Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot148410.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-3-402-407НеопределенThe impact of public organizations on development of professional qualification of medical workersMerzhoevaZ MZamira.merzhoeva@bk.ruSavichkinD IDr.savichkin@yandex.ruThe 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 Institution “The Stavropol State Medical University” of Minzdrav of Russia, 355017, Stavropol, Russia290620243232204202522042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The professional development of personnel is one of highest priority task of development of both medicine as science and health system as mechanism protecting health of citizens. The public organizations are professional communities of medical specialists specializing in particular sectors of medicine that actively participate in implementation of educational measures and other initiatives targeted to support opportunities for professional growth and improving competence level of participants of these communities. The article considers examples of such initiatives as exemplified by foreign and Russian public organizations of pulmonologists and dentists.</p>medical workerprofessionqualificationpublic organizationdevelopmentмедицинский работникпрофессияквалификацияобщественные организацииразвитие[Petrov I. A., Chernavsky A. F., Malinina I. N., Chernavsky M. A. Organizational development of determinants of professionalism of medical workers in a municipal institution. Ural'skiy meditsinskiy zhurnal = Ural Medical Journal. 2016;143(10) 80–9 (in Russian).][Ryabova E. L., Chapkin N. S. Non-profit and commercial medical organizations: theoretical aspects of the implementation of activities. Vlast' istorii — Istoriya vlasti = The power of history is the history of power. 2024;10;3(53):12-21.][The European Respiratory Society. Available at: https://www.ersnet.org (accessed 01.03.2024).][Interregional public organization “Russian Respiratory Society”. Available at: https://spulmo.ru/ (accessed 01.03.2024).][Barnes E., Bullock A. D., Bailey S. R., Cowpe J. G., Karaharju-Suvanto T. A review of continuing professional development for dentists in Europe. Eur. J. Dental Educ. 2012;16:166–78.][The Importance of Continuing Professional Development in Dentistry. Available at: https://nursinganswers.net/essays/the-importance-of-continuing-professional-development-in-dentistry.php (accessed 03.03.2024).][Council of European Dentists. Available at: https://www.cedentists.eu/ (accessed 03.03.2024).][Back to core values to better address old and new challenges. Annual Report. 2022.][Dental Association of Russia. Available at: https://e-stomatology.ru/star/ (accessed 01.03.2024).][Ryabova E. L., Chapkin N. S. The role of non-profit organizations in strengthening healthcare and ensuring access to medical care. Kul’tura Mira = Culture of World. 2024;12;37(2):14-23.]