RELEVANCY OF INTERACTIVE METHODS OF TEACHING IMPLEMENTATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS

Abstract

The aim of the work – to review literature on the use of interactive teaching methods in higher education institutions, including medical ones, and their importance in the educational process.

The main body. Higher education remains an important part of the modern community. Increasing demands on the competences of future physicians increase the need for higher medical education in the organization and implementation of the latest high-quality teaching and learning technologies that will promote competitiveness. In this case, the quality of education to a great extent depends on the interaction between the teacher and the student. Therefore, today the relevance of interactive learning methods is acquired. Interactive teaching methods determine not only the active feedback between the teacher and the students, but also the organization of interaction between students, that unites students, and gives them the opportunity to work in a group (to solve complex problems together, to simulate different situations in a certain discipline and etc.). Such study approach has specialist direction and allows them to influence intellectual and professional development, to reasonably express and defend their point of view, creates conditions for the formation and development of professional skills, critical thinking, development of communicative competences and independent work.

Conclusions. Literature review suggests that there are enough interactive teaching methods that are applied in higher education institutions and are effective. Therefore, the widespread introduction of interactive methods among medical students in the educational process is relevant and is one of the important directions of education improvement which will increase the methodical level of professional training, development of students’ competences and formation of the skills required for the future profession.