FORMATION OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ON THE BASIS OF A PERSONALITY- ORIENTED APPROACH

Abstract

The requirements for the competence of a modern specialist are determined by the digitalization of social processes, the rapid development of information and communication technologies and the active dynamics of the labor market. The professional competence of future graduates of medical colleges is determined not only by “hard” professional skills, but also by “soft” skills, in which special attention is paid to communication skills. The purpose of the article is to analyze the processes of forming communication competencies in medical students based on the principles of a personality-oriented approach. The basic communication skills necessary for the successful future professional realization of students in medical colleges in the current labor market conditions are investigated. The theoretical and methodological foundations of the formation of communication skills on the basis of a personality-oriented approach are systematized. The necessity of improving students’ digital skills as an integral part of the modern communication process is substantiated. The dynamics of digital skills by type among the adult population for the period 2019–2023 and the level of use of information systems in the national educational space during this period are analyzed. The main pedagogical technologies for the formation of digital communication skills for the professional competence of a modern specialist, including social media, data analysis, etc. are highlighted. It is proved that the involvement of the potential of information and communication technologies within the framework of a personality-oriented approach contributes to the formation of critical thinking skills, mobility, social and cross-cultural competence.