Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Process in Higher Medical Institutions: Optimal Model of Organisation and Methodology of Teaching under Quarantine Conditions

Abstract

This research aims to establish the peculiarities of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the academic process in higher medical institutions and to develop an optimal model of organization and methodology of teaching under quarantine conditions for the students who studied in the speciality “Nursing”. To achieve this objective, the comparison method was used, which enabled us to develop teaching principles for medical students under distance learning conditions. The model of teaching was based on diagnosing students’ psychological state (fears, burnout, lack of motivation), mastering a system of theoretical medical knowledge (learning human morphology and anatomy, human diseases, human disease prevention, specificity of pharmaceuticals), ensuring practical sessions (practical diagnosis of anatomy, virtual human technology-assisted training), applying project technology (development of creative skills). The results of a sociological survey showed that the majority of students confirm the effectiveness of the system of teaching theoretical medical knowledge based on the use of the Skyscape application. The assessment of the effectiveness of medical students' education showed that 57.0% of students with an average score of 0.91 and 53.0% of students with an average score of 0.93 received high practical and theoretical knowledge, respectively.