in the world for the first time, making it a 301+ ranking in Medicine and Health Sciences out of 721 universities included. The publication evaluated the results of statistical analysis of activities, data audit, the results of an annual global survey of representatives of the international academic community, employers, as well as the financial performance of the university. Faculties As of September 2005, the TMA has six faculties for undergraduate studies, over 40 Master's degree/Residency programs in medicine and Life sciences, over 50 departments in medicine, biology, education, social and humanitarian subjects, faculty of continuous medical education. Undergraduate programs: Faculty of Medicine (6 years) Faculty of Medicine and Medical Education (6 years) Faculty of Preventive Medicine (5 years) Faculty of Military Medicine Faculty of Higher Education Nursing School (3 years) Faculty of Medical Biology (4 years) Research Basic and bench research is carried out by the faculty of the departments, independent researchers, graduate students, doctoral students, students and applicants in priority areas of medicine and biology. The TMA is the basis for preclinical research and clinical approbation of c, their implementation in health care practice, in the system of higher and professional education. About 50 doctoral and over 250 master's theses are defended at TMA annually. Interuniversity Scientific Research Laboratory Interuniversity Scientific Research Laboratory (IRSL) has the scope to organize interuniversity cooperation between universities, institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, enterprises and organizations (conclusion of economic contracts, agreements on scientific and technical cooperation) within the framework of the integration of education and science. The activities of ISRL are directly related to the educational and scientific work of the academy. Scientific directions are carried out on the basis of state grants approved by the Committee for the Coordination of the Development of Science and Technology under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. ISRL in its activities is guided by regulatory and legislative documents concerning the activities of research institutions References External links Official website Universities in Uzbekistan 1920 establishments in Russia Medical schools in Uzbekistan