DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL COMPETENCY OF MEDICAL SPECIALISTS IN THE SYSTEM OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

Abstract

The analysis of foreign and domestic scientists' researches on the problem of research, namely, on the development of personal competency, development of social competency, development of social competency of medical specialists in particular, was carried out. It was found out that the problem of the development of social competence of medical specialists in the system of postgraduate education was little researched, therefore, the need for the study of this issue arose. A number of interpretations of such concepts as competence, competency and social competency by foreign and domestic scientists was analyzed. The author highlights the difference between the concepts of "competence" and "competency". The author's interpretation of the following concepts is presented: "competence", "competency", "social competency" and "social competency of medical specialists". The components of social competency of healthcare professionals in the system of post-graduate education are analyzed, including cognitive, value, behavioral; motivational-volitional, cognitive, organizational-activational as offered by L. Lymar. The author has adapted the system of principles of social competency according to N. Zobenko to the topic of research. Thus, the principles of social competency of medical specialists in the system of postgraduate education are reflected: they are fundamentalization, consistency, scientificity, and accessibility. The following elements of social competency structure of medical specialists in the system of postgraduate education were analyzed: communicative, socio-operative, socio-psychological, personal. The characteristic traits, which a specialist of medical sphere should possess in order to develop social competency, were revealed: they are humanity, tolerance, optimism, openness, responsibility, tolerance, skills to solve conflicting and unpredictable tasks, self-control, self-criticism and self-improvement. The favorable conditions for the qualitative development of social competency of specialists in the field of postgraduate education are identified. Generalization of the research results is carried out through the illuminated possibilities of development of social competency of medical specialists in the system of postgraduate education (taking into account psychological and sociological scientific knowledge in the development of educational programs for the training of medical professionals, use of various forms and methods of work, application of methods of self-education of medical specialists).