Accreditation of otorhinolaryngologists: legal and organizational aspects

Abstract

The article is devoted to the organization of primary specialized and periodic accreditation of otorhinolaryngologists in 2022. The process of accreditation of doctors of various specialties is introduced by stages, the program is scheduled for completion to 2026. The normative-legal acts regulating the accreditation procedure are considered. The changes in the Procedures for its implementation, technical and organizational features in connection with the entry into force of the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No. 1081n “On approval of the Regulations on the accreditation of specialists” analyzed. Master’s degree graduates and persons with non-medical education have been added to the specialists who are subject to primary specialized accreditation. At the stages of primary specialized accreditation, the number of test tasks, practical tasks and situational tasks, as well as the time to solve them, will now be determined by the Methodological Center. In periodic accreditation, the ways of submitting documents have been revised, it will be possible to do this in person, by mail, or using the federal register of medical professionals. The requirements for training and portfolio design have also changed. The 144 hours of training established by the order can be earned both by advanced training programs without mandatory confirmation on the portal of continuing medical education, and by credits received for education on the portal of continuing medical education. Accreditation process outcomes are posted on the Federal Accreditation Center portals. Information about persons who have got the accredited specialist status are entered by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation into the integrated national health information system for maintaining of personalized registration of persons involved in the medical activities.