European University becomes partner of Tbilisi-based Jo Ann Medical Centre
The Jo Ann Medical Centre was founded by American philanthropist Jo Ann McGowan together with Georgian surgeons 25 years ago. Photo: eu.edu.ge.
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The Tbilisi-based European University has become the partner of the Jo Ann Medical Centre, with the educational institution’s medical students set to undergo practical training at the clinic under the guidance of “leading professionals”, the University announced on Friday.
Set to be rebranded as Jo Ann University Hospital, the facility will host students of the University’s Faculty of Medicine for training, while patients will have the opportunity to receive inpatient and outpatient services “in one space”.
The Jo Ann Medical Centre was founded by American philanthropist Jo Ann McGowan together with Georgian surgeons 25 years ago.
Over the years, the venue has become associated with primary cardiology and cardiac surgery services in Georgia, and was recently transformed into a multi-functional medical facility.
The construction of the first children’s oncology centre has begun in Tbilisi on the base of the existing Jo Ann medical centre in the Digomi district of Tbilisi, Zurabishvili has stated.
The construction of a new state-funded rehabilitation house for young people with solid tumors is now underway.
The Government of Georgia is expanding the number of state-funded medical services on offer to people in Georgia suffering with cancer.
The representatives of the United States Embassy to Georgia on Friday visited the Jo Ann University Hospital in Tbilisi and handed over the gifts to the patients in the children's department, the European University said.
The Tbilisi-based European University has been ranked among the world's best universities in the 2022 edition of the British magazine Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, the University announced on Tuesday.
The Tbilisi-based European University has launched the Let’s Get to Know Georgia project, which aims to introduce foreign students of the University to historical sites of Georgia and raise their awareness of domestic culture, the European University said on Tuesday.
The Tbilisi-based European University on Friday hosted the multicultural festival, with representatives from over 70 countries represented in the courtyard of the student dormitory, sharing their diverse cultures on the grand stage.