CURRENT ISSUES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF NEONATOLOGY AND PERINATAL MEDICINE IN UKRAINE. UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE TRAINING OF DOCTORS

Abstract

SummaryThe distance learning is extremely relevant in nowadays Ukraine. In the era of Internet technologies, many aspects of our life are transferred to the network, thus accelerating development of the information society and overcoming geographical barriers. Despite the martial law, it is necessary to continue education throughout the country. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine recommends that the heads of higher education institutions conduct the educational process as close as possible to the traditional format, taking into account wartime restrictions and absolute protection of participants in the educational process, to resolve the relevant set of issues with the involvement of student self-government bodies and trade union organizations. Aim: to analyze the effectiveness of distance learning of pediatrics for foreign 6th-year students in the conditions of martial law. Main part. At the Bukoiynian State Medical University, foreign students of the sixth year study the academic discipline "Pediatrics". Conducting online classes with students in the Google Meet gives possibility to explain new educational material and interview students about previous topics, broadcast educational films, demonstrate materials on the computer desktop, and give access to your screen to show presentations or other information on the desktop. It is also possible to conduct a stream from a ward of a hospital where patients are being treated to practice purely practical skills such as taking an anamnesis of the disease and the life of the child or the parents, conducting an objective examination. To analyze the quality of studying subject`s topics, the teachers of the department set students the task of preparing a presentation in the Power Point program, which is then demonstrated during the class in Google Meet. After that, discussions and debates are held, which contributes to better assimilation of the educational material and affects the final result of the assessment. With the help of the Google Classroom service, the teachers of the department created a database of test tasks on the subject of classes to control the degree of assimilation of the material. At the department of pediatrics, neonatology and perinatal medicine, in the last week of the study of the discipline "Pediatrics", online submission of the final test control based on the MCI and Step-2 tests on the "Moodle" server was introduced. Conclusions: Google Meet and Google Classroom services have a rich arsenal of digital capabilities, allow teachers to conduct full-fledged surveys, demonstrate presentations and other multimedia content, organize online testing, play videos in real time from the patient's ward, etc., so they serve as a good alternative to offline learning of pediatrics for sixth-year students in the condition of martial law.