METHOD OF MEDICAL PHDS MANAGERIAL COMPETENCE AS THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH MEANS
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https://doi.org/10.11603/m.2414-5998.2026.3.16540Keywords:
managerial competence; Doctor of Philosophy; medical education; professional growth; development methodology; competency-based approach; research activity; leadership; academic integrityAbstract
The article provides a substantiation of the method for developing managerial competence in medical PhD students as an important means of their professional growth regarding transformation of higher medical education, research activity and the healthcare system. The relevance of the study is determined by the expansion of the professional roles of medical PhD students in the field of healthcare. A medical PhD student is expected organize his scientific activity, participate in interdisciplinary cooperation, coordinate educational, research and clinical processes, and be a responsible member of the academic community. The article defines the essence of managerial competence of medical PhD students as an integral characteristic of professional readiness for planning, organizing, coordinating, analysing, monitoring and improving activities in educational, research and clinical environments. The structure of this competence is described and includes cognitive, organizational and activity-based, communicative and leadership, reflective and analytical, and responsible components. The effective development of managerial competence should be based on competency-based, activity-based, personality-oriented, contextual and reflective approaches. The article proposes a step-by-step methodology for developing managerial competence, which includes diagnostic and motivational, theoretical and conceptual, practical and modelling, reflective and corrective, and professional and integrative stages. Particular attention is paid to practice-oriented teaching methods, including the case method, problem-based learning, simulations of managerial situations, project work, portfolio development, reflective diaries and group interaction. The article emphasizes that managerial competence is closely connected with the ability of medical PhD students to plan their dissertation research, organize time and resources, communicate with supervisors and colleagues, participate in research projects, present scientific results and make ethically responsible decisions. The development of managerial competence contributes to professional independence, responsibility, academic integrity, leadership potential and the ability of future Doctors of Philosophy in medicine to achieve effective professional self-realization in the academic, scientific and healthcare environment.
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