TEACHING OF MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY AT BUKOVINIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Parasitic infestations account for a significant percentage of overall morbidity and mortality. In this regard, the problem of parasitic pathology often occurs in the practice of physicians, which necessitates an increase in the level of professional training of physicians. It is necessary to expand the knowledge of health professionals not only about the clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of infestations, but also about the epidemiological features and life cycles of parasites that underlie the development of the methods for the prevention of parasitic diseases. The aim of the work is to analyze the peculiarities of teaching medical parasitology to the first-year students of the Higher State Educational Establishment of Ukraine “Bukovinian State Medical University” in order to improve teaching methods in the training of doctors. Conclusion. Teaching medical parasitology includes lectures, practical classes, independent work of students, conducting two final modular tests, which include computer testing, theoretical questions, practical skills. The peculiarity of the study of medical parasitology is the use of a large amount of visual material: tables, diagrams, illustrations, photographs, microslides and museum specimens.