscopy, spinal surgery, pelvic surgery):
Clinical rotation sites
PGY 1
PGY 2
PGY 3
PGY 4
PGY 5
Program learning outcomes
By the end of the Traumatology and Orthopedics Residency Program, the residents should achieve the graduation target in the majority of theACGME-I Milestones for Traumatology and Orthopedics, as follows:
Medical knowledge (MK)
Residents must demonstrate knowledge in the field of established and developing biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and socio-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care. Residents must demonstrate a high level of their knowledge in the field of:
Patient Care (PC)
An orthopedic resident should be able to provide the patient with compassionate, appropriate and effective care within the framework of medical programs and health promotion.
Interpersonal Communication Skills (ICS)
Residents should demonstrate interpersonal communication skills that lead to effective information exchange and collaboration with patients, their families and medical professionals. Residents should:
Professionalism (P)
Residents must demonstrate commitment to professional duties and adherence to ethical principles. Residents must demonstrate:
Practice-based learning and Improvement (PBL)
Residents must demonstrate the ability to research and evaluate their patient care, evaluate and assimilate scientific evidence, and continually improve patient care through ongoing self-assessment and lifelong learning. Residents are expected to develop the skills and habits necessary to achieve the following objectives:
System-oriented Practice (SBP)
Residents should demonstrate awareness of and responsiveness to the broader context and health system, as well as the ability to effectively use other system resources to provide optimal health care. Residents should:
Career opportunities
Graduates of the NU SOM Orthopedics and Traumatology Residency program will acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the specialty of orthopedics and traumatology at the international level. They will be able to work as orthopedic traumatologists in clinics and trauma centers at all levels, providing highly specialized and outpatient care.
Faculty
Ruslan Botayev, MD, PhD
Program Director of the Residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Acting Chair of the Department of Surgery, Program Director of the Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor
Instructor
Timur Kapyshev, MD, MBA
Simulation Center Director, Adjunct Associate Professor
Arman Batpen, MD, PhD
Clinical preceptor
Deputy Director for Scientific work and Strategy
National Scientific Center of Ttraumatology and
Orthopedics ac.Вatpenov
Ruslan Khasenov, MD
Clinical preceptor
Department of Surgery
City Hospital №2
Aman Asabayev, MD
Clinical preceptor
Department of Outpatient Surgery
Republic Diagnostic Center
Irlan Sagyndykov, MD, PhD
Clinical preceptor
Department of Vascular Surgery
National research oncology center
Entry requirements
There are two types of admission: Unconditional and Conditional
Applicants who qualify for unconditional admission are expected to have:
The NUSOM Admissions Committee will consider applicants recommended for admission by University Medical Center (UMC) Residency Admission Committee but the ultimate decision to admit these applicants is made by the NUSOM Admissions Committee.
Applicants to the Program, at the discretion of the Admissions Committee, may be exempted from submitting the language proficiency test report if:
Applicants to the Program, at the discretion of the Admissions Committee, may be exempted from submitting the language proficiency test report if:
Important dates
Online application deadline for the residency program for the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and for international applicants - May 16, 2025, inclusively (2 pm Astana time).
List of documents to be submitted by the applicants
All submitted documents shall be in English or with notarized English translation:
Tuition fee
The residency program fee is $11,200 (5 723 200 KZT) for the 2025/2026 academic year for all students.
To learn more about tuition fees, please contact us at bursars_office@nu.edu.kz.
How to apply
Read the Instructions about the application procedure given in your Personal account.
Entry requirements
There are two types of admission: Unconditional and Conditional
Applicants who qualify for unconditional admission are expected to have:
The NUSOM Admissions Committee will consider applicants recommended for admission by University Medical Center (UMC) Residency Admission Committee but the ultimate decision to admit these applicants is made by the NUSOM Admissions Committee.
Applicants to the Program, at the discretion of the Admissions Committee, may be exempted from submitting the language proficiency test report if:
Applicants to the Program, at the discretion of the Admissions Committee, may be exempted from submitting the language proficiency test report if:
Important dates
Online application deadline for the residency program for the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and for international applicants - May 16, 2025, inclusively (2 pm Astana time).
List of documents to be submitted by the applicants
All submitted documents shall be in English or with notarized English translation:
How to apply
To participate in the competition the following steps must be completed:
Read the Instructions about the application procedure given in your Personal account.
If you have any issues with the application, email phd_admissions@nu.edu.kz with a detailed description of the problem, your IIN (for citizens of Kazakhstan) and your Applicant ID number.
Status assigned to the candidate
All registered candidates can check the status of their application in the Personal account. Description of the status below is presented in the order of assignment to the candidate in the Personal account.
Application in processing. This is interim status, which means that the application is being processed. Admissions Committee will evaluate the application and inform the candidate on further steps/stages. Notification on final results will be sent to your email address.
Does not meet entry requirements. The status is assigned to the candidates who do not meet the minimum entry requirements. It is given after checking the application forms and the documents by the Admissions Department.
Disqualified. The status is assigned to candidates who are disqualified for gross violations of the conditions of the competition. For example, provided deliberately false information.
Rejected by Admissions Committee. At one of the competition stages, the Admissions Committee decided to reject the candidate’s application.
Transfer to another program. At the stage of an application screening the Admissions Committee has decided to recommend the candidate for consideration by the Admissions Committee of another program within the same School.
Pending. Candidate’s application is pending.
Waiting list. The Admissions Committee has finished reviewing the candidate’s application and made a decision to put you on a waiting list. Such candidates should expect notification from the University, as there is a possibility that if other candidates reject to study, they may be sent an invitation letter to study.
Recommended for admission to program. Admissions Committee has decided to recommend candidate for the program without going through the Zero Year of Graduate programs.
Recommended for conditional admission. The Admissions Committee has decided to recommend a candidate for the conditional admission with a requirement to fulfill the condition by the deadline specified in the notification.
Withdrawn. Candidate decided to withdraw from the competition.
Accepted Program admission offer. The status is assigned to candidates who received offer letter, signed Enrollment confirmation form and fulfilled all the сonditions of the University indicated in the offer letter.
Refused admission offer. The candidate was recommended for admission, but refused to study.
Refused in favor of another NU program. The status is applicable for those candidates, who applied for several graduate programs at NU. The status is assigned when the candidate chooses another program.
Deferred. The status is assigned to candidates who were accepted for the program, but decided to postpone their studies until the next year.
Did not submit the documents/Refused. The status assigned to candidates who did not provide originals of the documents by the stated deadline, which means that the candidate refuses to study at University.
Did not come to Orientation week/Refused. The status is assigned to candidates who accepted the offer letter, provided hard copies of documents, but did not participate in Orientation week. The vacant place, if available, can be offered to the candidates in the Waiting list.
Enrolled to program. The status is assigned to candidates who enrolled to the main program by the Decision of the Provost. Candidate officially became a student.