Interdisciplinary educational modulesin medical education: integration of theory and practice in the preparation of medical students

Modern medical education is focused on the formation of students' stable professional competencies that ensure readiness for clinical activities. One of the key problems remains the gap between theoretical training and practical skills, due to the fragmentation of academic disciplines and the predominance of a subject-centered learning model. The purpose of this article is to substantiate and describe a methodological and analytical model of interdisciplinary educational modules as a tool for integrating theory and practice in the pre-graduate training of medical university students. The theoretical foundations of interdisciplinary and integrated learning, including PBL methods and simulation training, are considered effective for the development of clinical thinking and practical skills. A structural model of the interdisciplinary module is presented and an example of its implementation based on the clinical topic "Patient with chest pain" is shown. The pedagogical advantages of the p