Title of the Educational

Program

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Level of the Higher Academic

Education

The Second Cycle of Academic Higher Education

Qualification to be awarded

Master of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Program Volume/Credits

120 ECTS Credits (1 ECTS credit – 30 hours)

Duration of the Program

2 Academic Years (4 Semesters)

Language of the Study

Georgian

The Structure and Content of Master program (Short description)

The program is designed using the methodology of planning and developing educational programs at TSMU. The program’s content fully covers the requirements for admission and learning outcomes.

The educational program includes teaching plan and appropriate Syllabuses. Program contains mandatory and elective courses, (in details see below). From 120 credits 114 are mandatory, 6 elective courseს. During the entire period of study, the student chooses 3 courses from 8 different elective syllabuses.

Aims of the Educational Program

The Aim of the master's program in pediatric rehabilitation is to train personnel who will be equipped with the knowledge and up-to-date professional skills necessary for the medical rehabilitation of children so that they can: improve functional status of children and adolescents with disabilities, improve their quality of life, as well as train qualified specialists for rehabilitation, sports and medical centers based on national and international professional experience.

Requirements/Prerequisites to the Program

Master Degree Program requirements are the following:

Bachelor’s degree in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of TSMUBachelor’s degree in abovementioned or neighboring specialties of other higher education institutions of Georgia

·    Bachelor’s degree in similar or neighboring specialties of foreign countries

·  Completion of required minimum of master's examination

·  Proficiency in Foreign Language (B2 Level) and TSMU internal specialty test/exam

Learning Outcomes

3.   Effective written and oral communication, receiving and giving information in an appropriate format; Communication during professional and research activities.

can:

1.     Assess the growth and development of the child and conduct medical follow-up;

2.     In accordance with the knowledge gained, perform various rehabilitation procedures (massage, physiotherapy procedures, physical therapy courses, restorative procedures, etc.);

3.     Work in a multidisciplinary group together with a pediatrician, children's neuropathologist, psychologist and different medical specialists); In each specific case, the master can formulate the main problem, carry out activities in a coordinated manner with the members of the group;

4.     Establish a relationship with the patient, the patient's parent and colleagues;

5.     Use the scientific principles of biomedicine in daily medical practice and research;

6.     Establish contact with the patient, parents and family members of the patient, can provide them with information about the condition of the child, about the rehabilitation facilities in the institution, the procedure for their use and the expected results;

7.     Purposefully ask questions to the patient/parent, show maximum empathy and desire to help, give advice and recommendations both orally and in writing;

8.     Provide information to the patient/parent about the social assistance and benefits determined by the state;

3.Responsibility and autonomy General transferable competences

1. Full use of educational and informational resources, obtaining information from various sources, conducting studies independently, familiarization with the features of the educational process and strategic planning.

Conducting negotiations in a professional context and participating in conflict resolution, considering the principles of justice and tolerance.

Can:

1.     Determine the need, forms and methods of rehabilitation;

2.     Determine the duration of rehabilitation procedures for a child with disabilities;

3.     Use educational and informational resources in the educational process, work in the library, knows how to search for materials on electronic media;

4.     Process and critically evaluate the searched literature and write an abstract, prepare a literature review, analyze the results of various studies;

5.     Protect the rights of the disabled patient based on the knowledge of ethical and legal principles;

Conduct negotiations on receiving social assistance and benefits.

Areas of Employment

Areas of employment of Master of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

·       Rehabilitation Center,Rehabilitation Department of multicisplinary hospitals, Children reahabilitaion centers;

Academic and scientific activities.

Postgraduate Education

Graduate of the program - Master of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, can proceed to the third cycle of higher education and earn doctorate degree

Name of the Syllabi/Course

Credits

Contact hours/

Independent hours

Teacher

Position

N

Mandatory courses of the semester I

28 credits

280/560

1.1.

Legal and Bioethical Basis of Physician-Patient-Parent

Relationship.

5 credits

50/100

Irma Manjavidze

Professor of TSMU

1.2

Information technology in pediatrics, use of search

engines in research.

3 credits

30/60

Irma Manjavidze

Professor of TSMU

1.3.

Professional Medical English

3 credits

30/60

Marina Burduli

Invited teacher

1.4.

Congenital and acquired pathologies of nervous system

in children. Multidisciplinary approaches.

8 credits

80/160

Nana Khachapuridze

Associated professor of

TSMU

1.5.

Principles and Methods of Rehabilitation.

5 credits

50/100

Valeri Akhalkatsi

Associate Professor of

TSMU

1.6

The use of kinesiotherapy, mechanical therapy and

water (aquatic) therapy in children with disabilities.

4 credits

40/80

Irakli Natroshvili

Professor of TSMU

Elective courses of the semester I

2 credits

20/40

1.7

Pediatric inpatient. Diagnostic сriteria for

disability determination.

2 credits

20/40

Eka Uberi

Professor of TSMU

1.8

Disorders of child's growth and development and

behavior.

2 credits

20/40

Sopho Bakhtadze

Professor of TSMU

1.9

Medical genetics. Hereditary pathologies determining

disability status in children.

2 credits

20/40

Qeti Kankava

Associate Professor of

TSMU

N

Mandatory courses of the semester II

28 credits

280/560

2.1

Scientific research methods, biostatistical principles.

4 credits

40/80

Irina Zarnadze

Associate Professor of

TSMU

2.2

Health care organization for children with disabilities, capacity of medical programs and criteria of

appointment of social assistance.

4 credits

40/80

Irina Zarnadze

Associate Professor of TSMU

2.3

Basics of correctional psychology.

5 credits

50/100

Makvala (Nana)

Tsartsidze

Invited teacher

2.4

Medical rehabilitation of children and adolescents

during various diseases.

11credits

110/220

Zeinab Sopromadze

Associate Professor of

TSMU

2.5

Features of nutrition, eating disorders and correctional

rehabilitation programs.

2 credits

20/40

Shalva (Dato) Zarnadze

Professor of TSMU