Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot277010.32687/0869-866X-2026-34-4-940-944Original ArticleThe digital tutorship as mechanism of development of professional competences of medical workersSagdeevaL. M.SmirnovaE. K.GurtskoyL. D.SarhadovN. Sh.N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, 105064, Moscow, RussiaThe State Budgetary Institution "The Research Institute of Health Care Organization and Medical Management" of the Moscow Health Care Department, 115088, Moscow, Russia3108202634494094401092026Copyright © 2026,2026The article considers digital tutorship as modern mechanism for development of professional competencies of medical professionals in the context of digital transformation of health care and transition to model of continuing medical education. The actuality of topic is conditioned by increasing complexity of clinical practice, expansion of application of digital technologies, development of telemedicine, medical information systems, artificial intelligence and remote education formats. The purpose of the study is to substantiate significance of digital tutorship in system of professional development of medical personnel and to identify its main functional directions. Based on results of analysis of official documents of the WHO, normative and strategic documents of the Russian Federation, as well as data from systematic reviews, it is demonstrated that digital tutorship can be considered not only as form of professional support, but also as tool to form clinical, digital, communicative, organizational and research competencies. The conclusion is made that it is necessary to institutionalize digital tutorship in medical organizations and to integrate it into system of continuing medical and pharmaceutical education.digital mentoringmedical professionalsprofessional competenciescontinuing medical educationdigital health caretelemedicinemedical educationtutorshipцифровое наставничествомедицинские работникипрофессиональные компетенциинепрерывное медицинское образованиецифровое здравоохранениетелемедицинамедицинское образованиенаставничество[Global strategy on digital health 2020—2025. Режим доступа: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240020924][Министерство здравоохранения Российской Федерации. Паспорт стратегии цифровой трансформации отрасли «Здравоохранение» до 2024 года и на плановый период до 2030 года. Режим доступа: https://static-0.minzdrav.gov.ru/system/attachments/attaches/000/057/382/original/Стратегия_цифровой_трансформации_отрасли_Здравоохранение.pdf][National eHealth strategy toolkit. Режим доступа: https://iris.who.int/items/9cc67c08-78e6-432a-996e-0fa06f47e6ce][ЕГИСЗ. Режим доступа: https://egisz-minzdrav.ru/][Frei E., Stamm M., Buddeberg-Fischer B. Mentoring programs for medical students — a review of the PubMed literature 2000—2008. BMC Med. Educ. 2010;10:32.][Walsh K. Online mentoring in medical education. South African Family Pract. 2016;58(1):S7—S8.][Longhini J., Rossettini G., Palese A. Digital Health Competencies Among Health Care Professionals: Systematic Review. J. Med. Internet Res. 2022;18;24(8):e36414.][Scandiffio J., Zhang M., Karsan I., Charow R., Anderson M., Salhia M., Wiljer D. The role of mentoring and coaching of healthcare professionals for digital technology adoption and implementation: A scoping review. Digit. Health. 2024;7;10:20552076241238075.][Портал непрерывного медицинского и фармацевтического образования. Режим доступа: https://edu.rosminzdrav.ru/][Приказ от 21 ноября 2017 года №926 «Об утверждении Концепции развития непрерывного медицинского и фармацевтического образования в Российской Федерации на период до 2021 года». Режим доступа: https://docs.cntd.ru/document/556190227][Keinänen A. L., Lähdesmäki R., Juntunen J., Tuomikoski A. M., Kääriäinen M., Mikkonen K. Effectiveness of mentoring education on health care professionals´ mentoring competence: A systematic review. Nurse Educ. Today. 2023;121:105709.][Riley E. D., Chur E., Gandhi M., Fuchs J. D., Sauceda J. A., Sterling L. A., Johnson M. O. Lessons for expanding virtual mentoring in academic medical institutions: a qualitative study among senior mentors. BMC Med. Educ. 2024;28;24(1):934.][Classification of digital interventions, services and applications in health: a shared language to describe the uses of digital technology for health. Режим доступа: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240081949]