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Author: M.M. Kochkorova
Medical Faculty Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after the First President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

COGNITIVE VISUALIZATION AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING CLINICAL THINKING IN BIOCHEMISTRY EDUCATION

Key words: cognitive visualization, biochemistry, clinical reasoning, metabolic maps, medical education, glycogenolysis, case-based learning, pathogenetic analysis.

Annotation. The paper addresses the gap between fundamental biochemical knowledge and the ability of medical students to apply it in a clinical context. A methodological model based on the stepwise construction of metabolic maps as a tool for cognitive visualization is proposed. The educational process includes three interconnected stages: analytical deconstruction of a scheme, reconstruction of a partially specified model, and clinical mapping of pathogenesis. Practical implementation is demonstrated using the topic “Glycogen storage diseases” (case study: Von Gierke disease). In the experimental group, 85.7% of students successfully completed the task, compared to 52.4% in the control group. The differences were statistically significant (p = 0.043; RR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.05–2.55). The findings indicate that the active use of cognitive visualization contributes significantly to the development of pathogenetic analysis skills.