FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF INTRODUCING NEW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT EXAMPLE OF COMMITTEE “CELL METABOLISM” FOR THE 1-YEAR STUDENTS IN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SEMEY

Abstract

Introduction. In non-profit Joint-stock Company “Medical University Semey” new integrated educational program is
being introduced. It is model of education based on learning outcomes. For creation of the new educational program
development of “Competency Catalogue” of graduates for all specialties was necessary to make. On base of this Catalogue
all the teachers started to teach according to new standard. At current moment students of the 1st stream have finished the
committee “Cell metabolism”. The results of study of this committee are given in this article.
Steps of creation of educational program. The steps involved in creating of the educational program were the
development of the “Competency Catalogue” of Undergraduate Medical Education Program, the training of the university
faculty how to prepare the blueprints of their disciplines, how to work with electron platform KEYPS.
Content of new integrated educational program. The first 3 years the program consists of “subject
committees”composing of modules of different subjects being in integration and includes different number of theoretical and
practical classes. The 1st year of study consists of the four consequently following each other committees:1. Chemical,
Molecular, and Physical Fundamentals of Life; 2. Cell Metabolism; 3. Heredity and Tissues; 4. Skeletal-Muscular System.
Assessment of students. Assessment of students is realized in KEYPS and includes the following types of testing:
formative (30% of year mark) and summative (70% of year mark).
Results of study of committee “Cell Metabolism”. This discipline is taught for 1st year students of Faculties “General
Medicine”, “Pharmacy”, “Nursing”, “Dentistry”. The Committee consists of 3 modules: 1 module – Functioning of cell
components (Molecular Biology, Histology, Microbiology topics); 2 module – Basis of molecular genetics (Molecular Biology
topics); 3 module – Metabolism of the cell (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Physiology topics).
Conclusion. New educational program demands changes not only in our syllabuses, but also in relation of faculty to
teaching process and change of students’ relation to study process in the direction of their self-study without daily
assessment.