A Gift to the Library
The Department of Nervous Diseases of S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University has once again donated educational and methodological materials for learners to the Scientific Library of the Kazakh National Medical University. One hundred copies of the English-language book “Neurology: Topical Diagnosis” were donated to the library for use by students and interns of the IMF, as well as residents specializing in neurology. The teaching aid was prepared by the staff of the Department of Nervous Diseases: S.T. Turuspekova, E.S. Nurguzhaev, E.B. Atantayeva, K.K. Almakhanova, and R.T. Tsoy.
In October 2025, the authors received a certificate of ownership from the Republican State Enterprise “National Institute of Intellectual Property.” In December 2024, the publication was awarded the Educational and Methodological Association of the Republican Educational and Methodological Council approval mark in the field of personnel training “Healthcare” on the basis of the NJSC “Astana Medical University,” following expert review and a positive conclusion of the Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “Salidat Kairbekova National Scientific Center for Health Development” of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan (No. 486 dated September 23, 2024).
Since 2023, the department staff have donated to the library 100 copies of educational and methodological literature in Russian: “General Neurology” by S.T. Turuspekova, E.S. Nurguzhaev, R.B. Nurzhanova, and D.A. Mitrokhin; 100 copies of the textbook “Fundamentals of Topical Diagnosis in Neurology” by E.B. Atantayeva; as well as 100 copies of the methodological guidelines “The Twelve Pairs of Cranial Nerves” by S.T. Turuspekova, E.B. Atantayeva, and B.R. Nurmukhambetova.
All these works have received positive conclusions from the Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “Salidat Kairbekova National Scientific Center for Health Development” of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The textbooks bear the Educational and Methodological Association of the Republican Educational and Methodological Council approval mark of KazNMU. The authors have obtained copyright certificates from the Republican State Enterprise “National Institute of Intellectual Property.”
The Department expresses its gratitude to all structural divisions of KazNMU that participated in this work: CEP SGM-2-1 and IMF, the Academic Council, the Dean’s Offices of SGM-2 and IMF, the Research Institute of Fundamental and Preventive Medicine, the Terminology Commission of KazNMU, the KazNMU Printing House, Educational and Methodological Association of the Republican Educational and Methodological Council, and the Administration of KazNMU for their support at all stages of approval and publication of educational and methodological literature. The textbooks and methodological guidelines were published by the KazNMU Printing House. This is a joint and collective effort of the entire university.
The Department of Nervous Diseases continues to work actively to provide learners of all levels with new educational literature in three languages, with the aim of improving the educational process and achieving excellent learning outcomes, taking into account the latest advances in medical science and clinical practice.
