SYSTEM OF ADVANCED TRAINING FOR MEDICAL SCHOOLS TEACHERS’ IN THE USA

Abstract

It has been established that advanced training of medical school teachers in the USA has two directions: the deepening of pedagogical competence and clinical and medical competence. An overview of the historical development of the teachers’ advanced training system has been made. The emphasis is placed on the role of globalization processes in the organization of advanced training. It has been established that in the USA in the field of advanced training, the emphasis is placed on consultations and strengthening of collegiality, as opposed to many other countries where advanced training is aimed at developing strategic approaches to improving teaching and learning at institutional level.

The following conclusions have been made the development of the system of professional development of teaching staff in the USA is regulated by the activities of the US Department of Education for the organization of an effective system of university teachers’ advanced training; the reform of the American system of professional education and the improvement of the legal and regulatory framework of the system of advanced training resulted from the changing of socio-economic paradigm in society; the experience of the advanced training abroad became a necessary driving force for the implementation of an optimal system in the United States.

It has been established that professional associations and organizations engage in the professional development of teachers at the national level. In addition to special institutions and agencies, most medical schools in the United States have separate divisions responsible for conducting advanced training courses for the faculty. These divisions include independent departments (for example, the Academy of Medical Teachers) or units of academic or other departments. The activities of the medical educators’ advanced training programs in the USA are carried out in the following areas: application of technologies in education, academic leadership, development of professional communication, development of the innovative evaluation techniques, conflict management, work in a multicultural environment, etc.