The problem of optimum weight coefficients determination for rating categories of check sheets used in accreditation at performance assessment of examinees by means of stations for holding the Objective Structured Clinical Examination is considered. The methods of optimum weight coefficients determination demanding expert methods is given. The results of methods approbation by students sample are analyzed.

The article provides an overview of methods of social support for healthcare Socio-economic significance of cerebrovascular diseases and stroke in the context of development of advanced technologies in diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with stroke requires professionally competent physicians training. The task of reducing incidence, disability and mortality among patients with stroke is a priority not only for limited medical specialties, but also for the entire health care system as a whole and, above all, for the primary health care system.

The article provides an overview of methods of social support for healthcare workers. Technologies used to attract doctors to rural areas are disclosed, and positive role of regional regulatory legal acts in social support of medical workers is noted, and their effectiveness is evaluated.

Provided continual economic development and healthcare system modernization, the current labor market requires human resources that are able to withstand competition, independently plan their work, as well as conduct a detailed analysis of their professional activities.

Under these conditions, the current goal of the system of higher professional education of medical workers, including dental health professionals, is implementation of forms and methods of practice-oriented training as part of multi-level training of specialists, with the purpose of acquiring theoretical knowledge in the process of professional skills and actions implementation.

The conceptual basis of this area of work of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry of Kursk State Medical University was the development and implementation of an extracurricular work program using the contextual training format with inclusion of students in the process of organizing and convening practical sanitary preventive measures for children and adults in Kursk.

In order to analyze the effectiveness of this form of field work in terms of acquisition of professional tasks and resolving situations by future specialists in conditions of "real practice", an original questionnaire was developed and student survey for determination of formation professional competence level was conducted.

The research methodology is based on a comparative analysis of the results of statistical processing of personal data of dental students of II, III and V courses and on external expert evaluation of faculty in specialist disciplines.

The conducted study allowed forming the competence profile of students, determining the most significant practical competencies at different phases of the educational process at the specialist level and confirming the necessity of using active methods of practice-oriented education to develop clinical thinking of medical students specializing in dentistry.

In the article influence of various factors on cognitive activity of medical students is discussed. During the study, it was found that cognitive activity of students shows strong and moderate correlation with academic progress and quantitative variables characterizing behavioral stereotypes in relation to health and its objective state, self-assessment of the quality of life. These characteristics, under certain circumstances, can be considered as predictive parameters of medical students' cognitive abilities. In addition, it was found that medical students have a significant level of chronic morbidity and, at the same time, a high selfesteem of health-related quality of life. The respondents assess quality of food as unsatisfactory, assess living conditions at the university as of low quality, but have a positive attitude towards the quality and conditions of the educational process.

Currently, medical education is undergoing significant changes due to the fact that the main teaching doctrine, the competence-based approach, has been formulated and implemented. Competence building begins with the first course and continues throughout the entire period of study. The basic educational programs are changed and supplemented, taking into account the needs of students. It became necessary to move from formal logistics training to innovative technologies, including computer technologies. The teacher can take into account the individual needs of students and complement the classes with a certain type of technology. The mind map is a reliable tool that allows you to significantly improve the process of memorizing material, which will contribute to formation of general cultural and professional competencies. The aim of the work was to use the computer technology "Intellect-card" to increase the effectiveness of training in the cycle "Anaesthesiology, resuscitation and intensive therapy". For successful mastering of theoretical material, students were asked to create a mind map, which schematically shows the key points of the theme under study, i.e. an optimal scheme for a specific theme was created on one page. The creation of such a scheme requires from the student in depth study of the literature, analysis and synthesis of obtained information, selection of the most important provisions or presentation of an algorithm according to the nosological form.

The proposed methodology using a mind map led to significant increase in indices of material assimilation. To achieve the goal of this work, the teacher must use all available resources, including computer technologies.

In the article experience of creation and integration of comprehensive first-aid training system for employees in a petrochemical enterprise is discussed. Based on the analysis of production processes of the enterprise, long-term statistics of life-threatening situations development, existing first aid regulations (including equipment), adherence to first aid protocols, training opportunities for employees in a petrochemical enterprise, the comprehensive system that includes training of internal trainers and development of a part-time first aid training program for all employees of the enterprise was created. This system is successfully integrated into the production process of the enterprise.

The experience of the department of phthisiology and pulmonology in teaching phthisiology during the COVID-19 pandemic is presented. At the present stage of teaching, in contrast to previous periods, the use of interactive learning using information and electronic resources, digitalization, automated test control allows to organize distance education with an exam.

Currently, in the context of massive spread of new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in the territory of the Russian Federation, one of the main directions of continuing professional education of medical workers is to improve professional competencies (streamline existing ones) and acquisition of new knowledge, skills and abilities to implement measures to prevent and reduce risk of new coronavirus infection COVID-19 spread among adults and children in health personnel medical practice, which is necessary for independent professional activity within the framework of existing qualifications.

What is the «Virtual model» of higher education institutions and what possible advantages can be identified in the use of digital corporate and socio-public resources and communications in the organization of a full and safe process of medical education? Remote media education in Russia and the world: yesterday, today and tomorrow. What are the features of remote medical media education before, during, and after the main peak of the COVID-19 pandemic? Efficiency and safety of remote media education processes on the Internet. Compliance with the social and legal rights of course participants, the copyright of the teaching staff, and the rights of the educational organization accumulating educational services. What are the practice-oriented methodological and remote communication potentials of using high-tech video conferencing systems, virtual educational and information platforms, and Internet social network portals in the education of residents and experienced doctors? What are some examples of developed and successfully implemented methods, systems and approaches used today in the implementation of remote multimedia technologies by the specialists of Medical and Biological University of Innovation and Continuous Education of the State Research Center - A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency? We answer these and other questions in our article.