Categories of doctors and their classification in ascending order, the procedure for certification of medical workers, documents and composition of the commission. Doctor. Qualification category Basic rules and requirements

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Thus, a doctor who has worked for 3 years in a hospital can apply to be assigned a second qualification category. The special commission makes a decision based on the results of reviewing the report on the doctor’s activities, testing and interviews. The category is valid for 5 years.

A doctor can undergo similar procedures to obtain the first qualification category - with at least 7 years of work experience, and for the highest category - with at least 10 years of experience. When passing certification, it is necessary to follow the sequence: you cannot receive the first category without first receiving the second, or the highest without assigning the first.

As a rule, doctors receive categories to receive salary increases in a public medical institution, to advance their career (a doctor with the highest category always has a better chance of applying for the position of head of a department), or simply to improve their own professional status.

As practice shows, the presence of a medical category does not guarantee the high competence of a doctor, but confirms his experience and compliance with certain standards of the medical community. This means that, along with others, this factor can be used as a significant argument in favor of a particular doctor.

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The category of a doctor is an important indicator of the level of his qualifications and competence. It is assigned based on theoretical training, practical skills and length of service as a medical specialist. Certification is a way to assess a doctor’s qualifications, improve them and confirm them.

Qualification categories: ascending classification

The competence of a health worker is determined during certification procedures. Assignment of a category indicates the professional growth of a doctor, contributes to his further promotion, increases prestige, and has a positive effect on the size wages.

In this case, the qualification is established for the main or combined position; it can be obtained in several specialties at the same time, if they are related.

Depending on the level of theoretical skills, practical skills, length of service, in medicine a classification of categories is used in ascending order:

This means that the most qualified medical category- highest. They are usually received sequentially, but exceptions are possible. General requirements for assigning a qualification category for doctors of various specialties (therapist, emergency medical assistant, surgeon, dentist, gynecologist, neurologist, etc.) are identical and include passing tests in theory and practice, as well as an assessment of work experience.

How to get

In medicine, there are types of certifications:

• obtaining the title of “specialist” as a result of assessing knowledge in theory and practice;
• assignment of the appropriate qualification category, which is possible only after certification;
• her confirmation.

Consideration of candidates for appointment as “specialists” is carried out in institutions of postgraduate education. This is a mandatory procedure for taking up the position of a doctor.

The event is attended by students after master's degree, internship, postgraduate school, residency, if there is no certificate of “doctor-specialist”, persons who have not worked for more than 3 years in their specialty, who were not awarded a qualification within the required time frame or were denied it.

Certification of a doctor, nurse, emergency paramedic, and so on allows one to obtain a qualification category and is considered by the state as a mechanism for monitoring the quality of personnel training and services in this area. This event is considered voluntary.

Certification and recertification evaluates the competence of a medical worker and his compliance with the qualification characteristics of the position.

General list of requirements for obtaining categories 1 and 2, in addition to length of service:

• knowledge of theory;
• confident practical skills;
• application of modern methods and techniques for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of patients;
• ability to use health-improving diagnostic equipment in the practiced area, analyze qualitative and quantitative performance indicators, and draw up reports;
• educational activities, improvement of practical skills, and so on.

General requirements for candidates for the highest category, in addition to work experience:

• high level of training in theory and practice;
• knowledge of interrelated disciplines;
• application of the latest methods of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation;
• use of modern health-improving diagnostic equipment in the field of practice;
• in-depth analysis of qualitative and quantitative indicators in work, drawing up reports;
• educational activities, improving one’s own skills and abilities, and so on.

Procedure for certification of medical workers

The director of the clinic is directly involved in the procedure for assigning a category to a doctor, who:

• facilitates the collection and submission of documents;
• interacts with the certification commission;
• provides information on the number of employees in a medical organization who have passed the certification procedure or are planning to do so next year;
• brings up to date the employee who is seeking to receive a category.

Documents

If a specialist is interested in conducting certification, he fills out an application 4 months before the end of the qualification period. His sample for receiving, confirming or upgrading a category is presented in the photo.

The list of documents includes copies of the diploma, work book, certificate, certificate of internship, professional training, qualification category.

The papers are sent to the commission by mail or delivered by an official.

Report

The introduction to the category report includes information about the identity of the medical worker and the institution where he works.

