PRIMARY ACCREDITATION OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ALUMNI: EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE TO ENSURE SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
Introduction: The successful problem solving of Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well- Being (Rospotrebnadzor) is impossible without a competent and highly professional specialists. In this regard, the formation of professional competences, as well as their evaluation within primary accreditation, are of a high importance.The aim of the study was to analyze the results of primary accreditation of preventive-medicine alumni with further development of its improvement.Materials and Methods: It were analyzed the results of the primary accreditation of 29 educational institutions preparing preventive medicine specialists.Results: It was observed the decrease in the number of alumni’s refusals to undergo the primary accreditation in comparison with 2017. The majority of alumni (97,3%) successfully underwent three stages of primary accreditation, taking into account all attempts. Educational institutions proposed measures for the optimization of the primary accreditation procedure, including: revision of the list of practical skills (skills); actualization of the test and simulation tasks database; as well as the expansion and enrichment with simulation tasks.Conclusion: In order to improve the primary accreditation procedure, it is necessary to revise the content of practical skills, update of test and simulation tasks database and their annual expert audit.