Tbilisi State Medical University

Tbilisi State Medical University (TSMU) is a public medical university in Tbilisi, Georgia, that was founded in 1918 as a faculty of medicine at Tbilisi State University. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious medical universities in Georgia and Eastern Europe, with a history of over a century. The university offers various undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. It has about 8,000 students and 500 academic staff. Some of the features of TSMU are:

- It has a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum that fosters critical thinking, self-directed learning, and clinical reasoning skills.
- It has a Central Scientific Research Laboratory that conducts research in various fields of medicine and biomedicine and publishes in international journals.
- It has a partnership with the Emory University School of Medicine in the USA and hosts lectures, seminars, and workshops by Emory faculty and students.
- It has a Student Exchange Program that allows students to study abroad in countries such as the USA, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Turkey.
- It has a Student and Young Scientists Association (SYSSA) that organizes academic and social events, such as conferences, symposiums, and festivals.

TSMU's tuition fees vary depending on the program and degree level. For example, the tuition fee for the six-year medicine program is $5,500 per year, which includes the cost of textbooks, library access, and internet service. The admission process for international students requires a copy of the passport, a high school certificate or a bachelor's degree diploma, an application fee payment receipt, and a video interview. TSMU has two intakes per year: fall and spring.