DEVELOPMENT OF THE METHOD OF CARRYING OUT THE OLYMPIAD ON THE HISTORY OF PHARMACY
The experience of working out the methodology for holding the Olympiad for students of pharmaceutical universities and colleges on the discipline "History of Pharmacy" is described. Determined the types of Olympiads and the types of functions performed by them in the educational process. The use of this pedagogical technology in the study of the discipline "History of Pharmacy" is justified.It is suggested to highlight the historiosophical and organizational stages of the Olympiad. The historiosophical stage included the definition of the purpose, directions and subjects of scientific projects offered for the participants of the Olympiad, the choice of a historical person to whom the Olympiad is dedicated. The requirements for the characterization and activity of this historical person are formulated: the relationship with pharmacy; connection with the history of the establishment of a center for pharmaceutical education in the Urals; great public significance of the individual for the country and the Ural region; high personal and moral qualities. Defined organizational stages of the Olympiad and the types of work corresponding to each stage: the issuing of an order, determining the composition of the organizing committee, the development of the Regulations for holding the Olympiad. The results of the Olympiad are formulated: attention is attracted to the discipline "History of Pharmacy" of students, teachers of universities and colleges; the number of publications devoted to the history of pharmacy in the collection of the scientific conference of the Academy has increased; there were new links of the academy with universities and colleges; participants of the Olympiad were invited to speak at regional conferences, the themes of which are related to the problems of the development of pharmacy.