Educational museums of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University and their role in the process of education and training of future nursing specialists

Abstract

Summary. An important place among a new approach to the organization of educational activities occupied by museum pedagogy, that is an important factor in the education system and contributes to the comprehensive development of the student's personality. Among the variety of visuals, one of the first places should be occupied by natural objects and their images, which create the most complete picture of the structure of the human body. Given this, a certain place in the educational process should be occupied by museums. The aim of the study – to show the role of museums in the educational process of students at I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University. Materials and Methods. Information on the role of educational museums of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University was collected; archival materials of the departments: human anatomy, pathological anatomy with a sectional course and forensic medicine, medical biology were used. Results. I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University has a number of educational museums: Museum of the Department of Human Anatomy, Museum of the Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Autopsy Course and Forensic Pathology, I. Yaremenko Educational and Biological Museum. The purpose of educational museums is to create the fullest idea of wildlife around us, the morphology of man, animals, plants, as well as a centers of education and upbringing, because one of the first places should be occupied by natural objects and their images. The Museum of the Department of Human Anatomy contains a unique collection of anatomical macrospecimens, that reflect the shape of organs, their topographic relationships, projections of vessels and nerves, that serve as an integral theoretical basis for medical, dental and pharmaceutical students and also for students of the educational and scientific institute of nursing. To reach a high practical level of professional training is impossible and without the study of museum macrospecimens of the Department of Pathological Anatomy with a sectional course and forensic medicine. I. Yaremenko Educational and Biological Museum presents natural objects and their images, which create the most complete imagination of the human relationship with the surrounding natural environment. Conclusion. Museums of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University occupy an important place in the educational process of the individual, thanks to them, theory and practice give a high positive result in the formation of professionalism of the doctor

Keywords

• autopsy course and forensic pathology
• i. yaremenko educational and biological museum
• museum of the department of human anatomy
• museum of the department of pathologic anatomy