The Latin Language as a Factor in the Formation of Professional and Intercultural Competencies of Medical Students in Higher Education

The article is devoted to such an important socio-cultural aspect of human life as obtaining professional and intercultural competencies in the process of educational activity. According to the author, Latin is a fusion of philological information and language skills, as well as legal norms, history, traditions, ethnic characteristics of behavior and thinking of native speakers of the language and culture. The author believes that in the long term, the task of foreign language education in an institution of higher professional education is the formation of a multilingual, well-educated person who is able to apply his knowledge in the process of professional intercultural communication. The above factors determine the relevance of the chosen topic. The subject of the study is professional and intercultural competencies formed with the direct participation of the Latin language. The object is the Latin language as an academic discipline of the curriculum of medical specialties. In the course of the research, the author aims to study the role of the Latin language in the process of professional development of medical university students as an integral part of the general humanitarian direction. For the successful realization of this goal, scientific sources of literature were analyzed. The methodological basis of the study is determined by the purpose of the work and is presented by the following methods: random sampling, definitional analysis, comparison and classification. Special attention in the successful acquisition of professional competencies of future specialists is paid to the interdisciplinary approach in training. As a result of the successful formation of competencies, students acquire not only knowledge of medical and biological terminology, but also the ability to use the acquired knowledge in simulated or real clinical conditions, as well as gain practical experience in operating with medical vocabulary in their future professional activities.