Specific teaching of traumatology and orthopedics for foreign students in medical universities of Ukraine

The article highlights the problem of correlation of training programs in traumatology and orthopedics in Ukrainian higher medical education with international standards of training specialists in this field. The actualization of this issue in the context of training in domestic institutions of higher medical education of foreign students is singled out, for whom the problem of unification of professional competences in accordance with world standards is particularly important. It is noted that the key problem is the lack of hours of practical study of the curriculum. A potential solution to the situation could be the active use of innovative educational elements - simulation cluster, digital arsenal, 3D visualization. In general, teaching traumatology and orthopedics for foreign students needs to be balanced in the context of high professionalism of mentors (their authority, practical treatment experience, pedagogical skill) and in an innovation-oriented dimension. Such instructions form the curriculum and its implementation in the context of the requirements of the time and current international standards of medical education. Teaching traumatology and orthopedics has a unique specificity, as it requires a combination of theoretical background and practical activity. Professional competencies should take into account a number of factors that will influence the specifics of further professional activity. Taking into account the fact that each country has its own specific features of the functioning of the medical system, the competencies acquired during training will be implemented in a dynamic dimension. Therefore, it is important for foreign students to acquire both fundamental knowledge and flexible practical skills.