PRACTICAL CLASSES WITH FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE SURGICAL DEPARTMENT

Presenting methods of improving practical classes with foreign students. During the testing of students in practical classes on surgical disciplines, one can use the discussion of a clinical case, approval, preservation of students' own thoughts, discussion with the teacher, development and acquisition of practical skills; all these measures greatly improve the acquisition of material on this topic of classes. Results of the study. Taking into account that textbooks, monographs and manuals for foreign students do not fully contribute to the advanced acquisition of practical surgical skills. Therefore, the leading role in this process belongs to the teacher. The main task of the teacher is to create an optimal environment in which international students can manage surgical patients, attend various surgical interventions, bandages, and surgical procedures. Conclusion. Nowadays the peculiarities of foreign students' training require a substantial improvement in teaching clinical surgical disciplines in higher educational establishments, particularly in fundamental surgical disci-plines which are first to introduce a medical institution for students and to make them work out the first skills. The application of new technologies and the organization of the educational process ensures proper training of specialists that meets state requirements.