Pedagogical conditions for the introduction of improved methods of interactive learning for postgraduate pharmaceutical education

Abstract

The article emphasizes that in the conditions of war and long quarantine the change of the usual mode of activity of educational institutions poses new challenges to domestic institutions of postgraduate education. There is a need for the introduction of distance learning in internships, which determines the methodological reorientation of the educational process. The purpose of the article is to identify pedagogical conditions for implementation of the improved methods of interactive teaching the pharmacists-interns on the basis of the Institute for Advanced Training of Pharmacy Specialists of the National University of Pharmacy. Research methods selected: general scientific, empirical, quantitative methods for statistical processing. The authors summarized the approaches of scientists to determine the terminological field of research, outline the characteristics of the andragogical model of learning, the role of interactive methods of teaching pharmacy professionals. Effective areas of personal and professional self-development of the teaching community in order to implement educational innovations in the field of postgraduate pharmaceutical education are: improvement of psychological and pedagogical competencies during meetings at the pedagogical site of the institute; training courses; involvement in online seminars on psychological and pedagogical topics. It was stated that during 2021–2022 in the IATPS NUPh were introduced and successfully implemented improved methods of training interns, in particular when conducting online practical classes in the mode of interactive learning. Emphasis is placed on comparing the structures of practical classes, which are conducted traditionally and according to improved methods in the training of interns. The effectiveness of Information and Communication technologies for creating creative pedagogical design of online practical classes has been proven. It is established that the data obtained as a result of observation and survey of intern pharmacists testify to the expediency of the selected pedagogical conditions necessary for the implementation of improved teaching methods. The study found that important pedagogical conditions for improving the teaching methods of pharmacists-interns are: ensuring the content and methodological readiness of the teacher to implement educational innovations (personal and professional self-development, training courses; development and implementation of improved teaching methods); introduction of educational innovations (realization of interactive teaching methods, teaching aids based on the implementation of information and communication technologies).