BIONICS AS A MEANS OF FORMING INNOVATIVE THINKING IN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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https://doi.org/10.28925/2412-0774.2026.1.3Keywords:
bionics, biomimetics, interdisciplinary, innovative thinking, medical education, bioengineering.Abstract
The study analyzes the theoretical foundations of bionics as an interdisciplinary field of knowledge and bioengineering practice for use in medical education and clinical practice. It is shown that the inclusion of bionics and/or its individual sections (theoretical, practical) in the educational process can be a useful didactic tool for propaedeutics in forming the foundations of an interdisciplinary approach for studying the phenomena of living nature with the aim of designing bioengineering systems and developing methods for treating, diagnosing diseases, or rehabilitating humans. The study also highlights the connection between the methodological foundations of bionics and the practice of using its achievements with the tasks of forming innovative thinking among students of higher medical institutions, relevant for future professional activities in teams of specialists during the creation and implementation of technical developments of bionic content (neurointerfaces, bionic prostheses, rehabilitation devices, biomimetic medical materials, medical information processing strategies, etc.). The areas of intersection between the properties of innovative thinking and bionics have been identified; the directions for applying the ideas and methods of bionics in medical education have been substantiated. The results of a student survey on the importance of studying bionics in higher medical education institutions are presented, with about 90% of respondents indicating its significance. The practical outcome of the study is an analysis of the content of bionics and the formulation of key directions for implementing bionic ideas in the educational process of higher medical education institutions and in medical research practice, aimed at optimizing the educational process and developing teaching and methodological support in bionics.
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