Quality Assurance Office

The mission and vision of institutional development of Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy (TMA) includes the integrated principles of quality assurance (QA) and quality improvement (QI), both in administrative, research, and third mission areas.

The goal of the TMA Quality Assurance Office is to establish and continuously develop a quality culture within the university environment.

The Quality Assurance Office is guided by Georgian laws and considers national and international standards.

Quality Culture at TMA

• Consistency – implementing the priorities stated in the mission and vision into real activities
• Unified standards – establishment of unified approaches across all academic activities
• Participation – each employee's contribution to the institution's local and international positioning and quality development
• Transparency – sharing evaluation findings and outcomes with all stakeholders
• Supportive environment – based on the principles of fairness and honesty
• Mutual respect
• Awareness – ensuring access to information for all members of the university community

PDCA Quality Cycle

The quality assurance system at TMA is built on the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle — four interlinked stages that drive both quality control and continuous improvement across all educational programs and administrative processes.

External Quality Assurance

TMA participates in external quality assurance processes managed by the National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE) and in international peer review programs.