THE ROLE OF CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF A DOCTOR

Health care is a key sphere of society’s life, and health indicators and life expectancy of the population depend on its condition and wellfunctioning. The article focuses on peculiarities in teaching and professional training of doctors in modern Russia. It is important to indicate that the work carried out implements the analytical task of studying exclusively the learning process at medical faculties, nevertheless, the identified trends can be partially extrapolated to all other medical specialties. It raises issues related to the level and quality of training of medical personnel in Russia. In that regard, the features of the implementation of higher medical education in Russian universities are described. In particular, the author identifies the main trends and transformations in the processes associated with obtaining the profession of a doctor. The aspects of professional training related to the implementation of clinical practice and their impact on the future career of a young doctor and his development as a specialist are analyzed separately.