(2025) Science and education, 3, 70-75. Odessa.

Vitalii Lytovchenko,
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology),
Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology,
Private higher educational institution «Medical University of Natural Sciences",
43-A, Bogoyavlenskyi Avenue, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1869-6168

INCLUSION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION: REGULATORY AND LEGAL BASIS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT

The article examines the regulatory, legal and socio-pedagogical aspects of medical education for students from vulnerable groups. The purpose of the article is to highlight the results of a study on the accessibility of medical education for people with special educational needs, in particular, the analysis of new regulatory documents; to present the results of a survey of Ukrainian legal specialists and a foreign expert in the field of health care, support for medical workers who use sign language and are part of the socio-cultural linguistic community; to present current practices in creating opportunities for obtaining medical education for people with special educational needs in institutions of higher and professional pre-higher education. According to the results of the study, it is possible to generalize that the right to education for people with special educational needs is guaranteed by law, they can obtain medical education in institutions of higher and professional pre-higher education and have the right to create additional (special) conditions in accordance with individual needs and capabilities. At the same time, admission rules for specific specialties may include certain restrictions and corresponding medical indicators. In this context, it is important to further improve the regulatory framework, implement social support programs, and study and disseminate the best Ukrainian and foreign experience.

special education, persons with special educational needs, medical education, accessibility of medical education for persons with special educational needs, regulatory and legal framework for access to medical education for persons with special educational needs, social support in obtaining medical education

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