FORMATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNICATIVE IMAGE OF FUTURE MEDICAL SPECIALISTS IN THE PROCESS OF INTERACTIVE LANGUAGE PRACTICES IN MEDICAL COMMUNICATION

Abstract

The article examines the issue of forming a professional and communicative image of future doctors with the help of relevant mandatory and elective disciplines introduced into the educational process by humanitarian departments of medical higher education institutions in Ukraine, including the department of language training of the National Medical University named after O. O. Bogomolets. In this case, it is about the elective component ‘Interactive language practices in medical communication’ for students in their 2nd year. The general concept of the image of a professional is considered, including the study of its various components, primarily communicative. The current works of Ukrainian scientists and sociological studies on relevant topics are analyzed. The concept of professional and communicative image is used as the main one, but the parallel use of the concepts of speech and verbal image, which are close in meaning, is allowed. Potential problems that future doctors may encounter in establishing effective communication with patients and their relatives and with colleagues are modeled; options for preventing their occurrence are given. Attention is focused on taking into account the potential publicity of future medical specialists, which may involve communication with broad sections of society, including through the use of mass media. In this regard, the task of teachers is to teach medical students the basics of adequate communication in view of the situation, correct, clear, and professional command of the language, as well as to promote the formation of communicative qualities in the process of professional training. Variants of work with students are discussed during the discussion of issues of forming their professional and communicative image as future specialists, the implementation of practical tasks with the involvement of interactive educational methods, and preparation for developing common linguistic features in the process of communication in a professional environment.