PERSPECTIVE STRUCTURE OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AS AN EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINE UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Abstract

In connection with the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on February 24, 2022, in Ukraine, the educational space of our state found itself in the difficult conditions of martial law. Therefore, the system of higher medical education in Ukraine is now facing the problem of providing students with sound theoretical knowledge and practical skills that will be useful to them as future officers and soldiers of the medical service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This requires changes in the curricula of many theoretical and practical disciplines, which are obligatory in the curriculum of the II (master's) level of higher education in the specialty 222 “Medicine”. The purpose of this work is to develop a plan for the restructuring of Pathophysiology as an educational discipline, in accordance with the conditions of martial law. Module №2 “Pathophysiology of Organs and Systems” should remain unchanged as each topic of the module highlights essential information on pathological conditions or processes that may occur in war and martial law conditions. Module №1 “General Pathophysiology” is a kind of introduction to the discipline and aims to teach the student to think operating by such categories as etiological factor, pathogenetic link, main link of pathogenesis, principles of pathogenetic therapy, etc. Also within this module, such pathological processes and conditions as various types of shock and coma are considered. To ensure a high-quality educational process under martial law, the following changes should take place in the structure of pathophysiology as an educational discipline: 1. Three new topics should be created by branching from the topic “Extreme states and terminal states” for classroom practical classes and include: “Extreme states and terminal states. Mechanisms of shock development”, “Mechanisms of the development of comatose states”, and “Pathogenesis of crash syndrome and burn disease”. 2. In order to free up hours for three new topics of practical classes, it is necessary to combine the following topics: “Inflammation” and “Fever” and “Damage of cell membranes” and “Informational aspects of disruption in the cell”.