Behavioral Characteristics of Medical Students in Virtual Space

The article presents the results of a 2023 study carried out at the Institute of Social Sciences with the aim of assessing the behavioral characteristics, habitual communication practices and personal adaptation experience of medical students in the virtual space. The study was conducted using the method of narrative interviews, in which 50 students in their 4th–6th years of study at Sechenov University took part. The study showed that the structure of online activity of medical students reflects a shift in their interests towards educational content, queries and topics related to professional and personal self-development. What the youth audience has in common is the consumption of entertainment content in their free time. The obtained data can be used in the formation of an appropriate educational system for medical students in the virtual space. This certainly expands their ability to receive up-to-date information through social networks.