Formation of professional competence among students of a higher medical educational institution under present-day conditions

Foundation. Present-day developments impose new requirements on the professional education of doctors, taking into account the introduction of modern standards of the educational process, Ukraine’s desire to integrate into the European space, and the difficult socio-economic conditions that have developed at the present time. One of the key tasks of medical education is the perfect mastery of professional competencies by future doctors, which is the key to their ability to solve practical problems of varying complexity based on the acquired knowledge and skills, and is designed to ensure successful professional activity in the future. Goal. Definition of the essence of the concept of “professional competence”, its components and conditions for the formation among medical university students. Materials and methods. An analytical review of published scientific papers on the topic under consideration was conducted. Results. Medical practice is a special occupation that requires thorough special training of the doctor. Implementation of knowledge and skills acquired during training is specific to the profession of a doctor, which determines his/her future career and the opportunity to integrate into the medical professional community, adequately interact with patients and colleagues, actively exchange experience, and search for problems of a medical and social nature solutions. To implement practical activities in the future, a medical student must have not only certain professional qualifications, but also personal qualities that are important components of his/her professional competence. Based on the analysis of the literature, the basic components that form the basis of a doctor’s professional competence, their component parts and conditions of formation are identified. Conclusions. The profession-oriented approach aims to create favorable learning conditions for teachers and adequate interactionbetween participants in the educational process, which will ensure that students master the professional competencies defined by the standard of education and then implement them in the professional activity. The rapid development of medical science and practice leads to high competition in the labor market, requires constant self-development, self-improvement and self-organization from the doctor to form a high level of professional competence and professional maturity. Important importance in this process is given to personal qualities, such as purposefulness, empathy, sociability, tolerance.