One of the important features of English learning students in higher medical schools is their focus on the health care system not of our country but the countries of origin of foreigners and potential future employment. The educational program of internal medicine includes the use of European clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases and international standards of care. However, the importance of the direct involvement of each student in the theme of the patient during the workshops on the clinical department, the need for the teacher as an interpreter because of the language barrier, extracurricular require the independent work of Internal Medicine English-speaking students, in particular, to strengthen the theoretical basis of the discipline.

Independent work of students is not only important form of educational process foreigners. It provides guidance on methods for active mastery of knowledge, development of creative abilities of the students, the transition to individualized training tailored to the needs and capabilities of the individual. However, monitoring implementation, evaluation of independent testing work should be strictly individual and included in the current success, to influence the ranking student.

Scientific and technological progress requires development of lifelong learning, in which independent work and ability to work independently in the learning process is not just a wish, but an obvious necessity.

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