TRANSFORMATION OF MOTIVATING FACTORS TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN THE PROCESS OF TRAINING
Subject. Medical activity by virtue of its specifics requires profound professional self-determination of a specialist, motivation for constant self-improvement in the profession and high professional moral culture. Mastering and further process of self-realization of a specialist in the profession is continuous and carried out throughout the professional life of the doctor. Objectives. Determining the nature of the changes in factors affecting the professional choice of the student in the learning process. Results. The answers to questions of the questionnaire of students during their studies at first in the third year and then in the fifth are analyzed. The transformation of motivating factors in the learning process is noted. As the profession develops, fewer students experience difficulties in mastering knowledge and skills. Doubting the correctness of the choice of profession, students have difficulties in dealing with strangers, and 88,9 % of students experience learning difficulties. There is an increase in interest in research work from 3,3 % in the third year, to 10,5 % in the fifth. To determine how much the students feel prepared for the forthcoming work activity, it was suggested to evaluate their theoretical knowledge, practical skills and psychological readiness on a five-point scale. On average, more than half of the students (60,5-71 %) consider themselves prepared "well" (4) in all three areas. Conclusions 1. Students of the dental faculty in overwhelming majority of cases took the opinion of parents into accountwhen entering a higher medical educational institution. 2. Advanced acquaintance with the profession promotes the growth of interest in the chosen specialty. 3. The formation of confidence in the choice of a profession is influenced by the organization of the practical part of the class. 4. At the final stage of vocational training 94,7 % of students expressed a desire to work in the specialty. There is an increase in the interest in professional activities from 86,6 % in the third year to 94,7 % in the fifth year.