Activities

Development of Strategic Development Plan 2025-2031
Development of Action Plan 2025 – 2027
Elaboration of Strategic Development Plan 2018-2024;
Development of Action Plan 2018-2020;
Modification of medical education during the COVID19 pandemic
2017-2018 – Elaboration of Strategic Development Plan 2018-2024;
2017-2018 – Development of action plan (2018-2020);
2017-2018 - Participation in the development of national sectoral benchmarks in medicine;
2018 - "Principles and Practice of Case-Based Clinical Reasoning Education" (Springer)
2017 – Methodology Program for conducting OSCE Development of OSCE methodology program for faculty training
2015 –Development and publishing of the Textbook in Clinical Geriatrics;
2008 - 2012 - For the implementation of modernization of medical education, trainings in TSMU the partner universities (methodology for the development of integrated curriculum, Edinburgh University, UK, 2008; Utrecht University Academic Center, Netherlands, 2012; University of Leeds, UK, 2012; Sacro Cuore University of Rome, Italy, 2012; University of Granada, Spain, 2012);
2012 –Development and implementation of Case-Based Clinical Reasoning (CBCR) teaching course at the University;
2012 - Development of the program "Medical Education Methodology" for Faculty training
2011-2014 –Development and participation in the implementation of the EC funded TEMPUS project - "Modernizing undergraduate medical education in EU eastern neighboring area (MUMEENA)"; organization of 2 international conferences in the University during the project implementation (in 2011 and 2014);
2009 - 2011- Participation in the thematic project TUNING/MEDINE2; the project aimed at the development of learning outcomes/competencies for MD graduates in the European Union countries;
2011 –Participation in the development of National sectoral benchmarks of Medical Educational Program (2011);
2011– Elaboration of strategic development plan 2011-2017;

Participation in the annual AMEE (Association for Medical Education in Europe) conferences:

AMEE 2023 Glasgow, Scotland - AMEE International Networking Center in Georgia: Regional hub of medical education in South Caucasus. S.Voronovi, G.Simonia, Z. Vadachkoria, Z.Orjonikidze, M.Mamaladze, Kh.Todadze,
AMEE 2022 Lyon, France - AMEE International Networking Center in Georgia: 3-year experience. G.Simonia , S.Voronovi, Z. Vadachkoria , Z.Orjonikidze, Kh.Todadze

AMEE 2021-AMEE International Networking Center in Georgia: Ongoing activities during Covid-19 pandemic
G.Simonia, Z.Vadachkoria, S.Voronovi , Z.Orjonikidze, M.Mamaladze, Kh.Todadze,

2020- AMEE International Networking Center in Georgia: ongoing activities and challenges
G.Simonia, Z.Vadachkoria, Kh.Todadze, S.Voronovi

Tbilisi State Medical University – leader in medical education reform in Georgia
Zurab Vadachkoria, Gaiane Simonia
AMEE Virtual Conference

2019-Renewal of Undergraduate MD Curriculum based on National Standards of Medical Education in Georgia G.Simonia, Z.Vadachkoria, R.Beriashvili, M.Mamaladze, S.Voronovi
AMEE Conference, Vienna, Austria

2018 -Development of national competence-based framework for primary medical graduates in Georgia . G.Simonia, Z.Vadachkoria, R.Beriashvili, M.Mamaladze, S.Voronovi

Teaching Geriatrics in medical schools in Georgia
I.Andronikashvili,G.Simonia, Zurab Vadachkoria, , R. Beriashvili, M.Mamaladze
AMEE Conference, Basel, Switzerland

2017 - The impact of case‐based clinical reasoning (CBCR) on the development of medical students' diagnostic skills.
G.Simonia, Z.Vadachkoria, R.Beriashvili, M.Mamaladze,
AMEE Conference, Helsinki, Finland

2016 - The Impact of Faculty Development on Medical Teachers Perceptions: 5 years of Experience at Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia.
G.Simonia, Z.Vadachkoria, R.Beriashvili, M.Mamaladze,
AMEE Conference, Barcelona, Spain

2015 - Evaluating curricular reform in Eastern Europe through the ‘cultural web’. Anne-Maria Reid, Gaiane Simonia, AMEE Conference, Glasgow, UK

2014 - Faculty development program at Tbilisi State Medical University.
G.Simonia, Z.Vadachkoria, R.Beriashvili, M.Mamaladze,
AMEE Conference, Milan, Italy

2013 - How can Kotter’s (1995) model of organisational change support faculty development in Eastern Europe? The Georgian Experience. Anne-Maria Reid, Gaiane Simonia;

Introducing case-based clinical reasoning (CBCR) course at the Tbilisi State Medical University. Z.Vadachkoria, G.Simonia, R.Beriashvili, M.Mamaladze,
AMEE Conference, Prague, Czech Rep.

2011 - Modernizing undergraduate medical education in Georgia.
Z.Vadachkoria, R.Beriashvili, G Simonia,
AMEE Conference, Vienna, Austria

2010 - Peculiarities of undergraduate medical education in former soviet countries.
Z.Vadachkoria, R Beriashvili,G.Simonia,
AMEE Conference, Glasgow, UK