Social security of medical specialists in the field of professional development

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The duration of the cycle of human capital accumulation in the workplace, as well as the need to constantly master new technologies and practices of medical and preventive care for the population, require professional development of healthcare professionals. The implementation of this need requires the provision of appropriate social protection of medical personnel.

The purpose of the study. Development of approaches to the analysis of social protection of medical professionals in the world of work concerning working conditions that contribute to the maintenance and development of their professional level.

Material and methods. The concept of social work-related security was used as the theoretical basis of the study. The methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data of sociological and economic surveys were used as a methodological basis. The data were obtained based on the materials of sample questionnaires of medical specialists conducted throughout Russia and in Moscow.

Results. The ratings for assessing the characteristics of social protection of medical specialists have been determined. The highest rating was given to assessments of the stability of employment and wages, the lowest - assessments of labor safety (in terms of intensity), and wage size. Another group of reasons for the average rating was the identified advantages and disadvantages of the system of additional professional education.

Discussion. The main characteristics of the work, which contribute to and complicate professional development, have been identified. They create a basis for finding and justifying ways to improve them. A complex of objective and subjective factors has been formed that affect the participation of medical specialists in additional professional education and its qualitative results.

Conclusion. Many scientific prerequisites are presented for expanding the possibilities for a more successful integration of continuing education in health care into the general system of continuing professional education.

About the authors

Ol’ga A. Kolennikova

Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department; Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Author for correspondence.
Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0138-6115
Russian Federation

Mairash S. Toksanbaeva

Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department; Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: matoksan@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3570-592X

Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Analyst, Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management, Moscow, 115088, Russia.

e-mail: matoksan@mail.ru

Russian Federation

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