The article discusses approaches to the implementation of the theory of social exchange; tools for organizing work in the context of social exchanges in modern conditions, including during the COVID-19 pandemic; as well as the types of rewards used for social exchanges.

The article discusses the principles and characteristics of the interaction of participants in the educational process, developing the idea of creating a friendly and supportive environment in a general secondary education institution. The results of an empirical study of relationships in the classes of adolescents and adolescents are discussed.

The article deals with the problem of the relationship between positive thinking and job satisfaction among medical profession, the issue of the psychological aspect of the work of medical profession in a pandemic situation, the influence of individual psychological characteristics on professional activity, possible difficulties and ways to resolve them.

In this article, the authors, based on the analysis of scientific literature, consider approaches to the definition of the concept of social health in domestic and foreign science. The authors attempt to identify approaches to the study of the concept of social health and conduct a comparative analysis of the approaches of domestic and foreign authors.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the experience in providing medical and social assistance to patients with COVID-19 in the Kursk City Hospital No. 6, in a hospital setting. A statistical analysis of morbidity, mortality, hospitalization, recovered from COVID-19 is being carried out. A comparative analysis of the work of the therapeutic department before and during the pandemic is considered. The performance indicators of the round-the-clock inpatient department of the therapeutic department of the Kursk City Hospital No. 6 for 2019-2021 are disclosed. The results of treatment of patients with COVID-19 are being investigated. The experience of diagnosing and treating patients during a pandemic is shown.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the specifics of organizing independent work for foreign students in a digital educational environment based on the Moodl system. Particular attention is paid to the socio-cultural adaptation of foreigners receiving higher professional education in the universities of the Russian Federation. (RF). The paper provides a link to the scientific works of various researchers who are devoted to this problem. At the same time, in a number of articles we do not find information about how foreign students who have received a certain amount of knowledge perceive them, passing through their consciousness, national and linguocultural experience. The attention of readers is offered an exclusive material, which is excerpts from the written works of foreigners, prepared in the information educational environment. Students express their point of view, express their attitude towards the Russian city, which for several years has become their home. Behind the evaluative phrases one can see the attitude towards our country and culture, formed in the lessons of Russian as a foreign language (RFL). In addition, options for various forms of organizing independent work of foreign students in the context of distance learning are given.

In order to study and understand the main medical disciplines, which are mainly conceptual in nature, foreign students must be proficient in medical terminology. One of the effective methods of teaching medical terminology to foreign students is mind-mapping. Using this graphic organizer gives teachers the opportunity to show the relationship between concepts and content in a very visual and non-linear structure. International students can create phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic maps in Latin classes.

The article analyzes the formation of various aspects of motivational components for physical culture and sports among university students. The paper presents the results of a study conducted among students of two medical groups - basic and special. A number of features of the organization of physical culture and sports among students with limited health opportunities are considered - material equipment, personnel issues, the formation of a positive attitude of society to persons with disabilities, which are important for the active promotion and popularization of adaptive sports and physical culture in universities.

The article presents brief biographical information about the leaders of the Kursk State Medical Institute who participated in the events of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. These are participants of the Battle of Stalingrad, military doctors V.I. Deshevoy, G.V. Tupikov, Ya.M. Bune and N.F. Krutko. Heads of evacuation hospitals S.R. Gekhman, G.E. Ostroverkhov and A.V. Savelyev. Home front workers A.V. Rudchenko and M.P. Derevyagin. The article highlights the contribution of each director (rector) of Kursk State Medical Institute to practical medicine and to the development of the system of higher medical education in the Kursk region.