The biographies of 20th-century U.S. physician-writers as an educational resource for medical students

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyze the educational and educational potential of the biographies of doctors-writers of the USA of the 20th century in the formation of hard and soft skills of students of higher medical education. Research methods: analysis, synthesis, systematization, generalization; search and bibliographic; analysis of literary sources; historical and comparative; biographical. The object of the study is the biographies of William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), Frank G. Slaughter (1908–2001), Richard Hooker (1924–1997), Allen Richard Seltzer (1928–2016) and Michael Crichton (1942–2008). Scientific novelty. The article substantiates the expediency of studying the biographies and elements of the literary heritage of doctors-writers of the USA of the 20th century for the purpose of comprehensive and harmonious development of students in medical universities. Conclusions. It is shown that getting acquainted with the biographies of outstanding doctors-writers of English-speaking countries during extracurricular educational activities contributes to the development of soft skills, as well as to the improvement of the communicative competence of students of higher medical education