West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov State Medical University

West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov State Medical University (WKMU) is a public university in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, that was founded in 1957. It is named after Marat Ospanov, a prominent Kazakh physician and politician. WKMU offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various medical specialties, such as general medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and public health. WKMU also has a faculty of postgraduate education, an international medical faculty, and a reserve-officer training department. WKMU has its own clinical units, such as a dental clinic, a family medicine clinic, and a medical center, that provide practical training and health care services to the students and the community. WKMU also has a museum of history, an anatomical museum, a center of practical skills, and a nursing center. WKMU is actively involved in scientific research and international cooperation, and has a strategic partnership with Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland. WKMU is one of the leading medical universities in Kazakhstan and has a high reputation for its quality of education and research. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, WKMU ranks among the top 501-550 universities in the world for medicine¹. WKMU has more than 5,000 students and 500 faculty members, and graduates more than 400 doctors every year². WKMU aims to train highly qualified medical professionals who can contribute to the development of health care and science in Kazakhstan and beyond.