FORMATION OF RESEARCH COMPETENCE AS A FACTOR OF PROFESSIONAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL STUDENTS

Buranova Nilufar Shavkatovna

Authors

Buranova Nilufar Shavkatovna PhD, Acting Associate Professor of the Department of “Teaching Languages in Medicine” at the Andijan branch of Kokand University

Keywords:

research competence, medical education, self-development, professional training, research culture, higher education.

Abstract

At the present stage of educational development, the quality of professional training for future medical specialists has become a matter of paramount importance. The dynamic progress of medical science continuously broadens the range of competencies that medical students must acquire. This article examines the role of research competence in the professional preparation of future physicians and its functions within the system of higher medical education. The study defines research competence as an integrated personal quality encompassing specialized knowledge, research skills, and a value-based attitude toward scientific inquiry. Six functional components of research competence are identified—scientific and worldview, moral, communicative, informational-operational, educational, and personal-developmental—each of which contributes to students’ professional and personal self-development. The study highlights the interrelation between these functions and structural components of research competence and proposes key criteria and indicators for assessing its formation: research motivation, scientific style of thinking, technological readiness, and creative activity.

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