On October 31 – November 3, within the scope of the institutional accreditation process, ANQA’s expert panel carries out external review at the Ararat State Medical College.
The chair of the expert panel is Asya Simonyan, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, teacher at the Chair of the Theory and Methods of Physical Training of the Shirak State University. The members of the expert panel are Narine Sirakanyan, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, head of the programmes of the National Centre for Innovation and Entrepreurship of the RA Ministry of Economy, Karine Mnatsakanyan, methodist at the Yerevan State Basic Medical College, Suzanna Hakobyan, a third-year student at the Department of Nursing. The coordinator of the expert panel is Lilit Ghazaryan, specialist at ANQA’s Secretariat.
Prior to the site visit, the expert panel had studied the education institution's self-evaluation report, the documents attached and carried out desk review. During the site visit, the expert panel conducted class observations and resource observations, as well as had meetings with the education institution's management staff, heads of chairs, heads of subdivisions, teachers, employers, students, alumni, and the group responsible for the preparation of the self-evaluation report. Today “professional talks” will be held with the managers, teachers and students of the Aps "Nursing", “Midwifery” and “Pharmacy”.
Meetings with the quality assurance manager and other stakeholders, as well as visits to internship locations are also planned.
The next process coming after the site visit is the preparation of an expert panel report, which points out the strengths and weaknesses of the institution and contains the recommendations of the expert panel. Based on that report, the education institution will prepare a follow-up plan with a clear schedule.
Next, ANQA’s Accreditation Committee will make a decision whether to grant accreditation (for two, four or six years) or reject it after studying the package of documents and holding meetings with the education institution’s representatives and experts.
It should be noted that this is the first accreditation of the Ararat State Medical College.