On holding an international Olympiad in the subject of “Medical Genetics” among 2nd year students

On April 24, 2024, the Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics as part of School of General Medicine-1 held the International Student Olympiad in the discipline “Medical Genetics”. The event was attended by 103 students from two countries -Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.

Universities that participated in the Olympiad, for example,from Kazakhstan: West Kazakhstan Medical University named after M. Ospanov, Semey Medical University, Astana Medical University, KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov, from Uzbekistan: Samarkand State Medical University, Tashkent Medical Academy.

The Olympiad was held in 2 rounds in three languages ​​(Kazakh, Russian, English) on the Zoom platform.

Prize-winners of the International Olympiad in the section “Medical Genetics”:

For the Kazakh group:

  • I place – Dauletkhanova Aruzhan Rustemkyzy Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
  • 2nd place – Maratov Arna Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
  • III place – Abubakir Balzhan  Astana Medical University
  • III place – Karshyga Altaiyr  KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov

For the Russian group:

  • I place – Nurtaeva Laura Askarovna Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
  • II place – Karimov Mustafa Rasimovich KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
  • III place – Suyeubay Bayan Maratkyzy Astana and KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov

For the English group:

  • I place – Anoochana Kameswari Ammanamanchi Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
  • II place – Preethi Soundhara Pandian Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
  • III place – Gulshan Solanki West Kazakhstan Medical University named after M. Ospanov

All participants in the online Olympiad received appropriate certificates.