FORMALIZATION OF THE PROCESS OF FORMATION OF BACHELOR'S COMPETENCIES "BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING" AND EVALUATION OF ITS QUALITY

Abstract

Background. Medical engineering combines the design and problem-solving skills of engineering, medical and biological sciences to improve health care, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapies based on molecular and cellular biology principles. For successful learning (mastering) of the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies, and their implementation in practice, a flexible system of effective learning (study) of the relevant training modules is needed based on the development of their special computer knowledge base and database, using ideas and methods mathematical modelling and artificial intelligence. Given the above, it is of great interest to create a computer educational and methodological support for the integrated teaching of disciplines of general scientific departments and special disciplines in the training of specialists in "Biomedical Engineering".

Methods. It is known that the entire educational process in the university is subordinated to the formation of the competencies of the graduate specialist. In this regard, the urgent problem is the integration of the content of the studied disciplines, which contributes to the formation of the necessary professional competencies among students. In this regard, first of all, the general structural and functional scheme for the formation of competencies of the bachelor of "Biomedical Engineering" is considered. Secondly, a block diagram for determining students' milestone knowledge, skills and abilities is considered. Thirdly, the structural form of the algorithm for determining milestone knowledge, skills and abilities and the formation of students' competencies for the implementation of complex professional interdisciplinary work is considered.

Results. An approach is proposed to improve the professional competence of students in the direction of training "Biomedical Engineering" in a medical university, based on the formalization of the process of formation of competence, the construction of algorithmic support for an integrated increase in the level of knowledge, skills, both disciplines of general scientific departments and special disciplines, the implementation of an integrated task-oriented an interdisciplinary approach, an educational and methodological complex of independent integrated training for the implementation of interdisciplinary work.

Discussion. Competence, being a system one, includes knowledge, skills, and skills as non-linearly related components, relying on them as a lower, but basic level in the system hierarchy. In turn, competencies are components and stages of a “higher” and multidimensional systemic concept – “professionalism”.

Conclusion. It seems to us that the approach we propose can form an essential basis for formalizing the process of forming the professional competencies of a bachelor - "Biomedical Engineering" and assessing its quality.