In the academic years 1939–1940, the Abu Ali Sino University began as a school of medical personnel, attracting excellent scientists from Moscow’s leading universities. The principal disciplines-therapy, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology-were given a large number of instructional hours in the institute’s sixth year, and certain special faculties were established at the same time. Since 1949, when there were only 28 persons who had been trained. During the period 1950-1959, the Tajik State Medical Institute named after Avicenna focused primarily on scientific instruction.

By the beginning of 1989, the institute had 51 doctors and 326 candidates of sciences on staff, as well as 70 faculties and ten courses. The chiefs of 41 faculties were doctors of sciences, while the chiefs of 28 faculties were candidates of sciences. The Tajik state Medical Institute was given university status in 1992 and was renamed Tajik state Medical University after Avicenna. The educational, scientific, commercial, and financial activities all underwent some adjustments. The rector, seven pro-rectors, four deans, and other departments made up the administrative team at the time. As a result of the severe lack of hygienic –

Services in epidemiology The medical – prophylactic faculty was established at the ATSMU in 1992, with 67 faculties in operation and over 4000 students trained. The faculty comprised of 627 professors, including 66 doctors and 346 candidates of sciences. ATSMU was teaching specialists on a six-year curriculum in medical faculty till 2009. In 2010, ATSMU began a five-year comprehensive MBBS program (with internship) for international medical students.