At Samarkand State Medical University, physical education classes began to be conducted as elective classes during 1938–1948. The Department of Physical Education at SamSMU was first established in 1948. The department was headed by different leaders in different years. B.P. Kondratyuk in 1948–1950, Y.S. Skitov in 1950–1964, P.V. Tokarev in 1964–1996, M.Kh. Khamroqulov in 1997–1998, E.A. Abduraupov in 1998–2000, I.Z. Normakhmatov in 2000–2005, S. Mamarasulov in 2005–2006, M.Sh. Muratov in 2006–2026, and M.N. Ziyatov has been heading the department from 2026 to the present.

  Since 2026, the department has been headed by Ziyatov Muhammad Nomozovich, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor.

  Alongside the educational process, the department’s teaching staff are carrying out a number of activities aimed at increasing students’ physical activity, organizing their free time meaningfully, and developing their interest in sports.

  The department has created the necessary conditions for conducting training sessions with students, and various sports sections operate regularly. In particular, training sessions have been organized in such sports as volleyball, basketball, chess, football, table tennis, badminton, wrestling, handball, and boxing.

  The department’s teaching staff regularly organize various sports competitions, contests, and events with the participation of students. Department teachers actively participate in student sports and other competitions, providing students with practical and methodological assistance.

  In addition, the department’s teaching staff identify talented and promising athletes among students and purposefully prepare them for regional, national, international, and other prestigious sports competitions.

  One of the main tasks of the department is to develop students’ physical qualities, strengthen their health, and promote a healthy lifestyle. This direction is of great importance in educating a healthy, physically strong, and well-rounded generation.

  At the same time, special attention is paid to the following main tasks in the activities of the department:

• teaching students the basic principles of physical education and sports, as well as their theoretical and methodological foundations;
• improving students’ physical fitness and sports skills;
• promoting a healthy lifestyle and instilling its essence and meaning in students;
• developing a responsible attitude towards their own health among students;
• developing skills for active and responsible participation in social processes;
• developing students’ ability to work on themselves regularly and engage in self-development;
• educating young people in the spirit of spiritual and moral values, patriotism, and universal human values;
• contributing to the development of a well-rounded, healthy, and spiritually mature individual.

  Caring for the younger generation and raising a healthy and well-rounded person is one of the national and spiritual values of the Uzbek people. From this perspective, spiritual and educational work is one of the important areas of activity of the “Physical Education and Sports” Department.

  Spiritual and educational work is regularly carried out at the department based on an approved plan. These activities are aimed at broadening students’ worldview, increasing their social activity, creating a healthy spiritual environment, and organizing their free time meaningfully.

  The following activities are carried out among students and teaching staff at the department:

• consistently implementing the principles of physical education and sports into the content of the educational and methodological process;
• providing students with timely information about the reforms and transformations being implemented in our country;
• developing the philosophy and culture of a healthy lifestyle among students;
• improving students’ political and legal knowledge and culture;
• regularly informing students about important social events taking place in our country and around the world;
• creating a healthy spiritual and moral environment among students;
• organizing students’ free time meaningfully;
• establishing the activities of various sports clubs and interest clubs based on students’ interests and needs;
• educating students in the spirit of teamwork, discipline, responsibility, patriotism, and healthy competition.

  Research activities are also regularly carried out at the department. In scientific research, special attention is paid to educating the younger generation in the spirit of loyalty to the ideas of independence, developing young people’s legal culture, promoting a healthy lifestyle, and scientifically studying current issues of the education and upbringing process.

  In addition, the department’s teaching staff conduct research in such areas as modern education, the theoretical and methodological foundations of physical education and sports, the physical and spiritual development of young people, methods of training athletes, and other relevant areas.