Литвинцева С.А.

The article analyzes professional socialization as a process of inclusion in the medical activities, from the selection and development by students of the basic educational programs at the university to the entry of medical workers into the socio-professional structure of the society. Based on the data of the State statistics bodies and the results of sociological surveys of doctors and the population, objective and subjective factors are analyzed that cause structural and functional changes in the health system, their impact on the professional socialization of medical workers in the Far-Eastern federal district in general and the Khabarovsk territory, in particular. The problems were identified in the system of professional training of medical personnel, which caused an acute shortage of medical specialists and, as a result, a high level of dissatisfaction with the quality and accessibility of medical care.