Development and introduction of Russian simulation and virtual technologies into the current educational process

Background. The present-day educational process requires drastic restructuring and alterations with consideration for the introduction of high technologies in medicine. Objective. To elaborate methodological approaches to using innovative, simulation, and virtual technologies in the educational process, by evaluating their efficiency. Material and methods. Unique training computer soft hardware complexes, a series of “2D and 3D Virtual Surgeon” surgery stimulators, a special tensometric test bench, an “Inbody Anatomy” three-dimensional human anatomy atlas, a “Pirogov” interactive anatomical table, and criteria for assessing students, interns, and residents in an open surgery simulator were developed. Results. A summative assessment of both the obtained manual skills and decision result of the proposed cases was made. A 100-point scale was used to assess the results of testing. The results were as follows: 44.1% of the 524 students tested on the stimulator received good and excellent marks. The vast majority (69.9%) of 215 students in the comparison group had satisfactory and bad marks. These results uniquely suggest that the educational process using the soft hardware complex is effective. Conclusion. Thus, the experience with data-processing studies at a higher educational medical establishment with the compulsory integration with Biomodeling and Interactive Visualization Centers may become a platform for the further formation and development of continuing professional education.

simulation and virtual technologies, current educational process