View of students and residents studying at the university on programs for young specialist support in health care

Objective. To study the opinion of graduating students and residents of the Stavropol State Medical University on programs for young specialist support in healthcare. Material and methods. A sociological study enrolled 488 students of medical and pediatric faculties and 854 residents of the Stavropol State Medical University. A specially developed questionnaire was used. Descriptive statistics of sociological results is presented by relative indicators. Means and standard deviations were used to describe quantitative data. Results. Students and residents consider the calling (54.7%) and prestige of medical profession (44.6%) to be the main reasons for choosing their field of professional activity. They motivate this choice by the opportunity to help people (71.2%). At the same time, residents are focused on professional and career growth to a greater extent than students (51.6%). After completing education at the University, most students (76.6%) plan to continue study in residency, and most residents plan to work in practical healthcare after completing residency (73.8%). Residents evaluate own professional trajectory primarily from the standpoint of professional growth and development (81.4%) paying a great attention to new technologies in diagnosis and treatment (61.9%), as well as strive to become narrow specialists (59.7%). About 36.1% of students and 34.3% of residents plan to work in state medical organizations of Stavropol after completing education. The majority of respondents (88.3% of residents and 44.1% of students) consider developed infrastructure (p<0.001) to be the main motive for choosing a locality for future work. About 27.0% of students and 26.1% of residents expressed interest in moving to a rural area after graduation. The most common motives were independent professional experience (58.3%), working near the relatives (53.2%) and favorable environmental conditions in rural areas (43.1%). The main reasons preventing relocation were underdeveloped infrastructure (66.6%), insufficient material and technical equipment (61.9%), as well as no adaptability to rural life (48.3%). The difficulties complicating work in rural areas included unavailable modern diagnostic and treatment methods, insufficient development of infrastructure and small opportunities for professional communication. Conclusion. To implement an effective personnel policy at the regional level, it is necessary to carry out certain measures attracting young specialists to areas with need for medical personnel (increased target recruitment of applicants, monitoring the choice of place of work by graduates, financial incentive mechanisms, etc.).