Place of work

Karaganda Medical University, Kazakhstan

Job title

Vice-Rector for Strategy, Digitalization and Internationalization

Academic degree and title

Candidate of medical sciences

Education

Medical and biological sciences, physician, expert in medical cybernetics, Karaganda State Medical Academy, 2001

Candidate of Medical Sciences majoring in discipline 03.03.01 – Physiology, 2007

Master's degree: International Master of Medical Education ( International Master of Health Profession Education ), Maastricht University, The Netherlands , 2013

Main places of work in the past

Karaganda Medical University:

2001-2007 Lecturer at the Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics

2007-2017 Director of the Educational and Clinical Center (Simulation Center)

2017 Director of the Center for Transfer of Innovative Technologies

2017-2022 Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs

2022-2025 Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and International Cooperation

Vice-Rector for Strategy, Digitalization, and Internationalization since 2025

Areas of scientific interest and research

Academic stress, nonlinear analysis of biological signals, heart rate variability analysis, research in medical education and simulation training

Honorary titles and awards

·         Medal "For Contribution to the Development of Healthcare", Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan, 2021

·         Honorary Diploma granted by the Minister of Health of Kazakhstan, 2018

Main publications

·         Koichubekov B., Korshukov I., Omarbekova N., Riklefs V., Sorokina M., Mkhitaryan X. Computation of nonlinear parameters of heart rhythm using short time ECG segments // Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. – 2015. – 2015(1). – 983479.

·         Bukeyeva A., Riklefs V., Riklefs I., Tashkenbayeva V., Kassatova A. Towards learner- centered medical curriculum: qualitative focus group study of individual preferences depending on verbal environment // Georgian Medical News. – 2016. – No. 254. - WITH . 67–72.

·         Koichubekov B., Riklefs V., Sorokina M., Korshukov I., Turgunova L., Laryushina Y., Bakirova R., Muldaeva G., Bekov E., Kultenova M. Informative nature and nonlinearity of lagged Poincaré plots indices in analysis of heart rate variability // Entropy. – 2017. – 19(10). – 523.

·         Riklefs V., Abakassova G., Bukeyeva A., Kaliyeva S., Serik B., Muratova A., Dosmagambetova R. Transforming medical education in Kazakhstan: successful case of internationalization from Karaganda State Medical University // Medical Teacher. – 2018. – 40(5). - WITH . 481–487.

·         Kemelova G., Dosmagambetova R., Riklefs V., Kassatova A. Differentiated selection method for admission to medical education // Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan. – 2018. – 2(48). - WITH . 41–46.

·         Woodham L., Round J., Stenfors T., Bujacz A., Karlgren K., Jivram T., Riklefs V., Poulton E., Poulton T. Virtual patients designed for training against medical error: exploring the impact of decision-making on learner motivation // PLoS One. – 2019. – 14(4). – e0215597.

·         Kemelova G.S., Ricklefs V.P., Aimbetova D.B. Self-perception of students on the development of clinical competence with the help of a virtual patient // Virtual technologies in medicine. - 2020. - No. 3. - P. 82-84.

·         Ricklefs V.P., Kalieva Sh.S. Using virtual patients on an open-access platform to develop clinical thinking in distance learning // Virtual technologies in medicine. - 2020. - No. 3. - P. 77-79.

·         Kemelova G.S., Ricklefs V.P., Aimbetova D.B. Multiple mini-interviews as a method of differentiated selection of candidates for residency // Virtual technologies in medicine. - 2020. - No. 3. - P. 95-96.

·         Kemelova G.S., Dosmagambetova R.S., Ricklefs V.P., Gulzoda M.K., Makhmudzoda H.R., Abdullozoda S.M. Modernization of higher medical education through increasing the potential of teachers // Medical education and professional development. - 2021. - No. 1 (41). - P. 92-100.

·         Riklefs V., Umurkulova M., Bukeyeva A., Riklefs V. Psychological and pedagogical substantiation of the need to develop convergent learning skills in students using the example of medical and multidisciplinary universities of Kazakhstan // Khabarsh . Series "Psychology". - 2021. - 68 (3).

·         Dosmagambetova R.S., Ricklefs V.P., Ricklefs I.M., Muratova A.Z., Bukeeva A.S., Kasatova A.M., Kalieva Sh.S. Individual learning style in improving the effectiveness of mastering the educational program in higher medical school // Bulletin of Surgut State University . Medicine. - 2014. - No. 2 (20). - P. 5-9.

·         Mindubaeva F.A., Ricklefs V.P., Drobchenko E.A., Bukeeva A.S. Experience of using new educational technologies in modular training of students at the Karaganda Medical University. - 2022. - P. 50.

·         Kemelova G., Aimbetova D., Ricklefs V. Integrated OSCE through the eyes of an examiner // Virtual technologies in medicine. - 2022. - No. 3. - P. 251-252.

·         Kemelova G., Aimbetova D., Ricklefs V. Crisis management of a simulation center // Virtual technologies in medicine. - 2022. - No. 3. - P. 247-249.

·         Kemelova G. Stages of development of communicative competence: experience of the Karaganda Medical University // Virtual technologies in medicine. - 2022. - No. 3. - P. 187-189.

·         Rutherford S., Zhang T., Azoulay S., Oddo V., Oriol N., Timus N., Luppi E., Riklefs V., Costa MJ, Lopes D. Curriculum and assessment – European University Association thematic peer group report // Learning & Teaching Paper. – 2022. – No. 16.

·         Bukeyeva A., Hendrixson V., Kemelova G., Aimbetova D., Drobchenko Y., Riklefs V. Optimizing soft skills acquisition through simulation training: balancing realism and academic stress in a longitudinal cohort study. – 2023.

·         Bukeyeva AS, Riklefs VP, Umurkulova MM, Riklefs VV, Drobchenko Ye.A. ​Predictive value of psychometric testing in context of creating adaptive environment for higher medical education // Science i Zdravookhranenie (Science & Healthcare). – 2023. – 25(5). - WITH . 253–261.

·         Mkhitaryan K.E., Mindubaeva F.A., Evnevich A.M., Ricklefs V.P., Mukhametova E.L., Silishchev D. The system of assessing students' final knowledge and its optimization based on artificial intelligence in modular training at KMU // Biology and integrative medicine. - 2024. - Special issue. - P. 36.

·         Makhmetova D., Iskhakova E., Mombek A., Riklefs V., Omarbekova N. Enhancing professional growth: exploring the development of soft skills in students for quality improvement // Scientific Herald of Uzhhorod University. – 2024.

·         Kemelova G.S., Aimbetova D.B., Ricklefs V.P., Timakhovich M.V. Range and types of OSCE: 12 years of application experience // Virtual technologies in medicine. - 2020. - No. 2. - P. 22-23.

Other information

·         Member of the International Association for Medical Education ( AMEE )

·         Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Medical Schools in Europe ( AMSE )

·         Assistant Secretary of the Asia Pacific Biomedical Sciences Educators Association ( APBSEA )