The report is prepared in free form, its volume does not exceed 20 pages of printed text.

If the doctor has changed jobs over the past 3 years, information is also provided from the last places. Total term downtime should not exceed 3 months. If the doctor has published works, copies of them are attached to the report for assignment of category. Attached is a list of recently researched references.

The commission sends the finished document for review to highly qualified personnel. The decision to assign a new or confirm an existing category is based on its assessment, analysis of documents and interview results.

Points

During certification, each participant is awarded points, which are taken into account when deciding to assign a category. The indicators are higher for people who participate in conferences, which are held in Russia or abroad, give lectures to colleagues or nursing staff, undergo distance learning or take part-time courses.

Points are also awarded for:

• publication of articles;
• publishing of manuals, textbooks;
• public reports at symposiums and in the media;
• dissertation defense;
• obtaining a title, awarding by government agencies.

Certification Commission

The commission conducting certification of employees of medical institutions includes:

• committee- carries out activities during breaks between meetings;
• expert group- participates in the examination and testing of a specialist.

Among the positions included in the certification commission are:

• chairman- controls the activities and distributes tasks among the members of the commission;
• deputy chairman- if necessary, performs the function of the head;
• secretary- registers documents, collects and forms materials, records assigned categories and results of the commission’s work;
• deputyI'm the secretary- during the absence of the secretary, performs his tasks.

The expert groups include doctors of related specialties, which exist in this field. For example, when receiving a category as a dentist, the participation of a periodontist, orthodontist, therapist, and pediatric dentist is required.

The purpose of the commission is to evaluate the professional skills of a medical worker and their suitability for the position held.

Validity periods

According to the rules, certification activities for assigning categories to medical workers are carried out once every 5 years. A qualification is considered valid from the moment the order on its appointment is issued. After 5 years, the category should be confirmed. Otherwise it is lost.

It is advisable for an employee to strive to obtain a higher category, but only 3 years after the issuance of the order to assign the current one.

Since 2012 and this year 2018, a number of pre-existing social benefits (preservation of the category for 1 year upon dismissal due to reduction, completely during maternity leave, child care, deferment of re-certification for 3 months in case of temporary disability, and so on) according to the current order is not taken into account.

Currently, it is possible to extend the period without a retake at the request of the chief physician before the certification commission, on which the final decision depends.

The administration of a medical institution may send a request to promote a doctor or deprive him of his qualifications ahead of schedule. In this case, the reason is objectively substantiated, and the commission examines the situation in the presence of a specialist. If he fails to appear without a good reason, the decision is made without a medical professional.

Upgrade and confirmation of category

The activities of the certification commission to assign a qualification category take place no later than 3 months from the moment information about the doctor is received by the committee.

Failure to comply with the requirements for documentation may result in refusal to accept it (no later than 2 weeks after receipt).

The commission agrees on the date of the examination. The expert group evaluates certification work doctors, taking into account the requirements, prepares for each review. The examination takes 2 weeks after receiving the report.

The decision of the expert group serves as an indicator of the possible result of the employee’s certification. The latter is informed of the date of the meeting, which includes an interview and testing.

The health worker survey includes theory and practice, according to the requested qualifications.

The test is passed if 70% of the answers are correct.

Certification is accompanied by the execution of a protocol, which is signed by the expert group and the chairman. The final result is recorded in the qualification sheet.

Retaking the exam is only permissible after a year. Within a week, the medical worker receives a document confirming the promotion, confirmation of the category, or refusal to assign it.

Protest

After the final decision is made by the certification commission, the doctor or medical institution has the right to appeal it within a month.

To do this, write a statement justifying the reasons for disagreement and send it to the Central Commission of the Ministry of Health Russian Federation or to the body under which a certain certification commission has been formed.

Surcharge

An additional bonus to the salary of a doctor, nurse 1, 2, highest category is accrued after the decision of the certification commission on the assignment of qualifications. The specialist has the right to contact the employer to establish an additional payment to the rate.

The head of a medical institution must assign a bonus to an employee. In case of refusal, the administrative penalties: monetary fines, compensation for material damage to the employee. The manager may be removed from his position.

Bonuses for qualifications are paid throughout the validity period of the category.

