This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of simulation-based versus lecture-based education in improving immediate knowledge acquisition and long-term retention among medical students. Forty second-year medical students were randomly assigned to two groups: Group A (simulation) and Group B (lecture). Both groups were taught the same four topics, and students completed a pre-test, post-test, and a delayed post-test five weeks later to assess immediate knowledge gain and retention. Both groups showed significant improvement from pre-test to post-test (p < 0.001), with no significant difference in immediate knowledge acquisition (p = 0.24). However, Group A demonstrated significantly better long-term retention (p = 0.02), particularly in topics like hyperkalemia and STEMI. While both educational methods were effective in the short term, simulation-based education led to superior long-term retention, especially for clinical decision-making topics. The results suggest that incorporating simulation into education may enhance students’ preparedness for clinical practice. Further studies are recommended to refine the balance between these educational approaches.

The article discusses the experience of adapting augmented and mixed reality technology to teaching at the Naval Surgery Department of  S. M. Kirov Medical Military Academy. A retrospective analysis of the visibility, understandability, and completeness of the illustrative material was carried out. The results laid as the basis for the inclusion of augmented reality technology in the educational process. A training complex for the use of augmented reality in surgery based on the “Medgital Vision” surgery navigation has been created, with methodologic and personnel supply . As a result, the visibility, understandability, and completeness of the illustrative material are increased. Some measures are planned to expand the use of the educational complex in the creating of illustrative material.

This article is devoted to the study of the communicative aspect of interaction with a “difficult” patient. The study includes a consideration of the phenomenon of a “difficult” patient in Russian and foreign theory and practice, and also describes the results of a sociological survey conducted among medical workers on issues of interaction with “difficult” patients. The discussion part of the article describes the methodology for implementing the «5A» communication strategy, designed to improve the process and results of communication with a “difficult” patient.

This article discusses the use of simulation equipment in the form of an interactive anatomical table to improve the learning process in certain aspects of radiology diagnostics. In total, two groups of 3rd year students at the Military Medical Academy majoring in general medicine were trained in the basics of multi-projection x-ray examination. The first group was trained using simulation equipment, the second — using X-ray images. A comparison was made of the effectiveness of training using classical and new methods.

The article presents the results of a study on the creation of a simulation learning environment for a doctor of universal competencies. The study consisted of two stages. The first stage included a study of the prospects and possibilities of innovative technologies and active tools for teaching doctors universal competencies. The second stage was devoted to the creation of a set of educational tools and the organization of classes using active methods aimed at developing communicative abilities, the ability to solve problems collectively. It included the selection of psychological techniques, videos, cases for improving communication and team activities, and critical thinking.

A strategically correct decision in 2017 was the creation of a compex educational program for the prevention of infant mortality in Khabarovsk Region. Over the period from 2012 to 2023, all specialists of Khabarovsk Region maternity and emergency medical services mastered manual skills in the simulation center. The coverage of such a number of people who underwent training with an increase in the quality of care contributed, among other things, to a decrease in infant mortality in Khabarovsk Region from 11.6‰ to 3.6‰, and early neonatal mortality from 5.6% to 0.9%.