The use of interactive teaching methods in the study of physiology by medical university students majoring in medical psychology

Abstract

Introduction. The future profession of medical psychologists requires a high level of training and is associated with a high responsibility for the lives and health of patients. An important factor in improving the quality of training is the rational organization of the educational process, which contributes to an effective learning process, the acquisition of professional skills. It is possible to educate a real doctor, medical psychologist, specialist in one's field only by introducing a strategy of critical thinking development into the educational process. The goal of this strategy is to "awaken consciousness" as the student becomes aware of the realities around him and seeks solutions. Main part. The introduction of interactive learning methods is in line with the concept of personality-oriented learning and is inextricably linked to the use of active and interactive learning methods, such as brainstorming. The introduction of the method of "brainstorming" in teaching physiology to students of Bukovina State Medical University has demonstrated the creation of comfortable learning conditions in which students feel their success, their intellectual ability, which makes the learning process more productive. Conclusion. The introduction of interactive teaching methods: lectures, practical and seminar classes is a requirement of a modern approach to teaching. Such methods significantly improve the assimilation of the material and form the basis of clinical thinking in students in the first year of medical university.