RESEARCH ON THE FEATURES OF INTERNS' COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT

The article is devoted to the issue of communicative competence among intern doctors. A theoretical analysis of the scientists' views concerning the essence of the concept "communicative competence" was conducted. The structure and its main components were defined. It was proved that communicative competences is a basic characteristic of professional competence of healthcare professionals. The article focuses on the features formation exploration of communicative competences among intern doctors at the postgraduate education stage. It can be stated that communicative competences play an important role in ensuring a high level of medical services for the population, in establishing interpersonal interaction, building compliance, avoiding conflicts between a doctor and a patient or his close relatives. The level of expression and significance of communicative competences in the professional activity of a doctor was determined. Certain differences in the assessment of communicative competences of intern doctors allowed to determine the main necessary approaches and ways concerning the appropriate level of their development. The need to improve the process of training doctors at the postgraduate medical education stages and continious professional development contribute to the practical significance of the conducted empirical research.