Keywords
pediatrician
teaching methodology
academic training
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Background. Nowadays, the healthcare system needs trained highly qualified pediatricians. The formation of professional competencies of future pediatricians is ensured through the integration of theoretical knowledge with clinical practice. The main areas of study include the acquisition and systematization of knowledge about the age-related physiological characteristics of children, the development of skills in clinical examination, diagnostics and communication with the patient and his family, as well as monitoring, interpretation of laboratory and functional data, compliance with the principles of safety, ethics and informed consent.
Aim. To determine the role of knowledge in clinical physiology of childhood in the process of forming medical competencies of students.
Materials and Methods. The study was conducted using systemic analysis and bibliosemantic method.
Research Ethics. The study was conducted without patient participation, so it did not require approval by an ethics committee.
Results. During the work, the necessity of the course "Clinical Physiology of the Child" for the formation of medical competencies in the field of knowledge 22 "Health Care" of future doctors specializing in 228 "Pediatrics" was substantiated. This course was introduced into the practice of higher medical education at the Bogomolets National Medical University in the Department of Physiology. The program of the discipline was developed as an educational component of the second year of study in accordance with the working curriculum for the training of specialists at the master's level of higher medical education. The aim of this course is to provide academic training in fundamental disciplines for further mastery of clinical sciences and to prepare graduates for professional activity as pediatricians in the relevant primary position by acquiring general and special competencies.
Conclusions. Clinical physiology of childhood helps students identify age-related features of physiology and adaptive mechanisms, which is important for early diagnosis, monitoring, and prevention of diseases in children. Thanks to the introduction of modern educational technologies and the latest achievements in the practice of teaching elective courses, namely "Clinical Physiology of Children" as an elective component of training, it is possible to improve the medical competencies of students, future pediatricians.
Keywords: teaching issues, pediatrician, teaching methodology, academic training.
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