How to check qualifications

It is important for the patient to know the category of the doctor providing him with medical care. The specialty and qualifications of the employee can be clarified at the reception desk; often the information is indicated on the office sign. A document confirming the data is requested from the doctor himself or the head of the medical institution.

The Ministry of Health is developing federal registers of doctors and the clinics where they work. The first contains information about the doctor’s education, specialization, position, and qualifications. This solves the question of how a person can check the category of a medical worker. However, the Ministry of Health has so far refrained from commenting on whether the information will be available to ordinary users.

What is the difference between a doctor and a doctor?

It is believed that the concepts of “doctor” and “doctor” are synonymous, which most patients do not doubt and do not see the difference. However, this is not true. A doctor is defined as a medical practitioner who has the appropriate qualifications. Doctor (even in medicine) is an academic degree that follows kmn (candidate medical sciences). At the same time, the person is characterized as a researcher, scientific worker.

Therefore, a doctor does not have to be a doctor at all, just as the latter does not have to have an academic degree, which is the main difference between the concepts.

A doctorate degree for Russia and the CIS countries is the highest scientific level. Therefore, calling a doctor “doctor” is considered unethical. It’s the same as calling any military man a “general.”

To become a doctor, a doctor must defend a dissertation that meets certain requirements. It is believed that a doctor is more of a practitioner, a doctor is a theorist.

This job description has been automatically translated. Please note that automatic translation is not 100% accurate, so there may be minor translation errors in the text.

Preface to the job description

0.1. The document comes into force from the moment of approval.

0.2. Document developer: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

0.3. The document has been approved: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

0.4. Periodic check of this document carried out at intervals not exceeding 3 years.

1. General provisions

1.1. The position "Surgeon of the 1st qualification category" belongs to the category "Professionals".

1.2. Qualification requirements - complete higher education (specialist, master's degree) in the field of training "Medicine", specialty "General Medicine". Specialization in the specialty "Surgery" (internship, specialization courses). Advanced training (advanced courses, internships, pre-certification cycles, etc.). Availability of a medical specialist certificate and a certificate of assignment (confirmation) of the 1st qualification category in this specialty. Work experience in the specialty for more than 7 years.

1.3. Knows and applies in practice:
- current legislation on health protection and regulatory documents regulating the activities of government bodies and healthcare institutions;
- organization of surgical and trauma care;
- organizing the work of trauma centers, ambulance and emergency medical care in extreme situations;
- fundamentals of law in medicine;
- rights, duties and responsibilities of a surgeon;
- performance indicators of medical institutions, emergency rooms, surgical hospitals, etc.;
- organization of dispensary observation, medical supervision;
- work of medical advisory and medical-social expert commissions;
- normal and pathological anatomy and physiology, topographic anatomy;
- constants of homeostasis, water-electrolyte metabolism, relationship functional systems in healthy and sick people;
- general functional and special research methods;
- modern classification of surgical diseases;
- clinic infectious diseases, "acute abdomen", related conditions;
- rules for processing medical documentation;
- modern literature on the specialty and methods of its generalization.

1.4. A surgeon of the first qualification category is appointed to the position and dismissed from the position by order of the organization (enterprise/institution).

1.5. A surgeon of the first qualification category reports directly to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

1.6. A surgeon of the first qualification category supervises the work of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

1.7. During his absence, a surgeon of the first qualification category is replaced by a person appointed in accordance with the established procedure, who acquires the appropriate rights and is responsible for the proper performance of the duties assigned to him.

2. Characteristics of work, tasks and job responsibilities

2.1. Guided by the current legislation of Ukraine on health care and regulations that determine the activities of governing bodies and healthcare institutions, the organization of surgical and trauma care.

2.2. Conducts a targeted clinical examination of the patient.

2.3. Determines the scope of laboratory, radiological and other special studies, evaluates their results.

2.4. Conducts differential diagnostics.

2.5. Determines the severity of the patient's condition.

2.6. Provides emergency medical care to patients with terminal conditions, group and mass lesions.

2.7. Monitors adverse reactions/effects of medications.

2.8. Determines indications for hospitalization according to the profile of the disease, tactics of drug and surgical treatment, taking into account the patient’s condition, the need for preoperative preparation.

