Activities of the Department of social hygiene and organization of healthcare of the Central Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians in training and improving management personnel in health care in the 30–80^th of the XX century

Introduction. The training of management personnel is a priority task of the state policy in health care since the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care system depends on the level of competence of these specialists, both at the level of a particular territory entire state as a whole. In improving the potential of the leading personnel in the industry, the activities of Department of social hygiene and organization of healthcare of the Central Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians were of particular importance. Having this information will help understand the origins of the development of the foundations of the training health management personnel system.

The purpose of the study is to identify the main features of the activity and the contribution of the Department of social hygiene and organization of healthcare of the Central Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians in the 30–80^th of the XX century in the formation and development of the system of training health management personnel.

Material and methods. Based on the scientific principles of historicism, consistency and objectivity, content analysis, comparative-historical, problem-chronological, typological research methods were used, which made it possible to establish cause-and-effect relationships connecting the identified individual historical events and facts.

Results. The diligent work of the department contributed to the development of the basic principles and mechanisms for raising the level of professional qualifications of management personnel aimed at optimizing the activities of health authorities and institutions, improving health protection and improving the quality of medical care for the population, increasing the personal responsibility of medical workers for work results, the ability to work with personnel in conditions.

Conclusion. The obtained results of the study, based on the context of the historical reconstruction of activities, indicate the significant contribution of the department to the creation of the fundamental foundations and a robust base for the training of health management personnel. The variety of completed forms and terms of training contributed to the prompt and flexible solution of problems related to territorial characteristics, conditions of professional activity, training needs, the formation of a school of advanced experience in training leading personnel in the industry.