Balkizov Zalim Zamirovich is an ideological inspirer and one of the developers of the Leonardo hybrid dental simulator.

At the moment, Balkizov is preparing to defend his thesis on the effectiveness of the dental simulator in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in dentistry.

Since 2010 - Development Director.

Since 2010 - Deputy editor-in-chief of the leading Russian Medical Teachers’ Community Journal - Medical Education and Professional Development.

Since 2011 - General Director, Publishing Group GEOTAR-Media.

Since 2017 - co-founder and general director of GEOTAR-Med.

Since 2018 - co-founder and CEO of GEOTAR-Med and GEOTAR MANUFACTURING.

Memberships:

Since 2012 - Member of the Society for simulation in healthcare.

Since 2013 - Member of the Coordinating Council for the Development of Continuing Medical and Pharmaceutical Education of the Russian Ministry of Health, Secretary of the Commission for the Evaluation of Conformity of Activities and Materials for Continuing Medical and Pharmaceutical Education.

Since 2013 - Representative of the Association for Medical Education in Europe in the former Soviet Union countries.

Since 2017 - Member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe Executive Committee, Global Representative, member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe for Continuous Professional Development and Application of Simulation Technologies in Medical Education.

In 2017, he received the title of a valid member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe.

In 2018, with Balkizov's active participation, the Center of the Association for Medical Education in Europe was opened at the Sechenov University. The center conducts professional development courses for teachers of medicine.

Since 2013 Balkizov has been actively cooperating with the European Union of Medical Specialists and the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Since 2015 - Member of the Rome CME-CPD Group, which brings together world-renowned experts in the field of Continuing Professional Development & Continuing Medical Education.