Keyword: «standard of specialist training»

The article is devoted to the importance of establishing universal and general cultural competencies in the process of formation of the medical student learning path. The necessity of carrying out various types of extracurricular work, in particular, writing an essay on topical issues of our time, is shown. The essay allows future doctors to freely express their individual impressions on various issues, which will contribute to the development of skills in the preparation and application of scientific, research, design, organizational, managerial and regulatory documents in the healthcare system.