FEATURES OF FORMING SELF-EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE DOCTORS.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The aim: To analyse the self-educational competence formation for future doctors in higher education institutions. The process has to be analyzed from the presence of motives regarding the educational activity of the individual to personal need for self-improvement. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: The diagnostic stage, which was conducted in 2020-2021, included 300 sixth-year students from three higher educational institutions I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk National University. RESULTS: Results: Comparative analysis shows that the level of self-educational competence formation for future doctors in higher education institutions depends on the form of educational activityto a large extent. It was established that 196 (65%) future doctors prefer practical training at the patient's bedside, 92 medical students (31%) study in simulation centers, and 12 young people (4%) consider combined classes and generalizing conferences to be important. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: Research and experimental verification of the effectiveness of the self-educational competence formation for future doctors took place during the training of sixth-year students at a higher educational institution. Innovative methods of developing critical thinking, information and interactive tech¬nologies were used.