of those who died during the war, the names of A.A. Airapetov, R.L. Aminov, A.Yu. Gulkorov, G.D. Mukhanov, V.I. Mazhitov, R.S.Oripov, N.G. Raschenko, Z.S.Rzhevsky, U.Z. Umarova and U. Khikmatkhozhaeva.were carved in gold letters in the history of the Tashkent Medical Institute. A 6-year study was established after the Second World War. During this period, new educational programs were created by professors and faculty members. In 1972, the Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute was established, and students from the faculty of pediatrics of Tashkent Medical Institute were transferred there. Foreign students were accepted for studies since 1961. In 1980, their number exceeded to 170. 1980-1990 was a period of active international collaborations between Universities of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Hungary, Germany, Poland and others. During these years, students began to enter the leading medical Universities of Russia and Ukraine. First and Second Tashkent State Medical Institutes By the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers in 1990, on the basis of the old and new campuses of Tashkent Medical Institute in Tashkent, two medical institutes were formed: the First Tashkent State Medical Institute and the Second Tashkent State Medical Institute. The first rector of the First Tashkent State Medical Institute was Professor, Academician of the Academy of Sciences T.A. Daminov, the rector of the Second Tashkent State Medical Institute became professor Kh.Ya. Karimov. At the initial stage, the First Tashkent State Medical Institute had medical and dental faculties, and the Second Tashkent State Medical Institute had medical and sanitary-hygienic faculties. Changing the status of Tashkent Medical Academy Tashkent Medical Academy was reorganized on the basis of abolished First and Second Tashkent State Medical Institutes through the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov N-3629 as of 19 July 2005. According to the Decision of the State Testing Center at the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan the Tashkent Medical Academy is given the status of "Higher Education Facility" (Certificate No.8 as of 31 March 2008) The multidisciplinary clinic of Tashkent Medical Academy serves as a platform for in-hospital and out-patient care being the largest health care facility of the Republican level. Position in rankings In 1972, Tashkent Medical Institute was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour which is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. On April 22, 2020, Times Higher Education (THE) listed TMA as one of the best universities