Research-innovation aspect of modern medical (dental) education in a mixed learning environment

Abstract

The national concept for the development of higher education in Ukraine during the war is aimed at involving digital education in the educational process and promoting the development of virtual educational mobility. The relevance of the study is due to the unstable state of modern medical education in Ukraine, the need to use digital technologies and involve a mixed form of education in the generally accepted concept of conducting the educational process. The purpose of the study is to identify how teachers and students of the dental speciality of higher medical institutions of Ukraine implement the concept of mixed learning as of the beginning of 2023. The paper uses the following methods of research: descriptive, historical-typological, and terminological principles analysis, through which it was possible to implement the research-innovative aspect of modern dental education during the war on the territory of Ukraine. The study examines the historical features of the formation of a mixed form of education in the Ukrainian educational field. Key aspects of using the blended learning model in modern higher medical education in Ukraine are highlighted. The main online platforms used in mixed learning environment and relevant software for mixed learning are considered. A thorough analysis of the state of the modern educational process in Ukrainian universities, where future dental specialists receive education, was conducted, and the prospects for using a mixed form of education for dental students in medical educational institutions were examined. The results of the study can be used by researchers and teachers for further research on the subject raised, in particular, to identify and eliminate the shortcomings of various forms of training.