КА2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

CAPACITY BUILDING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

ERASMUS+ КА2

«SETTING PEER REVIEW INSTRUMENTS AND GOALS FOR MEDICAL (HEALTH) EDUCATION» / SPRING

Project reference number 609528-EPP-1-2019-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

Realization: 2020-2023

List of partner institutions

Applicant institution:

BAU International University Batumi LTD (Batumi, Georgia)

Project coordinator – Professor Levan Metreveli, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Public Health, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine BAU International University Batumi)

Web-site of the Project: http://www.bau-spring.ge/

Co-beneficiary institutions:

1. Tbilisi State Medical University (Tbilisi, Georgia)
2. Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy LLC (Tbilisi, Georgia)
3. Georgian National University SEU (Tbilisi, Georgia)
4. Nicolae Testeitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova (Chisinau, Moldova)
5. Technical University of Moldova (Chisinau, Moldova)
6. International Sakharov Environmental Institute of Belarusian State University (Minsk, Belarus)
7. Grodno State Medical University (Grodno, Belarus) Project coordinator in the co-beneficiary institution – Surmach Marina Yurievna, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Public Health and Healthcare.
8. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University noncommercial joint stock company (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
9. Karaganda State Medical University (Karaganda, Kazakhstan)
10. The State Higher Educational Institution Avicenna Tajik State Medical University (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
11. The State Higher Educational Institution Khatlon State Medical University (Danghara, Tajikistan)
12. Medical University Sofia (Sofia, Bulgaria)
13. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Kaunas, Lithuania)

The aim of the project is to enhance the quality of medical education in the involved partner countries and contribute to the onset of changes of the same character in the rest of former Soviet countries.

Through various activities on capacity building, peer reviewing, exchanging experience, creating the foundation for sustainable development and further dissemination of final results of the project, the consortium of 14 higher educational institutions from 7 countries intends to achieve the following results:

1. raising awareness on peer review process as an effective instrument for substantiating ongoing improvements in academic and administrative domains of medical schools in targeted partner countries and beyond;
2. establishing a multinational peer review board (MPRB);
3. establishing and building consistency for a continuous peer-review process of academic programs and processes and administrative policies, procedures and actions across the targeted partner countries and beyond;
4. capacity building of faculty members and administrative staff;
5. establishing an annual scientific-practical journal of “Peer Review in Medical/Health Education for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (PRIMED-EECA)”;
6. enhancing internationalization of HEIs in partner countries;
7. disseminating information on project achievements and other final products to participant institutions in program and partner countries.

The project will ensure the sustainability of the achieved results and their application in the very near future through the establishment of the above mentioned journal and independent cross-national “Peer Review Association for Medical/Health Education of Eastern Europe and Central Asia – PRAMED-EECA)” aimed at:

а. providing the group of highly qualified reviewers;

б. assisting medical education institutions of the targeted regions in the effective preparation for international accreditation.

Multinational Peer Review Board (MPRB) Meeting No. 12

23 March 2022 — 14:43

Erasmus+ Capacity Building Project SPRING

Multinational Peer Review Board (MPRB) Meeting No. 12,

March 4, 2022 Online

 

Attendees:

 

A. MPRB appointed members:

1. Prof. Levan Metreveli, Professor of Public Health, BAU International University, Batumi, Georgia
2. Prof. Linas Šumskas, Professor of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
3. Prof. Artur Buzdugan, Technical University of Republic of Moldova
4. Prof. Khuseyn Egamnazarov Nazarovich - Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Tajikistan
5. Prof. Salome Khubulava, Tbilisi Medical Academy, Georgia
6. Prof. Maia Advadze, Dean of Medical Faculty, Georgian National University SEU
7. Prof. Marina Surmach, Head of the Department of Public Health and Health Services, Grodno State Medical University, Belarus 
8. Prof. Viktor Riklefs, Vice-rector for Academic Work, Karaganda Medical University, Kazakhstan (ABSENT)
9. Prof. Antoniya Yanakieva, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria

 

B. MPRB associated members:

10. Prof. Evelina Gherghelegin, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemițanu" (SUMPh), Chisinau, Moldova, representing Prof. Artur Buzdugan, with the right to vote
11. Prof. Nino Kandelaki, Tbilisi State Medical University (TSMU)
12. Prof. Nino Kiladze, Tbilisi State Medical University (TSMU)

 

The following Board meeting agenda was approved:

 

1. Establishing the Journal and association of The Project and choosing the title of the Journal
2. Arranging the time for follow-up Missions
3. Financing of Project
4. Summarizing conducted missions
5. Various

 

Prof. Šumskas has mentioned that Journal will be registered in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences as agreed, Name suggested for journal is - Journal of Medical  and Health Sciences Education for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (MEDH-EECA)

Prof. Metreveli suggested to arrange follow up missions in same time pattern as it was before, so universities will have time to prepare, principle is which university was first it will be also first for the second round (follow up missions).

First online follow up mission has been discussed with prof. Surmach from Belarus, Grodno. Prof. Yanakieva suggested time for April, also suggested to prepare draft schedule according to the recommendations and after that to organize the follow up mission. Prof. Surmach agreed and according to the recommendations will create target group for follow up missions.

Prof. Yanakieva  mentioned, that one University mission in Moldova was successfully, but second was conducted half, due to political situation, so experts came back to home countries earlier, this mission will be finished online. 6 peer review missions were conducted online and 6 - onsite. Prof Yanakieva has agreed to Prof. Šumskas and Prof. Metreveli that follow up mission in Belarus should be planed online, in other Universities it depends on the following situation.

Prof. Šumskas has mentioned about peer review reporting time, that chairmen of expert groups should encourage members of groups to write their parts of the reports.

During the meeting members have discussed also questions about sharing the reports between the Universities.

 

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