Basic Principles of Organization of Post-Graduate Medical Education Development: European Context

Abstract

The article states that postgraduate medical education is determined by international standards, which have general application. These standards take into account differences in the content and process of medical education in countries through the prism of peculiarities in traditions of education, culture, socio-economic conditions, health and disease spectrum and in different forms of medical care system. The standards of post-graduate medical education, which are guided by: basic medical education, post-graduate medical education and continuous professional development are analyzed. It has been established that the scientific basis of medicine and the desire to base evidence for clinical practice are universal indicators, and the task of medical education is to provide medical care.