[The studying of public health and health care as obligatory component of program of residency training]

Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2024 Mar;32(2):246-251. doi: 10.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-2-246-251.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The article considers the teaching of the discipline "Public Health and Health Care" to residents of all specialties. For analyzing attitude of residents to studying the discipline "Public Health and Health Care", as well as improvement of training physicians at the stage of residency and their full mastery of necessary competencies, survey was carried out on sampling of 424 residents of the second (graduate) year of training. The number of questions were formulated to be included into questionnaire to obtain data about respondents (age, gender, region of study, citizenship, experience of working at medical position) and to identify their attitude to the study of the discipline "Public Health and Health Care" " in residency (sections of program as practically applicable, assessment of form of teaching the discipline and use of educational technologies, including remote and digital learning, choice of universal and general professional competencies). The majority of residents (65.1%) plan to be engaged not only in direct clinical activities in the future, but also to undergo additional training in health care management and work in positions related to organizational managerial activities from position of head of department to of head of medical organizations and administration of regional health care services.

Keywords: competencies; educational technologies; health care; public health; residency; resident; training.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Internship and Residency*
  • Public Health
  • Surveys and Questionnaires