TRAINING OF EPIDEMIOLOGIST IN CONDITIONS OF PRESENT-DAY EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND QUALITY MONITORING

Aim. To evaluate the employers’ satisfaction with the level of training of epidemiologists. Materials and methods. The staff of the Chair of Epidemiology of Ural State Medical University worked out a questionnaire and carried out a survey, permitting to evaluate the correspondence of a graduating student to professional standard, ability to independent activity, attitude to functional duties. All heads of territorial departments of Rospotrebnadzor Board in Sverdlovsk region, branches of “The Centre of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Sverdlovsk region”, head physicians of medical institutions, where graduates practiced, took part in the survey. The level of theoretical knowledge and practical skills, obtained while training at the university, employer’s satisfaction and readiness to give employment, or to recommend these students to other heads of organizations were also estimated. Results. The employers’ opinion on the quality of training of graduating students of Medical and Prophylaxis Faculty of the Chair of Epidemiology was analyzed. Quality management in the sphere of epidemiologists’ training in conditions of up-to-date educational standards was actualized. Conclusions. A constant dialogue between the body of educational institution and the employers and analysis of their opinion regarding the quality of graduates’ level of knowledge contributes to revealing and elimination of drawbacks in specialists’ training, growth of the quality of educational services in present-day conditions.

Epidemiologist, quality of education, monitoring