The Radiology residency is a five-year program with the first three years of rotations through all radiological sub-specialities including pediatrics, emergency radiology, gastrointestinal, chest, musculoskeletal cardiovascular, breast imaging, ultrasound, positron emission tomography (PET), computerized tomography (CT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the final two years of training, residents spend most of the time in general radiology (training in all different subspecialties) and in the last year they can take two six-week long electives to select their subspecialty areas of interest.

The aims of the Residency program:

• To train a specialist radiologist capable independently perform the role at the advanced level according to the six ACGME core competencies and who is able to apply the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities in all aspects of the care of patients.
• To prepare the resident to direct interprofessional and multispecialty teams necessary for the care of patients.
• Instill habits of professionalism and lifelong learning.

Residency graduates continue working as physicians specialized in Radiology (radiologists). They often work in hospitals, outpatient centers, medical and diagnostic laboratories or specialty clinics, such as a cancer center. They usually work full time and may work evenings, weekends and holidays, depending on the hours of their facility. Some radiologists, besides practicing, teach medical students and residents serving as faculty members. Research can be also another type of work that radiologists engage along with professional practice as other medical specialists do. Within specialty, graduates may pursue areas of interest including interventional radiology, neuroradiology, breast imaging, pediatric imaging and more.

The residents are trained to achieve the graduation target of the ACGME Milestones in all six domains of medical practice, namely: Patient care and procedural skills, Medical knowledge, Practice-based learning and improvement, Interpersonal and communication skills, Professionalism, Systems-based practice.

On successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

• Evaluate patients, including recognition of medical and surgical emergencies and provide proper radiologic evaluation
• Utilize radiology tools for the best care of patients following safe and accurate scanning protocols
• Interpret images, guide clinicians in diagnostic challenge and work with rest of healthcare team in timely and efficient manner
• Perform indicated radiology procedures in the best interest of patients
• Be proficient in written and oral communication in bedside care, case presentations, the
• medical records and manuscripts
• Be proficient in use and application of the radiological literature, able to understand and
• participate in medical education and research

STEP 1. Create your personal account

Register on www.admissions.nu.edu.kz portal to create a Personal Account. Read the instructions about the application procedure given in your Personal account.

STEP 2. Complete your Application Form and attach the required documents

Fill out the application form and attach the required documents:

1. Scanned copy of a National ID card or passport;
2. Scanned copy of secondary school or higher education institution certificate (attestat/diploma) with final academic performance or certificate from the school (spravka) according to the sample in the personal account;
3. Motivation letter in English;
4. Valid copies of certificates. The results of standardized tests must be sent directly to the University through test administrators.

STEP 3. Pay an application fee

The application fee is paid online via your personal account with a bank card.

The application fee is 10 000 tenge and it is increased 3 times from the established amount when paid within the last two weeks before the first officially approved deadline and/or during the extension period for accepting applications for participation in the admission process. This amount is non-refundable.

Step 4. Finish the registration process

Finish the registration process by pressing the “Submit application” button. After submission applicants can’t change their applications.

Step 5. Upload IELTS/TOEFL certificates

Upload IELTS/TOEFL certificates in your personal account in the section "Upload IELTS/TOEFL" and fill up the required information about the certificate.

Further steps

Check your e-mail for notifications from the NU Admissions Department and your personal account to learn about your application status.

If you experience any difficulties with the registration or online application, please contact info_admissions@nu.edu.kz. Refer to your IIN and/or Applicant ID while sending us your requests.

Online application deadline for the residency program: February 12, 2024 - June 10, 2024.

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.

The Radiology residency is designed to comprehensively cover the curriculum of training over five years and takes into account the requirements of ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) and the European system of residency education.

The PGY-1 is a transitional year that includes internships in Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Gynecology and Obstetrics. Duration of each is about 4-8 weeks.

These clinical rotations will advance into more radiology-specific courses, such as Radiation Protection, Principles of Imaging Technology and Informatics, as well as courses on Communication and Management, Evidence-based Medicine.

The PGY-2 through PGY-5 consist of a variety of subspecialty rotations in radiology: Thoracic, Abdominal, Cardiovascular, Breast imaging, Musculoskeletal, Emergency radiology, Pediatric imaging, Urogenital, Head and Neck radiology, Neuroradiology, Interventional, Oncologic imaging, radiology of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nuclear medicine. Residents in the last year of training have two electives where they can focus on the subspecialty of interest.

Among the rotations, PGY-2 and PGY-4 separate a few weeks dedicated to scholarly activity of residents.