THE IDEA OF MEDICAL PEDAGOGY AT THE STAGE OF ITS FORMATION IN THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION
The article focuses on the integration of medicine and pedagogy, the basics of pedagogical ideas and their role in the formation and development of pedagogical thought. Any process of formation indicates some transitional states, which are leading to shaping of things and phenomena, to the self-determination of natural and social systems, which will continue to evolve. From this perspective, the idea of medical pedagogy at the stage of its formation in the history of education is important for the analysis of the development in modern conditions. The researcher studies the professional and educational activity of famous medical doctors, such as N. I. Pirogov, G. A. Zaharjin, S. P. Botkin, V. Wund, P. Lesgaft. The paper considers the role of Pirogov''s and Zaharjin''s conception of medico- pedagogical education, which was worked out for the sake of protection of the nation''s well being. The author observes the process of development of medical pedagogy in modern time.