Formation of professionally significant stereotypes and speech behavior of future physicians in a multicultural university environment

This article examines the process of shaping professional attitudes of future medical specialist within the framework of an open cultural space and the medicalization of culture. Among these attitudes are communicative competence, a tolerant attitude towards patients from diverse cultures, their attitudes towards medicine and health, and their manner of communication with healthcare professionals. The authors emphasize that a medical university serves as a model of an open cultural space, which facilitates the development of necessary attitudes and skills for professional activity. It is demonstrated that within the educational context of a medical university, skills in physician-patient communication must be cultivated. The special role of the university in the development of students’ communicative competence and formation of communicative personality of future medical worker is emphasized. Through intentional curriculum design and experiential learning opportunities, students are empowered to become competent and compassionate medical professionals capable of providing high-quality care to patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.