Horizon 2020 is the European Union’s largest research and innovation excellence project, which finances only the bests on a basis of competition. The probability of winning the program is 10-14% each year, and the total budget for the seven years (2014-2020) is 80 billion euros. The aim of Twinning program of “The Horizon 2020 Spreading Excellence & Widening Participation Action Plan” is to implement strategically important, institutional, internationally competitive research program which will meet the standards of excellence in those countries which had been applied through cooperation with the leading international scientific institutions of the EU member states.
18/03/2019n event dedicated to Hovhannes Tumanyan’s 150th anniversary was held at Northern University on February 20th, with Henrietta Sukiasyan, Head of the Department of Armenian Language and Medical Terminology of YSMU, and from the same faculty, the homonym choir of “Vernatun” Scientific-Cultural Center.The rector of the Northern University, Boris Makichyan, made a welcoming speech, noting that it is a memorable day for all of them.
As a result of the association of pediatric hemorrhagic services of Children’s oncological clinic and Children’s Cancer Center of “Muratsan” YSMU, a Center for Pediatric Cancer and Blood Diseases will be established in the professor R.Yolyan’s Hematology Center. According to the director of the Hematology Center, Samvel Danielyan, the forces uniting efforts aim to concentrate on pediatric cancer treatment in one place.
Cancer is not a verdict: there is a treatment, and that needs to be accepted by everyoneIt was launched on February 7 in YSMU. 50 specialists participated in palliative medicine training. The trainers were Justin Baker, the head of palliative medicine department at the children's research hospital after St.Jude, and Kernie Williams, a renowned specialist in pediatric oncology. The second conference of the Pediatric Oncology East and Mediterranean Group about childeren’s oncology was held on the initiative of Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi: co-organisers are: The world’s largest children’s cancer center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital(USA), and the American University of Beirut(Lebanon). It is the first time that Armenia organizes such a large-scale conference on pediatric oncology, which has great importance for the development of the sector.
Vardan T. Karamyan, Ph.D., an associate professor for the School of Pharmacy, was one of four Texas Tech University System faculty members to receive a Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award Jan. 24 in Lubbock.
Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery continues to make success. In a short period of time, the hospital has made great progress not only in terms of implementing many programs but also with the replenishment of doctors. Head of the department of urology of Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery, professor of the department of urology, doctor of medical sciences, Sergey Fanarjyan mentioned that the medical staff was replenished with young urologists.
Two Indian graduates of YSMU, Prabjot Sinkh and Paul Jason, have recorded high results in their country.Thanks to the FMGE training course organized by the YSMU Career Center in April 2017, they have successfully overcome a difficult test in India thanks to the knowledge gained in the main university. FMGE exam is conducted by the Indian Medical Council, where all Indian students studying in foreign universities are required to undertake medical practice in India.
The aim of the conference is to summarize research in the field of medical science. We foster an environment of exchange, allowing participants create a network with colleagues and fellow biomedical students. Moreover, they can become the members of some special groups and improve their personal working skills and, of course, meet with prominent.
As an overwhelmingly fortunate week has not ended, today YSMU has hosted another prominent healthcare official. YSMU has acknowledged Mike Saryan, the largest “Prime Healthcare Services” network manager with 46 hospitals in 15 USA states, the Honorary Doctor of the Year.