Training of the preventive medicine specialists: analysis of primary and primary specialized accreditation results

Introduction. One of the main tasks of the improvement of federal sanitary and epidemiological surveillance is the development of its staff potential. The level of professional competence of young specialists is assessed during their accreditation. Materials and methods. The results of primary and primary specialized accreditation in an enlarged group of specialties and areas from 30 educational institutions of higher education providing of training 32.00.00 Health Sciences and Preventive Medicine in 2021 were analyzed. Results. Graduates in the specialty 32.05.01 Preventive medicine care undergo primary accreditation starting from 2017. Since 2021, primary specialized accreditation has been carried out in specialties classified as enlarged groups of specialties and areas of training 32.00.00 Health Sciences and Preventive Medicine. In 2021, primary accreditation was carried out in 30 educational organizations of higher education that train of preventive specialists. 96.8% of specialists successfully passed primary accreditation. Primary specialized accreditation was carried out in 22 educational institutions in 11 specialties. The share of accredited specialists was 95.5%. Study limitations. Limited time. Conclusion. Generally, primary and primary specialized accreditation were successfully carried out. Within the primary accreditation, 1437 specialists were accredited, within primary specialized accreditation - 443 specialists in 11 fields of training.