Principles of teaching medical biophysics as a major subject

Abstract

Relevance. The relevance of the study is conditioned by the need to form clear principles of teaching medical biophysics to students, considering the main features of teaching biology and related disciplines in higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan at the moment. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to investigate the basic principles of teaching medical biophysics in profession-oriented areas in the system of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to identify similar teaching trends and form an assessment of the overall effectiveness of teaching this discipline in the system of educational institutions under consideration. Methodology. The basis of the methodological approach in this study is a combination of a systematic analysis of the methodological foundations of combining the principles of teaching biology and physics in a modern higher educational institution, with an analytical investigation of the main aspects of teaching medical biophysics as a major subject of a number of modern higher educational institutions. Results. The results obtained are a clear demonstration of the importance of the qualitative study of medical biophysics in higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan, to develop students' competencies necessary for their subsequent professional activities. Conclusions. The findings and the conclusions formulated on their basis are of significant importance for students of medical departments of universities of Kazakhstan studying medical biophysics as a principal subject of the general training programme, and representatives of the teaching staff of these educational institutions, who, by the nature of their professional activities, are faced with the need to search for and practical implementation of effective principles of teaching this subject within the requirements of the university curriculum.