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Medical school · Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

International Higher School of Medicine

Международная высшая школа медицины

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School facts

Official name
International Higher School of Medicine Source: ism.edu.kg · verified October 13, 2026
Local-language name
Международная высшая школа медицины
Also known as
IHSM
Parent institution
International University of KyrgyzstanМеждународный университет Кыргызстана
Institution type
Medical school
Ownership
Not verified
Location
Bishkek, KyrgyzstanAll schools in Kyrgyzstan Source: iuk.kg · verified October 13, 2026
Operational status
OperatingChecked October 13, 2026 Source: ism.edu.kg · verified October 13, 2026
Official website
ism.edu.kg

Has an Issyk-Kul campus (location and teaching scope not verified).

The International Higher School of Medicine (IHSM) in Bishkek runs a General Medicine program for foreign citizens with 12 years of schooling. The program lasts 5.5 years of full-time study (320 ECTS); entrance tests are an interview and verbal exam in biology, chemistry and English, held in English.

Medical programs

Only primary medical qualifications — the degree that leads to the physician pathway — are listed in the directory. The exact official wording is shown.

  • General Medicine

    Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

    Entry route:
    School-leaver / direct entry
    Duration:
    5.5 years
    Teaching language:
    English
    Record:
    Detailed record
    Source: ism.edu.kg · verified October 13, 2026Program details

Teaching languages

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Domestic and international admissions

International applicants
International applicants acceptedProgram designed for foreign citizens with 12 years of basic education Source: ism.edu.kg · verified October 13, 2026
Entry routes
School-leaver / direct entry

Accepting international applicants is not the same as teaching in English. Admission requirements by program are on each program page.

Recognition and accreditation

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National authorization or recognition

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Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

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Not verified yet

Medical-program accreditation

Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.

  • Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Organizations of the Kyrgyz Republic See detail

    Scope: General Medicine (560001) educational program

    Accredited for a period of 5.5 years, certificate no. VU180000185 (dates not stated on the page)

    Source: ism.edu.kg · verified October 13, 2026

Directory listing

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Campuses and clinical training

Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

Contact

Official contact page
ism.edu.kg/contacts
E-mail
deanoffice@ism.edu.kg Source: ism.edu.kg · verified October 13, 2026
Telephone
+996 312 65 36 90 Source: ism.edu.kg · verified October 13, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the sources below. Last verified October 13, 2026.
  1. https://ism.edu.kg/contacts · School or university website · verified October 13, 2026
  2. https://ism.edu.kg/undergraduate-applicants · School or university website · verified October 13, 2026
  3. https://ism.edu.kg/undergraduate-program · School or university website · verified October 13, 2026
  4. https://iuk.kg/ · School or university website · verified October 13, 2026

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