The modern model of the physiotherapist

The present article outlines the main features of the future professional occupation of a physiotherapist as ensue from the integrated national and international programs for the teaching of the Russian health providers designed to come to the unification and mutual recognition of higher education diplomas. The objective of the present work was the comparative analysis of the national and international programs of higher professional education of specialists in the field of physiotherapy and the search for the methods of their optimization. Results: The national and international programs of basic medical education are essentially similar whereas the programs of post-graduate and additional education have certain specific features attributable to the differences in the systems of healthcare services in this country and abroad. Integration of the educational programs is possible based on the introduction of speciality “physical and rehabilitative medicine doctor” into the Nomenclature of medical specialities and the system of accreditation of healthcare providers. The conditions indispensable for the integration of the national and international programs of education in the field of physical and rehabilitative medicine are discussed along with the approaches to their coordination. Conclusions: It is expected that the educational platform for the post-graduate and additional training of specialists in physical and rehabilitative medicine consistent with the analogous international programs for medical education will be elaborated in Russia in the near future.

physiotherapy, physical and rehabilitative medicine, therapeutic physical culture, post-graduate and additional education