Kazakh National Medical University is a university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was established in 1931, and the first rector was S.D. Asfendiyarov. In 2001, the government classified it as a national university. MBBS degree from Kazakh National Medical University is recognized worldwide. The MBBS degree from Kazakh National Medical University is approved by MCI (Medical Council of India) and World health Organization (WHO). The rich history of 89 years, the main source of personnel the Kazakhstan of public health, Sanzhar Asfendiyarov Kazakh national medical University-trained almost 80,000 doctors of different specialties, high-level professionals who contribute significantly to the protection of life and people health. Today from KazNMU, every third doctor of the country is graduated and this is the place where they got the basics of medical knowledge, kindness, and mercy.

In the history of education, medicine, and the country as a whole, this university is a milestone that goes with their traditions that have become the basics of professionalism. It is having a large medical fraternity, the connections of times and names, time for energy of scientists and teachers. The university builds its foundation on the basis of science, education, and practice by which they can rightly be proud of its achievements. KazNMU is having quality organization of training, scientific and clinical activities, high level of qualification of doctors, recognition of medical community which becomes a visiting card for the university.

The history of the university began from 1930 by one medical faculty but now it is a huge complex with unique infrastructure and modern multi-level system of continuous training of medical workers. The staff of KazNMU passed through complex, innovative ways despite with many difficulties.

The graduates of the university were nominated to the highest position of health care in different periods of the country’s life for example, 8 future people’s Commissars and Ministers of health care of Kazakhstan, 3 rectors of medical universities of Kazakhstan, 19 heads of research institutes, SC, 6 heads of regional health institutions, 6 world Champions, 2 Olympic Champions, 71 honored workers of the science of the Kazakh SSR and Honored workers of Kazakhstan, 45 Honored doctors of the Kazakh SSR, 46 Academicians of USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan and the 17 Winners of the State award RK, two students of KazNMU, Manshuk Mametova and Vladimir Ivanilov, honors their names for becoming Heroes of Soviet Union. In today times, KazNMU takes 1 st place in training all specialties of bachelor’s degree in healthcare and pharmacy, 1 st place in the National rating of medical Universities, 1 st place in the National rating of educational programs health care on 5 educational programs of the pre-diploma level of training, 1st place in the Independent rating of universities of Kazakhstan, the highest rate of employment graduates comprises 96% and almost 10,000 students, interns, residents, undergraduates and doctoral students from 17 countries of the world representing 34 nationalities. Moreover, it is having 6 faculties, 8 specialties of bachelor’s degree, 7 master’s degree specialties, 5 internship specialties, 31 specialty of residency, 4 laboratories, 7 academic buildings, 7 dormitories; 116 partner universities from 27 countries.

Annually, KazNMU trains more than two thousand of specialists in different fields, who promote medicine of Kazakhstan. Also, KazNMU faced the task of training with professional doctors and scientists who can speak several world languages and develop unique training programs. For daily expansion in autonomy, the university takes steps to give the highest quality education to students and become a medical cluster for the whole of Central Asia.