The University of Georgia

Marina Darakhvelidze
Head of Pharmacological Department
Invited Lecturer
Master
Department of Pharmacy
School of Health Sciences

Education

Tbilisi State Medical University - Faculty of Medicine - - 1988-09-01 - 1994-06-23

Ilia Chavchavadze Tbilisi University - Humanitarian science, Pedagogical - Master - 2002-01-01 - 15/062007

Ilia Chavchavadze Tbilisi University - Law,Bus.,Soc., Hum., pedag. Science and Comp technologies - Master - 2006-05-01 - 2008-06-14

Ilia State University - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Medicine - Doctor - 2021-01-05 -

Publications

Civil law (Law of Obligations) is a methodological material for the examination of knowledge - 2008

Georgian politics - 2015

Real-world effectiveness of sofosbuvir and ledipasvir/sofosbuvir based regimens in hepatitis C virus genotype 3 infection within national hepatitis C elimination program in the country of Georgia - 2017

Antimicrobial Medicines Consumption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia – An Updated Cross-National Study and Assessment of Quantitative Metrics for Policy Action - 2019

Overview of the legal and regulatory framework for community pharmacies in Europe - 2019

Reducing the academic burden for students by improving th clinical skills teaching within peer-to-peer mentorship in preclinical environment - 2022

Self-medication with antimicrobials among the Georgian population - 2024

Awareness of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Among the Physicians in Georgia - 2024

Global Health and Medication Safety: Pharmacists on the Frontline of Public Health - 2025

Conferences

Improving Quality of Health Services - 27-04-2014

Expanding Beyond The Numbers Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Case Reviews Inter-country Workshop for South Eastern Europe - 28-09-2014

National Seminar on Antimicrobial Resistance - 10-10-2014

The Barcelona Course on Health Financing Special Theme: Universal Coverage - 14-03-2015

31-th Patient Classification Systems International (PCSI) Conference - 13-10-2015

Training course – Flagship Course on Health System Strengthening, Focus on Non Communicable Diseases - 08-05-2016

Sustainable Immunization Financing (SIF) - 16-07-2016

International summer school on human rights and mental health - 20-08-2016

UK Health System:PHC and Public Helath - 04-12-2017

Quality of care: Improving effectiveness, safety and responsiveness - 22-07-2018

Implementation of the National Program for Medical Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - 24-09-2018

Global Conference on Primary Health Care-Astana Declaration - 25-10-2018

Annual meeting of AMC focal points. Antimicrobial drug use, antimicrobial resistance, role of primary care and existing challenges in antimicrobial preparations - 26-05-2019

2020 EUA Webinar Series on Academic Career Assessment in the Transition to Open Science - 18-05-2020

Advocating for the Voice of Nurses in Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine, February - 01-02-2021

Health and wellbeing of the Society - 28-04-2021

“Application of Modern Teaching Methods in Healthcare Programs – Flipped Classroom” - 27-11-2021

,,FDA medical devicepost-marketing suvillance data - What you know and What you don't know?" - 08-02-2022

COVID - 19 Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation - 04-05-2022

Increasing the effectiveness of teaching using modern learning technologies - 24-05-2022

COVID-19 National and International Experience in Health Sector Response - 04-06-2022

International conference on medication safety - 21-07-2022

Annual Conference of the Association of European Medical Schools - 06-10-2022

Staff Mobility For Teaching - 29-05-2023

Education for Better Jobs: Partnerships in Innovative Healthcare” - 3-day masterclass on healthcare research methods and AI skills - 10-03-2025

Third Annual Conference on Poisoning and Traumatic Injuries - 15-07-2025

International Conference on Medical Education - 30-10-2025

Achievements and challenges of modern pharmacy - 29-11-2025

Courses

HELM232150E-Fundamentals of Bioethics and Medical law ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

HELM4152- ( 2025/2026; )

HELM4200-Internship in Healthcare Administration ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

NRSI4140E-Bioethics and medical law ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

PHAG4140-Bioethics in Pharmacy ( 2024/2025; )

PHAG4141-Bioethics in Pharmacy ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

PHAG4251-Teaching and Learning in Pharmacy ( 2025/2026; )

PHAR3151-Pharmaceutical Information and Professional Communication ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

Schedule

Bioethics and medical law-NRSI4140E

Fundamentals of Bioethics and Medical law-HELM232150E

-HELM4152

Internship in Healthcare Administration-HELM4200

Pharmaceutical Information and Professional Communication-PHAR3151

Marina Darakhvelidze graduated in 1994 from the Faculty of Medicine at Tbilisi State Medical University. She began her professional career as an obstetrician-gynecologist (O&G) and worked in this field for more than 10 years. She subsequently spent 14 years working at the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, including 8 years in the Legal Entity of Public Law (LEPL) State Regulation Agency for Medical Activities, where she held various responsible positions, including Deputy Head of the Agency. During this period, her work focused on the supervision and external evaluation of the quality of medical services, including assessing healthcare providers' compliance with existing regulations, licensing and permit requirements, and the protection of patients’ rights, as well as ensuring continuity of services within state healthcare programs. In the later stage of her work at the Ministry, she served for 6 years as the Head of the Healthcare Department, a leading structural unit responsible for shaping healthcare policy. In this role, she led the development of state healthcare programs and oversaw their implementation by subordinate agencies, contributed to the development of regulatory legislation and draft laws in the fields of medical and pharmaceutical activities, and defined requirements for licensing, permits, accreditation, and certification. She also led the development of key policy documents -strategies, action plans, and analytical reports -in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, and was actively involved in healthcare infrastructure development. She continues to be actively engaged in efforts to improve the quality of healthcare services and serves as a clinical and governance surveyor for the Accreditation Commission for International Health Care (AACI). Marina Darakhvelidze holds a Master’s degree in Civil Law and is a PhD student in Public Health at Ilia State University. She currently serves as Head of the Pharmacy Department at the School of Health Sciences, University of Georgia. She is an invited lecturer at the Faculties of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Healthcare Administration. She teaches courses in Bioethics and Medical Law, Bioethics in Pharmacy, and Fundamentals of Pharmacy Management, and supervises the practical course in Healthcare Administration.