Experience of teaching physical examination skills to students of the faculty General Medicine of Ryazan State Medical University using simulation equipment

The presented article considers the actual issues of practical application of simulation equipment in the framework of teaching students of a medical university. The necessity of using virtual simulators in the modern educational process is emphasized in order to interest students to increase their level of mastery of skills of physical examination of respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as to strengthen the objectivity of evaluation of knowledge and the level of practical skills of medical students. The authors outline the main advantages that medical students receive when studying lung and heart pathologies while using simulation technologies. The results of the empirical method of research using questionnaires and surveys of students conducted after the completion of training on simulation equipment are presented.