[The transition to remote education format in medical university: opinion of students about transformation of education process at the outset of COVID-19 pandemic].

The COVID-19 pandemic came out as an imperative of large-scale transformations in higher education system, including higher medical school. At that, introduction of self-isolation regime in the spring 2020 highlighted the task of organizing education in remote format with maintaining education quality. The article presents results of sociological survey with purpose of studying perception of students of medical university of transition to remote learning format at the COVID-19 pandemic outset. The majority of respondents perceived remote learning format as an emergency measure to maintain continuity of education process, that, however, cannot completely replace full-time practice-oriented teaching "at the bedside of the patient". Understanding the special tasks of training medical specialist required new solutions from higher school and additional efforts from all subjects of educational process - restructuring organizational infrastructure ensuring communication of teaching staff and students, solving organizational problems of access to educational content, adapting to practice of digital medical education, expanding use of AR, VR, mixed reality and simulation learning technologies. The students, highly assessing quality of digital content, noted difficulties of self-organization in "home" format due to a lot of distracting factors (family, domestic life, etc.) that had key impact on motivation of their learning activities. Nevertheless, among respondents of medical university, a number of students formed subgroup that considering personal experience of remote learning assumed that this format is actual and effective and allows one to fully master university curriculum. The transition to remote learning format in university as emergency measure during pandemic, will obviously be consolidated as an invariant standard of organizing educational process.

Perception of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Moscow Residents

The article results from a medical sociological survey aimed at specifics of perception of the coronavirus infection (Covid-19) problem by Moscow residents. According to the data received, the level of respondents' awareness about measures to prevent infection, as well as commitment to their implementation is high, and most of all residents of Moscow city are concerned about rapid spread of infection, lack of effective treatment and vaccine, fear for the health of parents and eventual economic destabilization in the country. At the same time, in a situation of forced staying at home in self-isolation, respondents most often experience discomfort from price increases, reducing (losing) income, limiting personal space and broken holiday plans. The authors note that among the most serious consequences of the pandemic (vision of the "post-pandemic world"), residents of Moscow share most common expectations of a recession, a large-scale crisis in the health care system, growing social tension and risk of an "loneliness epidemic" due to the consolidation of distance social practices.Alternate abstract:В статье представлены результаты социологического опроса (среза мнений), направленного на изучение особенностей восприятия жителями Москвы проблемы распространения коронавирусной инфекции (COVID-19). Согласно полученным данным, уровень информированности респондентов о профилактике инфицирования и соблюдения правил и ограничений высокий. Больше всего москвичей беспокоит быстрое распространение инфекции, отсутствие эффективного лечения и вакцины, страх за здоровье родителей и возможная экономическая дестабилизация в стране. В ситуации вынужденного пребывания дома (самоизоляции) опрошенные чаще всего испытывают волнение из-за роста цен при одновременном снижении (потере) дохода, нарушения планов на отдых, а также дискомфорт из-за ограничения личного пространства. Авторы отмечают, что в представлениях москвичей распространены опасения спада экономики, социальных последствий пандемии и риска формирования «эпидемии одиночества» вследствие закрепления практики дистанционных отношений.