Abstract:

In higher medical education, one of the crucial tasks is to shape the value orientation of graduates from medical universities. Contemporary society emphasises the importance of an individual, and it necessitates timely investigation of the value orientations of students majoring in medicine, which forms the basis of their ethical and deontological culture. Axiology, as a framework for values, serves as a methodological foundation for cultivating the value-semantic stance of medical students. The exploration of value orientations during medical education is significant, not only in Russia but globally. In 2022-2023, a research investigation addressing this topic was carried out at the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology in Kazan Federal University.

Based on the above, the aim of the research is to investigate the value orientations hierarchy of medical students who have completed the educational program at Kazan Federal University, using objective methods and language.

The study involved 263 medical students with the permission of the Directorate of the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology. Over a six-month-long period, we conducted the study by preparing questionnaires, testing participants, and analyzing data collected. The course, "Ethics and Deontology in Medicine and Biology," provided the empirical foundation for the research. We applied the following methods in our study. "Value Orientations" by M. Rokich; "Objectives and Values of a Doctor's Practice". The participant provided written consent to participate in the testing using the designated methodology. The acquired results were analysed via factor analysis using the principal components method with Varimax rotation.

The study employed the method of pedagogical experiment, along with observation, generalization and system analysis. The experimental work was executed on 2nd-year medical students in specializations including "Medical Business" (31.05.01), "Dentistry" (31.05.03) and "Medical Biochemistry" (30.05.01) at the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University.

The results prompted reassessment of didactic approaches to education, emphasizing the axiological component. The study's findings reveal the hierarchy of value orientations among medical students. The results prompted reassessment of didactic approaches to education, emphasizing the axiological component. The results prompted reassessment of didactic approaches to education, emphasizing the axiological component. This is significant for the cultivation of future doctors' value systems, ethical standards, and deontological awareness in healthcare.

The research conducted enabled identification of a direction for the development and implementation of organizational and pedagogical strategies to foster ethical and deontological culture during the professional training of medical students at the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, with the aim of assessing their efficacy.

Acknowledgment: This paper has been supported by the Kazan Federal University Strategic Academic Leadership Program (PRIORITY-2030).

Keywords:

Value orientations, personality orientation, medical education, culture, ethical culture, deontological culture, axiological approach, medical student.