Analysis of Changes in the Contingent of Trainees of Additional Professional Training Programs

Shmatko A. D.
Doctor of Economy, Assistant Professor, Head, Chair for Medical Informatics and physics¹

Gelman V. Y.
Doctor of Technology, Professor, Chair for Medical Informatics and physics¹

Serdyukov Y. P.
Doctor of Technology, Professor, Chair for Medical Informatics and physics¹

Lanko S. V.
Senior Lecturer, Chair for Medical Informatics and physics¹

1 - North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov. Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Gelman Viktor; e-mail: gelm@sg2104.spb.edu

None declared.

The study had no sponsorship.

The paper examines trends in changes in the contingent of health care staff studying information technology at the advanced training courses in recent years, in particular, changes in the age, gender composition and level of education; it also analyzes the problems arising as the consequences of the trends. The data of 1420 health professionals trained in 2014-2018 are reviewed. It has been shown that among the healthcare staff the share of elderly students increases, women make up the majority and their share increases, the proportion of nurses reaches half of the trainees and is also on the rise. The problems associated with changes in the contingent of health professionals attending advanced training courses require new approaches to teaching disciplines of the informatics block. Addressing the problem requires adjustments of content and methodological levels of teaching. Possible solutions to emerging problems are outlined.

contingent of trainees, postgraduate education, medical informatics, improvement courses, trends, age, gender, education level

10.29234/2308-9113-2019-7-3-121-131

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