UDC 004:37.09:378::61
DOI 10.20339/AM.05-26.062
Viktor Ya. Gelman, D.Sc. (Engineering), Professor, Department of Medical Informatics and Physics, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, e-mail: Viktor.Gelman@szgmu.ru
Dinara F. Kurbanbaeva, PhD in Economics, Docent, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Informatics and Physics, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, e-mail: dinara.kurbanbaeva@szgmu.ru
The paper analyzes the transformation of medical students’ learning of the use of information technology at the current stage of its development. The study is conducted using the teaching process at the Department of Medical Informatics and Physics as an example. The methodological basis of the work was generalized practical experience and analysis of scientific publications. The paper notes that currently there is a shift in emphasis in teaching information technology from studying the basic principles to teaching students how to use information technology to solve professional problems and work in the digital environment. An integrated approach is considered, including updating curricula and developing practical skills in working with new tools, such as neural networks. The main areas for adjusting the content of information technology teaching are highlighted. These include: critical evaluation of information from the open internet; professional search in scientific databases; use of evidence-based medicine aggregators; interaction with new tools based on computer neural networks. It is shown that in the context of the active digitalization of medicine, the key task is to develop in future doctors not only a solid fundamental basis in information technology, but also sustainable skills in information hygiene, critical evaluation of sources, effective navigation in the digital space, and academic ethics.
Keywords: information technology, educational adjustments, artificial intelligence, medical school, students’ education
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