Welcome to NVU UK Academy

At NVU UK Academy, our mission is to deliver educational excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

Founded in July 2025 by Professor Rajesh Varma and Professor Tham Nimal-Raj, the Academy operates as an arms-length educational body under the umbrella of New Vision University (NVU). Through this strategic partnership, we are committed to advancing medical learning, fostering research, and building meaningful educational collaborations in the United Kingdom.

Our current and planned initiatives include:

1. NVU Student Primary Care Internship (UK) & PLAB training
   A five-week, 6-ECTS module for NVU MD students, held each March and August from 2026.
   This immersive programme offers a hybrid campus-based, directly taught programme coupled with a GP Clinical Placement.
   The campus programme develops knowledge and communication skills, thereby optimising exam success in GMC PLAB 1 and GMC PLAB 2 examinations.
   Mentorship is provided on how to submit parallel applications to the GMC and the UK Foundation Programme.

2. NVU Postgraduate Certificate courses in Cardiovascular-Renal-Metabolic medicine (CVRM), which include Diabetes.
   Bespoke training delivered through flexible part-time online taught modules.
   Each PG Certificate is delivered through four stackable micro-credential modules; each module is 15 credits; completed together, they “stack” into a full 60-credit PGCert aligned with UK Higher Education standards.
   This stackable design allows busy clinicians to progress at their own pace.

3. NVU UK Academy Trident Medical Symposia provides consultant-level updates for primary care three times a year (mid-November, mid-March, and mid-June).
   Each event combines core cardiometabolic/diabetes content with rotating sessions in women’s health, oncology, mental health, neurology, respiratory medicine, and future therapies. Across the annual cycle, delegates gain comprehensive, non-repetitive coverage, with interactive cases, debates, and assessments to boost clinical confidence and meet CPD goals.

4. NVU Biosciences and Clinical Trials Unit – Providing academic expertise and mentorship to support NVU in developing an innovative, internationally competitive research centre at its Tbilisi campus, specialising in biosciences and Phase I–III clinical trials.

More information on these exciting projects will be shared here in due course as our programmes and collaborations expand.