A review study of interactive educational technologies as part of the educational process and their role in the clinical training of future pediatricians was carried out. The research was focused on the use of interactive technologies (on the example of role play) in teaching pediatrics students to ensure the formation of their professional competencies. Role play is a situational or demonstration technique applied to develop practical and communicative skills. This technique can be used to transform knowledge into skills most effectively by simulating real experiences that may arise in professional practice. Such simulationbased learning allows trainees to experience some concept or idea by acting it out in front of peer students, or by watching others. Role play is useful for developing communicative and decision-making skills. The effectiveness of interactive teaching methods is determined by the joint activity of the teacher and the students. In this context, education is seen as the formation of new goals and personal attitudes, while personal development is seen as the formation of personal capacity for independent activity and self-management.

Objective: The objective is to analyze the organization of independent activity of students (IAS) as a part of training of pediatric students in a medical higher educational institution, to structure and to improve pedagogical techniques and to manage this activity.Methods: The study object was a management of clinical training for future professionals of the training program “Pediatrics” in Institute of pediatrics, PSMU.Results: The structure of IAS studying at clinical bases of Institute of Pediatrics includes three interconnected components: motivation and goal setting, independent activity and its management. The organization of IAS as a part of training of pediatric students in a medical higher educational institution was assessed. Pedagogical settings conducive to the development of professional competences in IAS of a medical higher educational institution exemplified by studying clinical disciplines of the specialty «Pediatrics».Conclusions: The efficacy of rational organization of IAS includes, primarily, formation of self-developing personality of a future professional able to solve urgent problems in their field, organize process of self-education.