[The improvement of medical education within the framework of scientific educational cluster].

The article presents analysis of problems of training of physicians. The defects of professional orientation of applicants were noted, resulting in the fact that 19% of students already during their studies choose not to work in health care after graduation. Besides, deficiency of practical experience among students, as well imbalance of training of specialists in various specialties, shortage of budget places in residency, dissatisfaction of young physicians with working conditions and its schedule was registered. The authors propose complex of measures developing professional orientation of applicants, improving quality of education in medical universities and assisting their employment and successful adaptation in medical organizations.

[Analysis of the provision of medical personnel in the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District].

The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the provision of medical personnel. Differences in the indicators of provision with specialists of various profiles have been studied. It is noted that in the North Caucasian Federal District the total values ​​of the medical service density indicator are lower than in the Russian Federation by 2.1%. The highest rates of provision with doctors are registered in the republics of Ingushetia with an increase of 32%, and in the republic of North Ossetia. Higher values ​​of the provision indicator with the heads of the organization and their deputies were established in the North Caucasus Federal District than in the Russian Federation. At the same time, in most subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District there is a shortage of specialists in the following specialties: anesthesiologists-resuscitators, pediatric surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, radiologists, epidemiologists. However, the indicator of provision with dentists in the North Caucasus Federal District exceeded the Russian one by 2 times. Based on the analysis, the authors present recommendations, including the need to eliminate the shortage of doctors in a number of specialties, increase the admission to residency in them, strengthen social support measures, temporarily restrict the admission of applicants in the specialty of dentistry, etc.

[The development of measures supporting the Northern Caucasian Federal Okrug with qualified medical personnel using trchnologies and resources of the Scientific Educational Medical Cluster "Northern-Caucasian"].

The article presents the results of analysis of educational activities of a medical University. Among the issues that need to be resolved, quality of professional selection of applicants to medical universities, backwardness in time management skills, stress coping and leadership qualities in students are noted. The mechanisms for solving these issues are proposed on the basis of "puzzle technology" - embedding in existing matrix those activities that are capable to qualitatively change the situation in a particular field of higher education. Based on functioning of cluster technologies in the SEMC "Northern Caucasian", joint measures are developed to optimize educational activities not only in educational organizations subordinated to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, but also those in the structure of the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation that include medical faculties and/or institutes. The conclusion is made that the inclusion of educational organizations of any departmental affiliation into scientific educational medical clusters has positive effect on quality education of future physicians.

[The improvement of medical personnel and post-graduate education within the framework of scientific educational medical cluster "The North-Caucasian"].

The article considers the organization of postgraduate education and clinical activities within the framework of functioning of the North-Caucasian Scientific and Educational Medical Cluster. The analysis of obtained data revealed shortcomings in training of physicians at all stages of their professional career, as well as inadequately effective mechanisms of employment of graduates from medical faculties. To eliminate these shortcomings, the measures have been developed within the framework of NOMK that include computer programs for operational monitoring of public health indices, innovative technologies of education and advanced training of of physicians, exemplified by the Tutor project. The conclusion is made that scientific and educational cluster is an effective tool in area of training and retraining of physicians .

[The research potential of educational organizations of research educational medical cluster "The Northern-Caucasian" as a resource of innovative development].

The article presents the results of comparative analysis of the research potential of participants of the North Caucasian Scientific and Educational Medical Cluster. The differences in the indices of training of residents and post-graduate students, the availability of research and pedagogical personnel, the scope of research studies and income received from their commercialization in educational organizations participating in the cluster were studied. It is noted that the medical faculties of educational organizations of various departmental subordination, in terms of their research activities, differ from medical universities of the Minzdrav of Russia. However, there are intra-departmental imbalances too. The joint use of personnel, technological and other resources of educational organizations can provide synergistic effect in research field.

[The sociological aspects of scientific pedagogic activities of medical university lecturer].

The research activity of Medical University lecturers is related to pedagogical and medical activities. Nowadays, more attention is paid namely to scientific component in activities of the faculty. The article presents the results of the survey of the faculty of the Medical University concerning various aspects of their scientific activities. It is established that the younger generation of Medical University lecturers lose interest to scientific activities due to material and moral incentives lacking. Yet another reason of low activity of lecturers according their opinion is poor knowledge of foreign languages.

[The comparative analysis of some indices of effectiveness of of education organizations of the Northern Caucasus Federal Okrug concerning medical personnel training within the framework of scientific educational medical claster "The Northern Caucasus"].

The article presents the results of comparative analysis of educational potential of participants of the scientific and educational medical cluster «North Caucasus¼. The differences in average unified state examination score of students of educational institutions - participants of the cluster, teaching staff with academic degrees, educational literature and other indices are examined. It is noted that the toughening of unified state examination procedure implementation and increase of number of applicants entering through target admission, resulted in certain decrease of average score of unified state examination in entrants. At the same time, measures undertaken by the cluster members targeting the improvement of the values of indices of educational organizations functioning monitored by Rosobrnadzor alter the trend in condition of educational potential of the cluster "North Caucasus" in a positive way.

[The carrier attitudes of graduates of medical university].

The article considers issues of professional orientation of future medical students. Their professional and career attitudes were identified. The percentage of students (19%) was determined who already at the stage of education have no plans to work in health care area, partly due to disappointment in their choice of profession. It is established that primary professional career paths for graduates of medical universities are admission to clinical residency (67%) and work in hospital. It is noted that the percentage of graduates wishing to work in private sector of medical services reached 20%. The respondents indicated among causes of problematic employment of graduated professionals lack of experience, lack of knowledge, low wages and overrated expectations of graduates themselves. It is recommended to improve quality of professional selection of applicants, to increase the degree of possession of practical skills and applied knowledge, to ensure increasing of accessibility of clinical residency training and to expand financial support of graduates of medical universities.