Kyrgyz-Swiss initiative · Faculty development for Central Asia

Central Asian Respiratory School

CARS develops leaders in respiratory medicine education across Central Asia and Switzerland — a faculty development model grounded in evidence-based medicine and high-altitude respiratory health.

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Every faculty member we train will teach dozens of physicians. Every physician will see thousands of patients. That is how respiratory medicine grows across Central Asia.

CARS mission
Standard workshop format

Inside a CARS workshop

Each workshop is a sequence of phases — from clinical work to a residents' symposium. Specific dates, locations, and topics are decided per workshop. A series of workshops makes up a course — the journey of one cohort of members.

Kickoff

Opening symposium

Programme update, presentation of workshop topics, review of existing modules.

Clinic

Clinical week

Daily ward rounds and outpatient consultations at the host clinic. Case derivation for EPA modules, discussions with faculty.

Retreat

Mountain retreat

Development of teaching modules based on the week's clinical cases. Peer review and refinement among participants.

Handover

Residents' symposium

Pre-test of residents' knowledge → training with the prepared modules → post-test to measure progress.

Outreach

Regional outreach

Optional: a field workshop for physicians in a partner region. Topics and locations vary by workshop and local need.