Methodology of Immunology and Allergology Teaching

In Russia the imminent experience is acquired dealing with teaching for clinical immunology with allergology in medical institutions. Since 1986 according to the directive of Ministry of Health "About the organization of chairs of immunology with allergology in 10 Medical Educational Institutions of Russian Federation" the teaching for immunology as a separate training discipline is carried out in many medical institutes of Russia. At present, teaching for immunology with allergology is given at the separate chairs and courses of more than 20 medical institutes of Russian Federation (Moscow, Smolensk, Kursk, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Tver, Ivanovo, Tomsk, Chelyabinsk, etc.). The number of such chairs is constantly growing. The discipline teaching is provided in accordance with the common unified training program, adopted by Ministry of Health of Russian Federation (1997), which includes general immunology, special immunology, clinical immunology with allergology. The following was developed and published: textbook, educational-methodological supplies, series of tables (visual aids), test tasks on current and boundary control of acquired knowledge that promotes to the formation of the common concept pertinent to teaching for general immunology, clinical immunology, allergology. The system of immunology and allergology teaching in Russia meets the requirements of international and national organizations dealing with problems in immunology and allergology (WHO, IUIS, EFIS, RSI, RAACI and oths.).