Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot144710.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-2-155-161НеопределенThe social, demographic and professional characteristics of general practitioners and district therapists of state and private sectors of health careVolnukhinA Vvolnuhin81@gmail.comMorozovaT Etemorozova@gmail.comSkvirskayaG Pgskvirskaya@mail.ruRezeA Gandrey.reze@gmail.comGurjarM Vmaya.v@list.ruGertsogA Aaamaam.ap@gmail.comSamokhinaE Oelenasamokhina@mail.ruZaugol'nikovaT Vtzaugol@gmail.comThe Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “The I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University” of Minzdrav of Russia (Sechenov University), 119991, Moscow, RussiaThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Service under the President of the Russian Federation”, 119571, Moscow, Russia180420243222004202520042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The article presents comparative analysis of demographic, social and professional characteristics of general practitioners and district therapists in state and private medical organizations.<br />Sociological, statistical and analytical research methods were applied. The study was carried out on the basis of polyclinics of both Moscow Health Department and Moscow private health care sector. The sampling consisted of 399 questionnaires subjected to statistical processing.<br />It is established that in state and private medical organizations, in this group of physicians prevail women 3655 years old, born in the Russian Federation, in Moscow, married, having children and assessing one's income level as average. Most of them received their higher education in Moscow, graduated residency in therapy and have no medical category or academic degree. The professional experience consists 10 years or more. All physicians in state polyclinics hold more than one position and in private polyclinics 8.6% of physicians are underemployment. In the state sector, paternalistic model of communication with patient is preferable, in the private sector a collegiate one. In the state sector, the collegiate management style of CEO is convenient and in the private sector collegiate or dynamic one. In both sectors, adhocratic organizational culture is comfortable. Against the background of readiness to proceed working in current conditions, work in another sector is not excluded. The material factor is considered as main driver of professional motivation.<br />The social, demographic and professional characteristics of general practitioners and district physicians in both sectors of health care in the main are similar, but have their own characteristics.</p>general practitionerdistrict physicianstate health care sectorprivate health care sectorsocial characteristicsdemographic characteristicsprofessional characteristicsврач общей практикиврач-терапевт участковыйгосударственный сектор здравоохранениячастный сектор здравоохранениясоциальные характеристикидемографические характеристикипрофессиональные характеристики[Passport of scientific specialty 3.2.3. “Public Health, Organization and Sociology of Health” [“Obshchestvennoye zdorov'ye, organizatsiya i sotsiologiya zdravookhraneniya”]. 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