At the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, students' research activities are carried out under the name "Young Infectious Disease Specialists." These include organizing scientific club meetings and holding separate sessions within the framework of international and national student scientific-practical conferences held at Samarkand State Medical University.
For national competitions of student research projects, students prepare studies on current issues of infectious diseases, modern diagnostic methods, and the improvement of preventive measures.
The scientific club at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology is supervised by PhD, Assistant Matlyuba Mirkhamzayeva Achilova.
There are a total of 18 students in the scientific club of the department, distributed among the department's teaching staff.
Four students participating in the department's scientific club have received the rector’s scholarship.
On May 20, 2022, a total of 14 theses were submitted by members of the Student Scientific Society (TIJ) to the 76th International Scientific-Practical Conference titled “Achievements in Fundamental, Applied Medicine and Pharmacy,” held at Samarkand State Medical University (SamDTU).
2nd-year master's student of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Sarvinoz Subxonova, under the scientific supervision of PhD M.Ya. Ergasheva, was awarded an honorable 1st place.
Student of the Faculty of Pediatrics, Group 613, Isoqov J., under the supervision of Senior Lecturer Sh.A. Jo‘raev, received 2nd place.
The following students were awarded 3rd place:
Two theses from the “Young Infectious Disease Specialists” scientific club were published by the Department at the XVII Scientific-Practical Symposium held at the “Abu Ali Ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University.”
Additionally, one oral presentation was delivered at the symposium:
“Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients in Different Age Groups Based on the Data from SamOKIB.”
Presented by: S.K. Subxonova, 2nd-year master's student
Scientific advisor: PhD M.Ya. Ergasheva
At the department meetings, faculty members regularly provide guidance on how to select scientific research topics, collect and maintain the necessary primary documents during the research process, and record and manage them properly. Alongside this, to help students develop their public speaking skills, presentations on their research topics are prepared and analyzed.
The head of the department and responsible staff have assigned departmental research topics to talented students of Samarkand State Medical University. Based on these topics, students are preparing theses and articles.
Members of the Student Scientific Society (TIJ) have actively participated in various local and international olympiads and conferences, consistently achieving positive results.
