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ReviewJournal of medical education and curricular development

Medical Education in Armenia: An Overview.

Christopher Markosian, Gayane Sargsyan, Sanobar Shariff, Yelena Abovyan, Kim Hekimian, Khachatur Margaryan, Aram Hayrapetyan, Shant Shekherdimian, Gevorg Tamamyan

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Review in Journal of medical education and curricular development. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Christopher MarkosianRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Gayane SargsyanR.H. Yeolyan Hematology Center, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
Sanobar ShariffYerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
Yelena AbovyanHENAR Foundation, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
Kim HekimianInstitute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Khachatur MargaryanCareer Center, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
Aram HayrapetyanQuality Assessment and Assurance Center, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
Shant ShekherdimianDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gevorg TamamyanR.H. Yeolyan Hematology Center, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article serves to describe the medical education system of Armenia, a country located in the cross-section of Europe and Asia. Similar to other countries in the region, its medical education system is structured into undergraduate (6 years), postgraduate (1-4 years), and continuing education components. Its largest medical university, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), is the predominant institute for medical education and has enrollment of not only Armenian citizens, but also international students from India, Iran, Russia, and other countries. According to publication metrics, research activity at YSMU is increasing. Finally, the unique relationship between the country and its global diaspora has facilitated collaborative efforts in not only medical education, but also the delivery of care and capacity building. Significant challenges remain for each stage of medical education, such as the lack of standardized licensing or board examinations and oversight of the number of resident physicians per specialty.

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Armeniamedical education systemYerevan State Medical University

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PMID37868044
PMCPMC10588409

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