IMPLEMENTATION OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE SYSTEM AT A CLINICAL DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

The system of training medical specialists in internship and residency is a priority direction in medical university. The specialized training program in the field of dermatovenereology, developed at the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases of Ural State Medical Academy, involves using the grade point average system, which meets the current requirements and has proven its effectiveness in the learning process

ON INFORMATION COMPETENCE OF A MEDICAL STUDENT

The article accentuates the importance of information competence in medical student training. The authors consider the ability to search for an the expert knowledge, to analyze, select, sort and process the information obtained from outside sources via the Internet to be one of the necessary skills to assimilate into the professional environment. The paper presents the experience of the Ural State Medical University on the formation of information competence of medical students, including the use of electronic textbooks