Increased the number of grants for residency training in Kazakhstan by 70% in 2023

ASTANA, August 28 - Sputnik. The number of grants for residency training in Kazakhstan was increased by 70% in 2023, the press service of the Prime Minister reports.

"President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in his message to the people of Kazakhstan, said that within three years the annual number of grants for residency training will be increased by 70%. So, in 2023, the number of grants will be increased by 70% - from 1,500 to 2,500" , the message says.

Specialists will be trained in 47 areas of postgraduate medical education.

The main ones are:

Obstetrics and gynecology - 214
Anesthesiology and resuscitation - 200
Neonatology - 119
Therapy - 115
General surgery - 98
Neurology - 92
Psychiatry - 88
Otorhinolaryngology - 83
Cardiology - 78
Ophthalmology - 66
Infectious diseases - 63
Traumatology-orthopedics - 62
Endocrinology - 55
The rest - 1,167.