On June 5, 2020, the International Online Conference on Education "MODERN CHALLENGES OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN  PANDEMIC: EXPERIENCE IN QUICK DECISION-MAKING AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES" was held at the Karaganda Medical University.

The medical education conference was attended by Star Speakers from partner universities: Chen Zhi Xiong (National University of Singapore), Zalim Balkizov (official representative of AMEE, deputy chairman of the board of ASMOK, Russia), Rano Yuldasheva (Dean of  Bukhara State Medical Institute, Uzbekistan ) Ilya Shekter (Director, Patient Safety Center, Jackson Hospital, Miami, USA), Tanya Kitova (assistant professor at the Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria), Elmira Kelimberdieva (assistant professor at the Department of General Medical Practice and  course of evidence-based medicine, Astana Medical University), Natalya Balashkevich (Assistant of the Department of Family Medicine, Semey Medical University).

The main topics discussed were:

1. Problems, solutions and prospects of distance medical education

2. The effectiveness of the assessment of practical skills in lockdown

3. Medical Education during and after a pandemic

4. The internationalization of medical education in the lockdown

The conference was held on the platform of  MS Teams with the more than 500 participants from Singapore, USA, Bulgaria, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Lithuania, Jordan, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. All participants noted the relevance of the topics discussed, the high professionalism of the speakers and the clear organization of the conference.