Postgraduate medical training in the North-Western region of Russia

Postgraduate training of doctors (internship training, residency, clinical residency training and postgraduate studies) in the North-Western Federal district of the Russian Federation has been analysed in the work. The major training is carried out in the Higher Educational Establishments of the Federal Agency of Health and Social Development with the contribution of Higher Educational Establishments and Scientific Research Institutes of other agencies. The most required specialisations for training on the part of the doctors have been specified. The increase of the number of internship and resident students demands creation of new organizational and educational structures adapted to the teacher specific purposes including regional educational centres which improves the quality of medical training. Thus the programme of multilevel medical training including scientific training in postgraduate studies is being gradually implemented in the region.