The graduation from universities is marked by the issuance of a diploma indicating the chosen speci alty, and graduates think about the prospects for further employment. For most of them, the most important thing is to find a job that matches the level and quality of education received. Another thing is a graduate of medical universities. The diplomas of those who graduated from a higher medical institution already contain the main medical speci alty, but the independent activity of a young specialist is rather limited. At this stage of postgraduate studies, he will have to enter an internship or residency, which will complete the course of becoming a doctor.
What are the characteristics of postgraduate education?
The fact is that a graduate of a medical school is never allowed to work independently with patients immediately after training. As a rule, this is preceded by a certain period of time in which the young doctor must work under the supervision of more experienced specialists. Upon completion of postgraduate training, a physician is awarded a specialist certificate. This document is a pass to a professional independent life. In general, the second stage of preparationyoung specialist is to become a young doctor. An internship and residency will help to pass this period with dignity. What is the difference between these two forms? Let's try to figure it out.
Internship
Internship is the primary postgraduate training of young professionals who have graduated from higher medical or pharmaceutical educational institutions or medical faculties of universities.
It is recommended to complete an internship in those medical institutions that combine, by the nature of their activities, training of specialists, research work and direct treatment of patients. There are many such institutions in Moscow - for example, the Moscow State Medical and Dental University (MGMSU). The internship will help you complete your general education and get the required certificate.
Typical internship majors
Postgraduate training at this educational institution includes many areas, including:
- obstetrics;
- endocrinology;
- anesthesiology;
- surgery;
- phthisiology;
- genetics;
- infectious diseases;
- pediatrics;
- ambulance and many more.
A complete list of speci alties is available on the MGMSU website. An internship in a good medical institution will fully pay off the time and money invested in adult and independent life.
Internship Regulations
Our activitiesthe internship is carried out on the basis of a list of orders issued under the leadership of the Ministry of He alth of the Russian Federation. General provisions are usually supplemented by special internal documents of the educational institution that cover the administrative issues of internship within the walls of this university. The meaning of the internship is to train specialists in providing unskilled primary medical care in outpatient clinics and polyclinics. Doctors who can congratulate themselves on completing their internship can work in practical he althcare institutions.
Intern training
During the internship, young specialists undergo such mandatory types of training as maintaining medical records and performing a certain number of medical and diagnostic procedures. They supervise patients and remain on duty, take part in the work of pathologists and attend various lectures and seminars. By and large, the intern is prepared for practical detail. All training takes place under the supervision of teachers.
Three levels
The intern's training program takes place in three stages. At the first of them, the intern tries to get a professional orientation in his future specialization. The second stage of training is aimed at improving skills and knowledge. At the final stage, the young doctor gets the opportunity to apply his own knowledge in practice under the supervision of a teacher.
All three stages of training must be documentedconfirmed: a lesson plan was drawn up, a schedule of mandatory seminars was prepared. The intern is obliged to keep his own diary, reflecting all the stages of training passed. At the end of such training, it is necessary to appear for an exam, after successfully passing which the graduate is issued a certificate of completion of internship education and a corresponding certificate.
Residency
Residency can be called the primary postgraduate training of graduates of higher medical institutions, which consists in forming the graduate's independent skills that help him provide medical care on an individual basis. Such training can be provided by the same MGMSU. Residency in this educational institution is offered to graduates of universities, according to the procedure established by law - only after passing the qualifying stage. It includes two types of exams. Testing in medical speci alties is carried out according to the program approved by the relevant orders of the Ministry of He alth and Social Development of Russia. Test results are evaluated on a five-point scale: the highest score is “excellent” and the lowest is “unsatisfactory.”
Residency exams
After passing the first stage, applicants will have an oral interview, which is also evaluated on a five-point scale. The results of the exams are summed up, and the applicant is informed whether he can complete his education within the walls of MGMSU. The residency of this educational institution, unfortunately, cannot accommodate everyone, so the pre-selection is usually very tough. So count on learningonly persons who received higher scores in the entrance examinations can enter the residency, and with equal results, preference is given to those applicants who received the best marks in the process of studying at the university, as well as persons who have personal achievements in mastering the chosen speci alty.
Residency in Moscow is not a cheap pleasure. But the education you get will pay off in full. The cost of residency is comparable to the cost of education for 2-3 years of medical school. Of course, it is quite large, but after graduation it allows you to engage in private medical practice. Thus, a young specialist will quickly return the money invested in his education and become a professional doctor.
General features of postgraduate training
Regulations on residency are available in the corresponding article of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On higher and postgraduate professional education." It clearly spells out the main functions of residency, among which is the preparation of graduates of medical universities to acquire special skills and knowledge that allow them to provide specialized medical care. The residency offers independent practice under the supervision of an experienced supervisor-consultant who guides the resident, assists him with personal consultations and advice. The internship also deals with general postgraduate training. In this case, the teacher supervises a whole staff of interns who do not have the right to engage in independent admission of patients. Thus, the difference between the concepts of "internship" and "residency" is revealed. Whatthe difference is in the approach to learning. The internship provides a general direction provides general training. Residency already implies an individual approach to the graduate.
Training dates
The difference between these types of training also lies in the timing. Additional time for the full preparation of a graduate is required for both internship and residency. What is the difference? Yes, during training. The internship involves completing postgraduate training within a year. The residency barely fits into two.
How to choose
The eternal question "internship and residency - what's the difference?", which is spinning in the head of a medical graduate, is solved quite simply. If a graduate is content to work in specialized medical institutions (hospitals, dispensaries, sanatoriums, clinics, etc.), it will be enough for him to complete his residency. If a future doctor dreams of his own practice and is determined that his name will be entered in medical textbooks, he should choose a residency.
