Integration of knowledge: the role of pedagogy in first aid and forensic medicine training at universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

the article analyzes the possibilities of using the experience of practice-oriented first aid training in teaching forensic medicine at universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Teaching forensic medicine is not an easy task, since traditional teaching methods and techniques are not sufficient for its effective development. Law enforcement officers are among the first to arrive at the scene, so paramedical and forensic training plays a special role for them. Interactive technologies are actively used in first aid training, which activate the cognitive activity of students and increase the productivity of learning, promote a deep understanding of medical principles and prepare cadets for real tasks, help in the formation and maintenance of educational motivation. Generalization, comparison, synthesis, classification, concretization; analysis of scientific literature, pedagogical experiment. These research results can be useful in the training of police officers. Interactive methods used in first aid training contribute to a deep understanding of the principles of first aid and prepare cadets for real-world tasks. They help in the formation and maintenance of educational motivation, which is often reduced among students at universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, since academic disciplines with a medical component require students to know special terms and understand the mechanisms of pathological processes that occur in the human body under the influence of damaging factors. Cadets are trained in the basics of first aid in the first year, and they study the discipline of "Forensic Medicine" in the third or fourth year, so the knowledge gained in first aid should be ideally integrated into the substantive component of forensic medicine. The classical curriculum in forensic medicine does not allow for the introduction of new pedagogical approaches due to the large volume and limited time to master, therefore, in universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia there is a need to develop a new program taking into account the experience of using active learning in teaching first aid.

pedagogy, training, first aid, forensic medicine, interdisciplinary approach, teaching methods, program integration, practical skills, cadets, universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia