PROBLEMS REGARDING DISCIPLINE "CLINICAL AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS" TEACHING FOR THE FOREIGN CITIZENS TRAINING FACULTY STUDENTS

Attracting foreign students to studying is a key to the development of higher education institutions in Ukraine. The global market for higher education in Ukraine is currently in a good balance between the cost and quality of education, which is a leading criterion for choosing a place of study. The internationalization of modern higher education causes the problem of adaptation of foreign students to the new linguistic, social and educational environment. Creating conditions for quality education by foreigners in Ukraine will undoubtedly help to improve the image of our country. However, it should be noted, that the organization of their successful education requires more attention. It is of great importance to apply a comprehensive approach to the organization of educational process with appropriate software and tech-nical provision, which, in particular, allows to minimize the impact of subjective factors, to achieve objectivity in the assessment of knowledge and skills. The article deals with the peculiarities of providing educational services in higher educational establishments of Ukraine for foreign students. The specifics of national education and the range of foreign students depending on nationality are analyzed. The importance of discipline "Clinical and laboratory diagnostics" in the choice of the future specialty by students in higher educational establishments has been proved. The peculiarities of conducting and evaluation of the discipline "Clinical and laboratory diagnostics" at the department of Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy at Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University for pharmacy, industrial pharmacy specialty students are given. The means of conducting practical classes and independent work of students in the discipline are defined, the topics of the lecture material are given. This discipline is taught in the fourth year and provides 16 hours of lectures, 30 hours of practical classes, and 44 hours of independent student work, which is 3 credits according to the total ECTS. The discipline is based on the program of laboratory diagnostics, approved by the Central Methodological Commission on Higher Medical Education of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the curriculum of training for educational qualification "specialist" and "pharmacist" in higher educational insti-tutions of the Ukraine Ministry of Health, specialty 226 "Pharmacy" educational qualification "Master of Phar-macy". The structure discipline credit includes two se-mantic modules: «Introduction to laboratory diagnostics. Laboratory blood, urine, sputum testing and research methods for gastrointestinal tract. Effect of drugs on laboratory parameters». The number of lectures in the discipline provides 16 hours, two hours each. Current control of content modules is a total of 120 points. Total module control (credit) – control of practical skills, con-trol of theoretical knowledge – is rated 80 points. The total rating of the module does not exceed 200 points. The final module is considered to be completed if the student has scored from 120 points to 200 points. The complex application of the latest information and pedagogical technologies allows to significantly increase the level of foreign citizens training. The normative disciplines for foreign students form educational qualification experience and rationally aim at the choice of a future specialty.