The Republic of Azerbaijan is located in the crossroad area of Southeastern Europe and Southwest Asia known as South Caucasus. Azerbaijan is bordered by Armenia, Russia, Iran, Georgia, and the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan has a population of more than 9 million with 52% being urban population while 48% being rural population.
Doctors of internal medicine, called internists focus on comprehensive adult medicine. While the name internal medicine may lead one to believe that internists only treat internal problems, this is not the case.
Internal Medicine encompasses the care of all adults, healthy and sick. Internists (as all doctors who complete an internal medicine residency are called) can be generalists or subspecialists, like cardiologists or rheumatologists.