DOCTOR’S SPEAKING ETIQUETTE THROUGH THE EYES OF FOREIGN STUDENTS

There is no doubt that it is necessary to develop skills of verbal etiquette in professional communication. Requirements for communication of different culture representatives in the field of medicine are of concern. Aim of study: to analyze the requirements of foreign students to communication in the system “doctor-patient”. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the questionnaire results of the 3rd-year students of the Medical Faculty for International Students of the Grodno State Medical University has been done. It has been established that in the opinion of the respondents the attitude of the patient towards a disease depends on words of a doctor which can harm the patient (even in case of proper treatment). The majority of the respondents confirmed the feasibility of introducing the course on the rules of communication between a physician and a patient.