[The system of continuous postgraduate education of public health physicians and its optimization].

The paper describes the system of continuous post-graduate advanced training proceeding from the example of physicians who participated in the training course at the chair of child and teenage hygiene at the Central Institute for Advanced Medical Studies during correspondence and full-time training travelling cycles. The work was conducted with the group of physicians (153 persons), participants of the experimental group--15 physicians from the city of Yaroslavl and Yaroslavl region. The targeted training was carried out in the form of post-cycle training: subject studies, consultations and seminars conducted by the statt of the chair, performance of scientific and practical work, etc. during 2-5 years. As evidenced by the studies conducted the methods and methodology used for studying the efficiency of training can be recommended for other chairs and institutions engaged in advanced training of sanitary physicians.