Kazakhstan National Medical University is a major talent training institution in the field of public health in Kazakhstan. With a long history of 89 years, it has made significant contributions to the training of nearly 80,000 doctors of different specialties and high-level professionals. The university is considered to be the alma mater of one-third of doctors in Kazakhstan and plays an important role in safeguarding life and people's health. Here, students gain solid medical knowledge as well as kindness and compassion.

Kazakh National Medical University is a milestone in education, medicine and the history of the entire country. These traditions have become the basis of professionalism. The university has formed a large medical community, linked to eras and names, and assembled the wisdom of scientists and teachers. It is founded on science, education and practice, and is proud of what it has achieved. High-quality training organisations, scientific and clinical activities, a high level of physician quality and recognition by the medical community have become hallmarks of the university.

The university's history dates back to 1930 when there was only one Faculty of Medicine. Today, it has developed into a huge comprehensive university with unique infrastructure and a modern multi-level continuous training system for medical personnel. Despite the difficulties, the staff of the Kazakh National Medical University have always overcome complex and innovative challenges.

Graduates of the university have been nominated for the nation's top jobs in healthcare at all times. For example, 8 future People's Commissars and Ministers of Health of Kazakhstan, 3 presidents of Kazakh medical universities, 19 heads of Kazakh research institutions, 6 heads of regional health institutions, 6 world champions, 2 Olympic champions, 71 Outstanding contributors to the field of science and technology in Kazakhstan, 45 honored doctors of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, 46 academicians of the Soviet Academy of Medical Sciences, academicians of the Kazakh National Academy of Sciences and 17 Kazakhstan

Laureates of the Saxa State Prize, among others, are graduates of the university. Two students of the Kazakh National Medical University, Manshuk Mametova and Vladimir Ivanilov, became Heroes of the Soviet Union for their outstanding contributions, and their names will always be remembered in the annals of history.

The University is known for the high level of practical training of its students, thanks in large part to its own clinics, innovations in scientific research and education, and collaborations with practical healthcare. In the field of medical education in Kazakhstan, the university has always been a leader. According to the results of the 2017 international rating of the European Association of Science and Industry (ARES), Kazakh National Medical University ranks first in the field of medicine and ranks third in the category A+ universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Today, Kazakhstan National Medical University ranks first in the field of bachelor's degree training in healthcare and pharmacy, ranks first in the national ranking of medical universities, ranks first in the national ranking of educational programs in healthcare, and has 5 Educational program at Foundation Diploma level. The university received the first place in Kazakhstan's independent rating and has a high graduate employment rate of 96%. Nearly 10,000 students, interns, residents, undergraduates and doctoral students from 17 countries and 34 nationalities in the world study at the university. The university has 6 colleges, 8 bachelor's degree programs, 7 master's degree programs, 5 internship programs, 31 residency programs, 4 laboratories, 7 teaching buildings and 7 dormitories. The university maintains partnerships with 116 partner universities from 27 countries.