Reflections on the axiological paradigm of medical education

On September 23–25, 2024, the XII International Interdisciplinary Scientific and Practical Symposium “Man and (co) societies in the context of health care: problems of medical anthropology in the past, present, and challenges of the future” was held in Moscow. The symposium was organized by the Association of Medical Anthropologists (AMA) and the Miklukho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology (IEA) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. This traditional event gathered a huge audience this time, which is not surprising, because it was about the highest values – health and life. The issues of presentations and discussions are reflected in the names of sections and Round tables, for example: “Health care in the past and present”, “Healthcare in the context of health care in modern communities”, “Medical anthropology as an interdisciplinary scientific field: problems of interaction and research methods”, “Reproductive models and practices in the context of multicultural societies” “Medical Anthropology – medical psychology: problems and research in an interdisciplinary field”, “Relevance of Ayurveda approaches in modern health care and healthcare”, “Medical aspects of biological anthropology”, “Mental health in a sociocultural context”, “Modern healthcare and patient trust: new bioethical challenges”, “Biofacturing of human organs and tissues”.

The final plenary session was of the greatest interest, the topic of which was: “Medical anthropology: problems of profession formation, development of scientific direction, teaching of educational discipline, as well as professional (re)training of specialists in medical and assisting professions”. In this context, the problem of the relationship between medical anthropology and bioethics in higher education was discussed. In this article, we express our opinion on this issue.