2.9. Applies modern methods treatment and medical examination of surgical patients.

2.10. Works closely with other specialists and services.

2.11. Supervises the work of nursing staff.

2.12. Adheres to the principles of medical deontology.

2.13. Plans work and analyzes its results.

2.14. Maintains medical documentation.

2.15. Constantly improves his professional level.

2.16. Knows, understands and applies current regulations relating to his activities.

2.17. Knows and complies with the requirements of regulations on labor protection and environment, complies with the standards, methods and techniques of safe work performance.

3. Rights

3.1. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to take actions to prevent and eliminate cases of any violations or inconsistencies.

3.2. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to receive all social guarantees provided for by law.

3.3. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to demand assistance in the performance of his duties. job responsibilities and exercise of rights.

3.4. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to demand the creation of organizational and technical conditions necessary for the performance of official duties and the provision of the necessary equipment and inventory.

3.5. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to familiarize himself with draft documents relating to his activities.

3.6. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to request and receive documents, materials and information necessary to fulfill his official duties and management orders.

3.7. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to improve his professional qualifications.

3.8. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to report all violations and inconsistencies identified in the course of his activities and make proposals for their elimination.

3.9. A surgeon of the first qualification category has the right to familiarize himself with documents defining the rights and responsibilities of his position, and criteria for assessing the quality of performance of official duties.

4. Responsibility

4.1. A surgeon of the first qualification category is responsible for failure to fulfill or untimely fulfillment of the requirements of this job description obligations and (or) non-use of granted rights.

4.2. A surgeon of the first qualification category is responsible for failure to comply with internal labor regulations, labor protection, safety precautions, industrial sanitation and fire protection.

4.3. A surgeon of the first qualification category is responsible for disclosing information about an organization (enterprise/institution) that is a trade secret.

4.4. A surgeon of the 1st qualification category is responsible for failure to fulfill or improper fulfillment of internal requirements regulatory documents organization (enterprise/institution) and legal orders of management.

4.5. A surgeon of the first qualification category is responsible for offenses committed in the course of his activities, within the limits established by the current administrative, criminal and civil legislation.

4.6. A surgeon of the first qualification category is responsible for causing material damage to an organization (enterprise/institution) within the limits established by the current administrative, criminal and civil legislation.

4.7. A surgeon of the first qualification category is responsible for the unlawful use of the granted official powers, as well as their use for personal purposes.

On August 4, 2013, Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation dated April 23, 2013 No. 240n “On the procedure and timing for medical workers and pharmaceutical workers to undergo certification to obtain a qualification category” (hereinafter referred to as the Procedure). In this regard, Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated July 25, 2011 No. 808n “On the procedure for obtaining qualification categories by medical and pharmaceutical workers” has become invalid. Today we will tell you what has changed in the certification procedure for medical and pharmaceutical workers, and compare the previous and current procedures .

General provisions

As before, certification of specialists is carried out for positions provided for by the current nomenclature of positions for medical and pharmaceutical workers, in three qualification categories (second, first and highest) once every five years. At the same time, the qualification category assigned to the employee is also valid for five years from the date of publication of the relevant administrative act. Specialists can apply for assignment to a higher qualification category before the expiration of the specified period, but not earlier than three years from the date of assignment of the qualification category.

The work experience requirements for obtaining qualification categories have been adjusted. Work experience in a specialty now does not depend on the education received by the employee. Thus, to obtain the second qualification category, at least three years of work experience in the specialty (in a position) is required, to obtain the first category - at least five years of experience, and of the highest category - at least seven years of experience.

For comparison, let’s say: previously, in order to receive the highest qualification category, it was necessary to have at least 10 years of experience for specialists with higher professional education and at least seven years of experience for specialists with secondary vocational education.

In addition to experience, the Procedure establishes requirements for theoretical knowledge and practical skills of specialists. In particular, based on p. 8 of the Procedure, a specialist applying for the second qualification category must:

• have theoretical training and practical skills in the field of their professional activities;
• navigate modern scientific and technical information, have the skills to analyze quantitative and qualitative performance indicators, and prepare a report on the work.

• have theoretical training and practical skills in the field of their professional activities and related disciplines;
• use modern methods of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and own diagnostic and treatment equipment in the field of their professional activities;
• be able to competently analyze professional performance indicators and navigate modern scientific and technical information;
• participate in solving tactical issues of organizing professional activities.

