Interactive digital platform and cyber-physical systems in medical education

Relevance. The success and progress of medical education are inherently linked to the achievements of fundamental and applied sciences and depend on the degree of curriculum fulfilment with advanced digital technology effectiveness. The article considers new forms of learning organization based on digital platforms. Information and communication technologies (platforms) allow effective distant coordination of the academic paths for large numbers of students and strict unbiased control over the implementation of assigned tasks. The article considers the specific features of medical digital platforms, algorithmic management forms, necessity and importance of cyber-physical systems, and gives examples of single robotic element implementation used in learning platf orms.
Materials and Methods. The publication selection criteria were: papers published after 2000; relevance to the keywords "Education", "Medical Education", and "Patient Simulation"; publications included in the databases "ScienceDirect" (Scopus), "IEEE", or "NCBI".
Results. Twenty-seven scientific publications were selected by the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Conclusion. The online learning platform formed by a set of transformed traditional curricula allows for a full access of students to learning resources and can stimulate the teaching staff competencies, which is, in general, a relevant and promising direction for improving the effectiveness of the learning process.

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