EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING PEDIATRIC PROPAEDEUTICS TO ENGLISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FACULTY AT THE ODESA NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Pediatric propedeutics is the basic discipline for the foundation of the clinical thinking of the future doctor. The purpose of our work is to highlight the issues of teaching pediatric propaedeutics to English-speaking students of the international faculty at the Department of Pediatric Propaedeutics of ONMedU in the historical aspect for 25 years. Research objectives: to reveal the details of the work of the Department of Pediatric Propaedeutics of ONMedU in the preparation of foreign English-speaking students under the action of various systems of higher education in Ukraine. During the period of teaching English-speaking students to propaedeutics of pediatrics since 1996, traditional methods of teaching clinical discipline have been supplemented with modern educational technologies. Conclusions. At the Department of Pediatric Propaedeutics of the Odesa National Medical University for the past 25 years, teaching methods are changing dynamically due to the modernization of higher education in Ukraine. At the Department of Pediatric Propaedeutics of the ONMedU, the optimization of the training of foreign students studying in English is achieved by combining traditional teaching methods with using of innovative educational and training technologies. All this allows to increase the level of professional knowledge, skills and abilities, contributes to the formation of personal and business qualities of the future doctor and, in general, to increase the international authority of the University. Key words: Department of Pediatric Propaedeutics, students, teaching methods.