THE EXPERIENCE OF CREATING AND TEACHING THE ELECTIVE COURSE «CURRENT ISSUES OF MEDICAL EMBRYOLOGY» FOR THE TRAINING OF SECOND-LEVEL HIGHER EDUCATION APPLICANTS WITH THE SPECIALTY 222 «MEDICINE» AT TERNOPIL NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER I. YA. HORBACHEVSKIY

Abstract

The article presents the experience of creation and introduction into the educational process the selective discipline «Current issues of medical embryology», which is taught at the Department of Histology and Embryology of TNMU named after I. Gorbachevskii. The selective discipline is designed for applicants of the second level of higher education, qualifi cation «Doctor», fi eld of knowledge 22 «Health care», specialty 222 «Medicine». The working program and syllabus of this discipline are developed in accordance with the standards of higher education and the working curriculum of the training of masters of medicine in the second year of study. The structure of the discipline includes 3 credits (90 hours): 20 hours of practical classes and 70 hours of independent work. Type of control – credit.The teaching of the elective discipline «Current issues of medical embryology» is aimed at forming higher education students’ systemic knowledge and understanding of the conceptual foundations and principles of human embryogenesis, which can be used for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of developmental defects, which remain the main cause of child mortality and disability.