‘Normal physiology’ for international students in VSMU Burdenko Voronezh Medical University: teaching practice

The article presents the teaching experience of the discipline ‘Normal Physiology’ to foreign students of VSMU N.N. Burdenko. The issues of working with English-speaking students of IIMEC Faculty studying Normal Physiology from the first year of the university are considered. The practice of working with foreign students indicates that a significant part of the time is needed for foreign citizens to adapt within an unfamiliar country. Stress caused by the new living environment, the mentality of the host country, new eating habits and other changes in the life of students leaves a serious imprint on their academic performance, especially in the first years of the study at the university. It is necessary to take into account the occurrence of such distress reactions in order to find the optimal management of the educational process. Foreign students are often characterized by different levels of English language proficiency and general training in common. All this sometimes makes it difficult for them to study and leads to the appearance of academic debt. In this article, we are focused on the issues of finding measures that can be aimed at facilitating the process of adaptation of students to a new learning environment when studying the discipline ‘Normal Physiology’.