INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN PARAMEDICINE: TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE IN MODERN PROFESSIONS AND DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN PARAMEDICINE: TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE IN MODERN PROFESSIONS AND DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS

A new project aimed at developing practical skills in paramedicine based on international standards was discussed.

The approach proposed by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to Khorezm Region on August 17, 2026, focusing on training young people in modern professions and enhancing their practical skills, provides an important foundation for developing a system of additional vocational training for university students outside regular class hours. This, in turn, contributes to increasing students’ competitiveness, making effective use of their free time, and expanding opportunities for their future employment.

A project discussion was held to develop international cooperation between Uzbekistan State University of World Languages and the Emergency Medical Service / Paramedic Science program at Korea National University of Transportation. At Korea National University of Transportation, this field operates as a separate academic program.

The discussions focused on opportunities for cooperation with Professor Dr. Dong Min Shin, Dean of the Department of Paramedicine at Korea National University of Transportation.

The project is expected to focus particularly on the following areas:

• Paramedicine and prehospital emergency care;

• BLS — Basic Life Support;

• CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation;

• AED use;

• Trauma Care;

• Bleeding control and immobilization;

• Triage and mass-casualty management;

• Emergency Patient Assessment — ABCDE;

• Emergency patient transportation;

• Simulation-based and scenario-based training.

Proposals were also put forward to establish a one-semester certificate program.

The main objective of the program is to train competitive paramedic professionals equipped with modern prehospital emergency care skills, capable of making rapid decisions and applying international experience in practice.

The cooperation framework also includes international exchange of experience, academic mobility for faculty members and students, practical training, simulation-based training, and the future development of joint certificate programs.