Assessment of the state of medical scientific personnel of Russian Federation

Aim. To analyze the situation with scientific personnel and its training in the field of medical sciences in Russian Federation for 1995-2014 years.

Methods. Statistical and analytical methods were used. This study presents the analysis of data on personnel capacity and training of postgraduate students and doctoral students in the field of medical sciences in Russia during the period from 1995 to 2014 with the use of informational and statistical resources.

Results. In Russian Federation during the period of 1995-2014 we revealed decreasing number of researchers with PhD (by 3.25%), increasing number of doctors of medical sciences (by 44.8%) and significantly decreased number of researchers without scientific degrees (by 29.6%). The ratio of people with scientific degree in the field of medical sciences is higher than in other fields of sciences (69.2 vs. 29.3%). The process of aging of scientific personnel is continually observed. The average age of researchers increased from 45 to 47 years, PhD researchers - from 49.0 to 51.2 years, doctors of sciences - from 58.0 to 63.3 years and it is higher than the average age of employed in the economy of Russia (40.4 years). 26.0% of researchers are over 60 years. The biggest outflow from sciences is observed among efficient and promising specialists at the age of 40 to 49. In the field of medical sciences the most efficient training of highly skilled personnel can be noted. Almost one in three postgraduates (31.3%) and doctoral students (27.0%) presents the results of their thesis for defending that is higher than in other fields of science (18.35 vs. 17.0%, respectively).

Conclusion. Decreasing number of researchers was revealed; the process of aging of scientific personnel is continually observed; almost every third postgraduate and doctoral student presents the results of their thesis for defending that is higher than in other fields of science.