Abstract
The quality of medical care depends on the training of specialists, carried out, in particular, through continuous medical education. Aim. To form the recommendations for improving the postgraduate medical education system in the context of the overall reform of the health care system. Materials and methods. The survey involved 823 doctors who were starting the training at the qualification improvement courses (27.40 % – males and 70.60 % – females) aged from 24 to 50+. In order to realize the purpose of the study we used, as the main method of social psychological information collecting, the method of questioning in the form of standardized (formalized) interview. Results. Doctors of all specialties used knowledge acquired during previous courses, although with certain differences. Significant difference was found in satisfaction with the level of obtained practical skills during previous courses: 81.04±1.66 % of surgeons, therapeutic, pediatric, dental specialists were very satisfied or rather satisfied, when this indicator in case of doctors of the medico-prophylactic and pharmaceutical specialties was only 39.02±3.00 %. Regarding the level of theoretical knowledge, 85.51±1.49 % of surgeons, therapeutic, pediatric and dental specialists were very satisfied or satisfied with the theoretical part of qualification improvement courses and 57.20±3.05 % of doctors of the medico-prophylactic and pharmaceutical specialties were not satisfied or completely dissatisfied. 85.15±1.50 % of doctors of surgical, therapeutic, pediatric and dental specialties completely or partly used the ideas offered during the previous courses, when 31.82 ±2.87 % of the doctors of the medico-prophylactic and pharmaceutical specialties did not use anything in their practice. 72.42±1.56 % of doctors of all specialties consider that they have not yet reached their own career maximum. Almost half of doctors of all specialties wanted to receive more theoretical and practical knowledge during the courses, although 40.15±3.02 % of doctors of the medico-prophylactic and pharmaceutical specialties were interested in obtaining large volumes of information from their foreign counterparts, while only 4.29±0.86 % of doctors of surgical, therapeutic, pediatric and dental specialties were interested in gaining such information. Conclusion. The survey indicates the need to change and update the content of the qualification improvement courses work programs, as well as the creation of new ones, which is a prerequisite for the reorganization of the postgraduate medical education system. It is reasonable to create curricula and programs according to the specialties of doctors and basing on the previous survey results concerning queries and expectations.
Highlights
Health care is one of the most important spheres in ensuring the physical and social economic well-being and health of society
As for the doctors of the medico-prophylactic and pharmaceutical specialties, 60.61±3.01 % of the respondents completely or partly used the ideas offered during previous courses. 31.82±2.87 % of the doctors of the mentioned specialties did not use anything in their practice (Fig. 4)
The system of postgraduate medical education forms new skills for the listeners of qualification improvement courses, promotes becoming new theoretical knowledge, encourages the implementation of ideas offered during the courses in practice
Summary
Health care is one of the most important spheres in ensuring the physical and social economic well-being and health of society. In modern conditions postgraduate training of doctors is carried out according to increasing public health and society demands concerning the quality of personnel training. It is important for the doctor to understand his professional tasks, and to form his orientation in public health problems according to the changing factors of the external environment, adaptation to ongoing events in life. The quality of medical care depends on the training of specialists, carried out, in particular, through continuous medical education [3]
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
