One of the educational institutions providing educational services in the city of Arkalyk is the State Municipal State Enterprise “Arkalyk Medical College”.
It should be noted that earlier the medical college had the name “Arkalyk Medical School”, which was opened on the basis of the order of the Minister of Health of the Kazakh SSR No. 639 dated 11.12.1972. Subsequently, by Order of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 282 dated 14.08.1996, the Arkalyk Medical School was reorganized into a medical college.
Over the years of its activity, Arkalyk Medical College has trained more than 8 thousand secondary medical workers in the following specialties: “Medical business”, “Obstetrics”, “Nursing”, “Orthopedic dentistry”. From 1982 to 1987 there was an evening nursing department, from 1988 to 1992 – a dental department. In 1990, the first study groups in the Kazakh language were opened. Currently, specialists are being trained in the specialties of “Medical care” with the qualification of “Paramedic” and “Nursing” with the qualification of “General nurse”.
Modern practical training of medical college students involves the so-called practice-oriented training, which includes educational practice, industrial practice, which are organized and carried out both within the walls of the educational institution and on the bases of medical organizations. We consider industrial practice as an activity for the self-development of professional competence of future medical workers.
At the moment, the Arkalyk Medical College has all the necessary modern equipment for high-quality practical training. For example, to teach practical skills, there are dummies for practicing cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills, buttock phantoms for intramuscular injections, a mannequin for nasogastric nutrition and tracheostomy care, a human simulator for performing various injections, personal hygiene, catheterization, bedsore care; Heimlich’s phantom reception, a training defibrillator, tripods for long-term infusions, Kramer’s splints, negatoscopes, a dummy simulator for practicing first aid skills for fractures, a dummy simulator of a woman in labor for practicing obstetric, gynecological skills and much more.
Since 2019, clinical practice in healthcare organizations has been introduced into the educational process, which is aimed at training practice-oriented specialists in accordance with the needs of practical healthcare. The objectives of clinical practice are the systematization of knowledge gained in the process of theoretical training, the development of practical skills, the formation of professional competencies. Students undergo clinical practice in medical organizations, according to the contract for conducting clinical practice.
To fulfill the program of the educational process, as well as to improve the quality of practical skills of students, industrial training is conducted at the clinical bases of medical organizations in the city of Arkalyk. 18 medical organizations in Kostanay region are the production base for professional practice. During the entire period of study time, close feedback is maintained with these organizations. Educational practice and industrial training are conducted on the basis of the Arkalyk regional hospital, the Arkalyk regional polyclinic, the Arkalyk substation of the Kostanay regional emergency Medical Care station, and professional practice is conducted on the basis of regional, district and city medical organizations. The organization and conduct of professional practice of students is carried out jointly with methodological supervisors from among the college teachers and assigned specialists from the Ministry of Defense. Working training programs and calendar schedules of internships are preliminarily agreed with the administration of the basic MO and general and direct supervisors of the practices.
The distribution of college graduates is carried out annually together with representatives of interested medical organizations of the region and the city. The distribution is carried out taking into account the need for specialists of the Ministry of Defense. The geography of the distribution of graduates is extensive. Graduates of the Arkalyk Medical College successfully work not only in the regions of the region and the republic, but also in the countries of the near and far abroad. Many graduates, after continuing their studies, received higher medical education. And today they continue their work in the field of healthcare.
Our goal is to direct the teaching staff to ensure high-quality training of specialists through an interactive approach and organization of the educational process, improving the forms and methods of innovative teaching technology, depth of knowledge, quality control of students’ knowledge, improving the professional skills of teachers.
We believe in the success of our college and have the opportunity to be rightfully proud of the results achieved. We strive for the constant growth of the image of the college and are working to improve the quality of educational programs in the training of competitive specialists in demand in the labor market!