To receive the highest qualification category, based on clause 10 of the Procedure, a specialist must:

• have high theoretical training and practical skills in the field of their professional activities, know related disciplines;
• use modern methods of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and own diagnostic and treatment equipment in the field of their professional activities;
• be able to competently evaluate data from special research methods in order to establish a diagnosis;
• navigate modern scientific and technical information and use it to solve tactical and strategic issues of professional activity.

Formation of certification commissions

The certification commission consists of a coordinating committee (hereinafter referred to as the committee), which carries out the functions of organizing the activities of the certification commission and expert groups by specialty (hereinafter referred to as the expert groups), which review documents and conduct the qualification exam.

The certification commission includes:

• leading specialists of organizations engaged in medical and pharmaceutical activities;
• representatives of medical professional non-profit organizations, employers;
• representatives of the body state power or organizations forming the certification commission, and other persons.

General management of the activities of the certification commission is carried out by the chairman of the commission, who is also the chairman of the committee. The deputy chairman of the certification commission is recognized as the deputy chairman of the committee and acts as the chairman of the certification commission in his absence.

There remains the position of the executive secretary of the commission, who registers and reviews documents received by the certification commission of specialists who have expressed a desire to undergo certification to obtain a qualification category, for compliance with their requirements for the list and execution of documents, generates materials for sending to expert groups, and prepares materials for meetings and draft committee decisions.

The expert group also has a chairman, deputy chairman and executive secretary.

Let us note that the Procedure defines in sufficient detail the functions of both the committee and the expert groups. For example, the committee coordinates the work of expert groups, determines methods, methods and technologies for assessing the qualifications of specialists, prepares and submits for approval to the body that created the certification commission a draft administrative act on assigning qualification categories to specialists. Expert groups, in turn, review documents submitted by specialists, prepare conclusions on reports, conduct knowledge tests and interviews, and make decisions on assigning qualification categories to specialists.

Based on clause 18 of the Procedure, meetings of the committee are held, if necessary, by decision of its chairman, and meetings of expert groups - at least once a month. A meeting of a committee or expert group is considered valid if more than half of the members of the committee or expert group, respectively, are present.

Decisions of the committee and expert group are made by open voting by a simple majority of votes of the members present at the meeting. In case of equality of votes, the vote of the chairman of the meeting of the committee or expert group is decisive ( clause 19 of the Order). Let us note that in the previously applied certification procedure, the presence of at least 2/3 of the commission members was necessary to make a decision, and in the event of a tie vote, the decision was considered made in favor of the specialist.

Decisions of the committee and expert group are documented in protocols, which are signed by all members of the committee and expert group present at the meeting of the committee and expert group, respectively.

Procedure for certification

Please note

In the previously existing procedure for obtaining qualification categories, it was established that the head of a medical or pharmaceutical organization must create conditions for specialists to obtain qualification categories when interacting with the commission, submitting documentation and notifying the specialist. Now there are no such assistance responsibilities.

An innovation in terms of document submission is the need to submit a duly certified translation into Russian of documents issued in the territory foreign country and written in a foreign language.

Also new is the ban on participation in sending documents official organizations authorized to carry out interaction between the organization in which the specialist carries out professional activities and the certification commission. The procedure establishes that only the specialist himself can send documents by mail or submit them in person. In addition, the requirement to bind documents has been eliminated.

Documents must be sent to the government body or organization that created the certification commission by mail or presented in person by a specialist no later than four months before the expiration of the existing qualification category. In case of violation given period the qualifying examination may be held later than the expiration date of the existing qualification category.

FYI

Clause 16 of the Procedure establishes that certification can be carried out using telecommunication technologies (remote certification) and in the form of an on-site meeting.

The rules and deadlines for certification have been adjusted. In particular, on the basis of clause 22 of the Procedure, documents received by the certification commission are registered by the executive secretary of the committee on the day they are received by the certification commission. Within seven calendar days from the date of registration of documents, they are submitted for consideration to the chairman of the committee (previously, documentation was registered after a seven-day check of its compliance with the completeness requirements).

If the documents required by the Procedure are missing or they are incorrectly executed, the executive secretary of the committee must send the specialist a letter of refusal to accept documents explaining the reason for the refusal, also within seven days (previously this period was 14 calendar days). In this case, the specialist can send the documents again. At the same time, he was previously given a month to correct shortcomings, but now such a period is not set at all.

