American MD (USMD) program is designed to train internationally competitive and
competent, highly qualified physicians (Doctors) who are ready for postgraduate education and
the specific training courses, both in Georgia and abroad (particularly in the U.S.). The medical
cadres are prepared according to the requirements and standards of the country medical/public
health care system.  

American MD Program offers a wide choice of possibilities, including:
1. Considers the elements of general university education – the program includes a set of
humanitarian subjects: In the medical field of Georgia, it is actually the only program
which includes teaching disciplines such as the history of civilizations, Anthropology,
Art history, Philosophy, World literature, etc. All these disciplines are integrated taking
into account the so-called “Axis of Time”.
2. The program is fully integrated – integration is achieved through the basic, preclinical
and clinical disciplines of both horizontal and vertical principles.
3. The program structure provides to pass two steps in the US Medical License Examination
– the program is so structured to allow students to be able to pass two steps to the so called United State Medical License Examination (USMLE). In addition, on the basis of
the agreement between TSMU and Emory University, any student of the American MD
Program, which will pass the first level of USML exams during the course, has a right
undergo some part of clinical rotations in Emory Medical School.
4. Research component – research component is presented in the program with
considerable volume, which considers the involvement of a student in a basic or clinical
medicine, health care organization and other areas of medicine.
5. One of the features of the program is structured system of student public education: Each
student is associated with the public, that’s why the program devotes much attention to
this issue. Each group has an advisor – a small group coordinator who helps the student
during the full course of the program in the process of adaptation to the academic
environment, university and general requirements of the society.
6. The extracurricular part of the program is project of “Summer at Emory” and “Winter at
Emory”, which was initiated by Emory University to encourage program students. This
project is implemented twice a year and aims to introduce the American medical
education and health care systems to TSMU students. The project is 4 weeks long and
students have the opportunity to attend the current study process (lecture-seminars), as
well as the daily clinical activities of American doctors.