A REVIEW OF MODERN TOOLS FOR TEACHING PHARMACOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE TO STUDENTS AT HIGHER MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Training of a modern medical and health care specialist is not complete without teaching pharmaceutical nomenclature, as a good doctor cannot be without a deep knowledge of pharmacology. Based on this, clinical pharmacology is included in the list of compulsory disciplines in the preparation of a future doctor. Despite this importance of the discipline of clinical pharmacology in the higher medical education, less attention was paid to this field of education. Teaching clinical pharmacology is less described in scientific literature. Purpose. We have analyzed scientific publications on teaching pharmaceutical terminology / pharmacological nomenclature in the context of higher medical education for the high-quality training of future medical specialists at the Department of Pharmacology by means of improving and implementing the effective methods of teaching clinical pharmacology. Methods. The authors of the article present a review of research publications on the quality issues arising in the process of training personnel in Pharmacology at all levels of university and postgraduate medical education which by all means contributes to the development of the practical issue under study. Results. The results of the study demonstrate challenges in teaching pharmaceutical terminology in the context of changing professional and educational standards for teachers; difficulties in discussing the meaning of the concepts in depth and implementing them in a clinical context for students; a gap in the education between the introduction of the core concepts of pharmacology and the application of these concepts in a clinical context. Conclusions. The conducted literature review by means of scientific and research publications’ analysis actualizes the use of modern methods of teaching pharmacological terminology at a medical university and an update of curricular within the field.