The chairman of the committee, no later than 14 calendar days from the date of registration of documents, determines the composition of the expert group for certification and sends the specialist’s documents to its chairman (clause 23 of the Procedure). In this case, the expert group must review them no later than 30 calendar days from the date of registration of documents, approve the conclusion on the report and set the date and place for the knowledge test and interview (previously, the period for reviewing documents was 14 calendar days).

Please note that the requirements for the content of the conclusion to the report have changed. In particular, based on clause 24 of the Procedure, it is no longer necessary to take into account:

• duration and timing of the last advanced training;
• forms of self-education used by a specialist;
• volume compliance theoretical knowledge, actual diagnostic and therapeutic practical skills and qualification requirements.

Test knowledge control and interviews are carried out no later than 70 calendar days from the date of registration of documents.

Based on clause 27 of the Procedure, based on the results of the qualification exam, the expert group can make one of two decisions: to assign or refuse to assign a qualification category to a specialist. Let us recall that previously there were several types of decisions made by the expert group. For example, it was possible to increase the second qualification category by assigning the first, confirm a previously assigned qualification category, remove the first (highest) qualification category and assign a lower category, or deprive a specialist of a qualification category.

The decision to assign or refuse to assign a qualification category to a specialist is made by the expert group no later than 70 calendar days from the date of registration of documents, documented in the minutes of the meeting of the expert group and entered into the specialist’s certification sheet by the executive secretary of the expert group. If a specialist is refused to be assigned a qualification category, the protocol shall indicate the grounds on which the expert group made the appropriate decision. A decision to refuse to assign a qualification category to a specialist can be made on the following grounds:

• the presence in the conclusion of the report of a negative assessment of the theoretical knowledge or practical skills of the specialist necessary to obtain the qualification category declared by him;
• the presence of an unsatisfactory assessment based on the results of the knowledge control test;
• failure of a specialist to attend a knowledge test or interview.

Please note

An administrative act on assigning a qualification category to a specialist must be issued by the government body or organization that created the certification commission no later than 110 calendar days from the date of registration of the documents. Previously, the order to assign a qualification category to a specialist was issued within a month from the moment the commission made the decision.

The specialist must receive, by post or in person, an extract from the administrative act on assigning him a qualification category no later than 120 calendar days from the date of registration of the documents.

Please note that the Order has increased the period for appealing the decision of the certification commission from 30 days to a year. The period for appeal is counted from the date the certification commission makes the decision.

As we can see, the procedure for certification of medical and pharmaceutical workers has undergone significant changes in terms of the timing of certification, the procedure for processing documents and certification results. Moreover, unclear points remain. In particular, it was previously stipulated that the specialist, within a week from the date of issuance of the order to assign him a qualification, would be drawn up and issued a corresponding document. Now the specialist is given only an extract from the order assigning him a qualification category, and not a word is said about the document. We believe that these points will be clarified by the competent authorities during the implementation of the Procedure.

Nomenclature of specialties of specialists with higher and postgraduate medical and pharmaceutical education in the field of healthcare of the Russian Federation, approved. By order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated April 23, 2009 No. 210n.

A doctor’s qualifications are determined during certification procedures and make it possible to identify the level of compliance of theoretical knowledge and practical skills with the qualification characteristics of the relevant specialty. Certification for assignment of a category is carried out on the initiative of the medical worker himself; it is a good incentive for his professional growth. Subsequently, the established category gives the doctor the right to provide medical services specific to this specialty, affects the amount of wages, increases the doctor’s prestige, and contributes to his further advancement in the profession.

Qualification categories and procedure for obtaining them

During the certification procedures, the employee must undergo professional retraining (courses and internships in leading medical institutions), then personally attend the meeting of the certification commission, where the assessment of the certification report on the work done, testing and interview are carried out. When assigning a category, the education and experience of the doctor in the certified position are also taken into account, which must meet the requirements:

The second category is 3 years of experience, higher and secondary vocational education;
- first category – experience of 7 years if you have a higher education and 5 years if you have a secondary vocational education;
- highest category– experience of 10 years if you have a higher education and 7 years if you have a secondary vocational education.

Category validity period