TRAINING SIMULATOR OF HEART AND LUNGS AUSCULTATION
The article provides an overview of the training simulator for auscultation of the heart and lungs, developed by the staff of the Samara state medical University. This simulator allows students to master the skills of auscultation of the heart and lungs in normal and various pathological conditions. The auscultation simulator operates in a test mode, which allows students to control their skills of auscultation. While working in the test mode, the program indicates to the students about any methodological mistakes in the process of auscultation. With this simulator students can learn the basics of heart and lung auscultation both independently and under the direct supervision of a teacher. The auscultation simulator contains a special sound bank that includes a set of heart tones, murmurs and lung noises in normal and pathological conditions. Using of this auscultation simulator will increase the students’ level of studying the material and their motivation. The auscultation simulator can be used not only in full-time studying, but also in remote educational technologies.