The aspects of modern professional education of pharmacist interns about pharmaceutical technology

New technologies are revolutionizing pharmaceutical production and improving monitoring and predictive use of drugs. Pharmaceutical innovations cover a wide range of technologies (genomics, biological drugs, drug delivery systems, nanotechnology). Thus, the current state of drug creation and production puts forward new requirements for the training of pharmacists in pharmaceutical technology. The aim of the study was to study the approaches to teaching the course «Pharmaceutical Technology» to interns in the context of modern educational trends using the example of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine. The objects of the study were the elements of the internship training process in the course «Pharmaceutical Technology» based on the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biotechnology. To carry out the analysis, the results of scientific research on modern methods and elements of pharmaceutical education in different countries of the world were taken. Content analysis, descriptive, analytical, comparative methods and graphic analysis were used. The program of the educational component «Pharmaceutical Technology» is designed to acquire a certain level of skills and abilities so that after completing the internship, pharmacist specialists confidently and convincingly perform practical manipulations, demonstrate communication skills and solid knowledge. In order to improve the professional training of interns, the teachers of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine actively apply new forms and methods of training, including training at simulated workplaces of pharmacy assistants. The use of interactive teaching methods increases students' motivation to study the discipline, allows interns to demonstrate their abilities in solving specific tasks in a model of a real situation in a professional environment. At the same time, the innovative model includes support for traditional foundations and uses forms and methods of the classical model of training. The training process using simulation technologies contributes to the formation of general and professional competencies of pharmacists necessary for practical healthcare. Training at the department forms the foundations of professional thinking by combining theoretical knowledge and using acquired skills and practical abilities. The analysis of teaching methods in leading countries of the world showed that teaching pharmacists-interns of the educational component «Pharmaceutical Technology» at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine corresponds to global trends in international teaching practice in pharmaceutical education.