Medical interns defended their projects

The Department of General Practice 2 held a project defence by medical interns under the supervision of the Head of the Department, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Professor G. N. Dosybayeva, as part of project-oriented learning.
The defence involved medical interns from groups 616, 617, 618, 619, 624, 625 and 626 who are studying the discipline Internal Medicine at the Primary Health Care Level.
The projects focused on current areas of preventive medicine:
* factors contributing to the development of arterial hypertension;
• prevention of diabetes mellitus;
• prevention of cardiovascular diseases;
• prevention of gastrointestinal diseases.
While working on the projects, the interns studied the main risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases, systematisedthe data obtained and presented preventive recommendations applicable to the work of a general practitioner at the primary health care level.
During the defence, the participants demonstrated their ability to analyse medical information, present their findings with well-founded arguments, work effectively as a team and propose practical measures to protect public health.
Project-oriented learning facilitates the integration of theoretical knowledge with practical activities, develops clinical reasoning and research skills, and contributes to the formation of the professional competencies of future physicians.