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Analysis of expectations and satisfaction of physicians (provisors)-interns in ukraine at the stage of primary specialization – internship training
The aim of the study
is to identify the expectations of physicians (provisors)-interns for postgraduate education and assess their satisfaction
with the course of primary specialization (internship). The sociological crossectional study was performed in 2021 by
surveying interns of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University majoring in the following medical specialties:
“Medicine” and “Pediatrics”, “Dentistry”, “Pharmacy”. The survey took place in two groups: applicants at the
beginning of the internship (n=655) and after completion of the internship (n=623). Statistical methods (which are
represented with confidence intervals calculated by the Fisher’s angular transformation method), structural-logical
analysis and a systematic approach were used. The study revealed that the most effective form of training in the fulltime internship cycle are practical classes and conferences for physicians(provisors)-interns; the least effective form is
independent work. The main factors that prevented the interns from mastering the professional knowledge, skills and
abilities of the internship cycle are limited opportunities for independent supervision of patients, material and technical
equipment of the clinical base of the department and the interns’ own inertia. Certain shortcomings in the organization
of the practical part of the internship on the basis of the hospital / pharmacy were established, namely: lack of
supervision of patients, lack of practical activities, unsatisfactory material and technical equipment and disinterest of
the staff in the training of interns. According to interns, the ideal model of internship should be available, that would
provide the optimal amount of theoretical knowledge and relevant practical skills and would be as relevant to the future
work of the physician as possible. Applicants emphasize the qualitative component of obtaining postgraduate medical
education: the use of new treatment protocols, training in hospital of the third level of medical care, the possibility of
doing internships abroad. Such sociological surveys among physians (provisors)-interns on their satisfaction and
compliance with expectations are an important component of the development of an optimized Model of postgraduate
education of doctors / provisors in Ukraine, which will improve the quality of primary specialization (internship), the
ultimate goal of which is health preservation and improvement of the life expectancy of Ukrainian citizens