The department of Infectious Diseases was awarded diplomas "The best department for educational and methodological work" in 2006, 2007, 2011, 2017.
The educational and methodological work of the department is developed, directed and supervised by A. L. Bondarenko, the head of the department, professor. The department employs 13 employees, of which 2 are professors, 7 are associate professors, 2 are assistants, 1 senior laboratory assistant, 1 laboratory assistant. The department is located on the basis of the "Infectious Clinical Hospital" and includes the following cycles: infectious diseases, epidemiology, children's infectious diseases. The department trains students of 4-6 courses of medical faculties in the specialties "General Medicine", "Pediatrics", "Dentistry", "Medical miochemistry".
The main purpose of training at the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Kirov State Medical University of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation is to let students of the 5th, 6th courses of the specialty "General Medicine", 5th, 6th courses of the specialty "Pediatrics", 4th, 5th courses of the specialty "Dentistry", 4.5 courses of the specialty "Medical Biochemistry" obtain deep and solid knowledge of infectious diseases, children's infectious diseases, epidemiology. To do this, professors and associate professors of the department give lectures in the University using a multimedia projector and visual presentations.
A more detailed analysis and consolidation of theoretical material received at lectures, the formation of professional skills and practical skills is carried out in practical classes. Teaching infectious diseases in the 5th year of the specialty "Medicine", the 5th and 6th courses of the specialty "Pediatrics" has a nosological principle – the issues of etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of various infections are dealt with in the classroom. During the cycle, students, together with the teacher, supervise thematic patients daily, write educational case histories with their protection at the last practical lesson.
Intermediate certification (course exam) students have 3 stages: practical skills, computer testing and an interview on clinical tasks. Test tasks on infectious pathology are included in the 2nd stage of the final state certification (interview) for students of the specialties "Medicine" and "Pediatrics". The Department of Infectious Diseases is a graduate.
The following electives have been developed at the department: "Actual problems of HIV infection and parenteral viral hepatitis", "Natural focal and tropical infections", "New infections in Russia and in the world", "Differential diagnosis of infectious diseases", "Tropical diseases", "Urgent issues of emergency conditions and immunoprophylaxis in pediatric infectology", "Pre-hospital care and intensive therapy for infectious diseases in children".
4th and 5th year students of the specialty "Dentistry" study the basics of epidemiology, infectious diseases and children's infectious diseases, at the end of the cycle they pass computer testing and a test on situational tasks.
The theoretical concepts of the epidemiological process, the principles of anti-epidemic measures, the basics of vaccine prevention and military epidemiology are analyzed in the epidemiology classes with students of the 5th and 6th courses of the specialties "General Medicine" and "Pediatrics".
To improve the students' assimilation of knowledge, the department has formed methodological folders on the topics of practical classes (34 - on infectious diseases, 11 – on epidemiology, 42 – on children's infectious diseases). There are methodological developments on all topics of classes, educational case histories, microtables (containing modern classifications, pathogenesis schemes, diagnostic and treatment algorithms), three-level tests and situational tasks with response standards. Employees filmed more than 50 videos about patients with certain infectious diseases.
One of the ways for students to gain solid knowledge and develop clinical thinking is to hold student conferences in groups of the 6th year of the specialties "General Medicine" and "Pediatrics". Under the guidance of professors, associate professors and assistants, with the active participation of graduate students and residents, the issues of differential diagnosis of infectious diseases, emergency conditions in infectious pathology with the analysis of patients and theoretical material are covered in more detail and in depth at conferences. Conferences are held in various methodological forms: clinical, scientific-practical and pathoanatomical conferences, clinical analyses, modeling of clinical situations, competitive tasks, various game forms, etc. They enable students to be creative, learn to speak up, participate correctly in debates, prove their point of view, and form clinical thinking.
During the academic year, teachers conduct open practical classes for all employees of the department with the design of methodological developments and new methodological materials. The open classes use innovative methods of activating students' cognitive activity (business and role-playing games, debates, press conferences, "round table", work in small groups, "collective decision", clinical analysis, problem-based learning, and others). Conducting open classes contributes to the professional pedagogical growth of teachers, exchange of experience, and better conduct of practical classes.
The department has 11 classrooms. Each study room is assigned to a specific teacher.
To improve the quality of education and systematization of knowledge on infectious diseases, the staff of the department are constantly developing and preparing textbooks for publication. Currently, the educational process uses more than 30 guides for students, residents and doctors on various infectious pathology and differential diagnosis issues.
Professor A. L. Bondarenko is an accredited expert of the National Accreditation Agency, an expert of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation on the quality assessment of the creation of a unified database of evaluation tools for the primary accreditation of specialists.
