Challenges of the 21st century and the role of the scientific student society in the training of relevant medical specialists

The article outlines the main features of transformation of higher education depending on today’s requirements. It has been proven that the main task of higher medical education is the training of future competent specialists capable of creative independent work, which requires the ability to replenish accumulated knowledge in accordance with progressive achievements of medical science, to improve personal and moral qualities, and communication skills. We have demonstrated own experience on the functioning of the scientific student society in anesthesiology and intensive care as an essential element of university education, which serves as a method of individual support of students that allows identifying the most talented of them with purposeful involvement in scientific and research work. Possible directions of transformation of the work of the student scientific society in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic are presented.