Formation of teacher's innovative culture in the educational space of a medical university

Introduction. Improving the quality of public health service largely depends on the level of the existing innovative culture in the educational space where future medical specialists receive a specialized education. Methodology. Innovative pedagogical activity has some specific features as a specific kind of pedagogical activity aimed at the formation of new goals, content and organizational conditions of the educational process in order to optimize it, increase its productivity and effectiveness. The conditions for successful innovative pedagogical activity are as follows: effective management of innovation processes at different levels of the education organization, inclusion of local innovations in the unified logic of the innovation process, creation of organizational prerequisites and a system for assessing the effectiveness of innovation; assistance in enhancing the professional competence of teachers, their interest in innovation; ensuring favorable psychosocial work environment of teaching staff, creating the atmosphere of creative search. Results. The teacher's innovative culture is oriented towards the formation of the innovative culture of future specialists. Increasing the innovative culture of a medical university teaching staff and engaging them in innovative activities is a didactic condition for improving medical specialists training. Discussion. Students in the educational space of the social and humanitarian disciplines are offered active practical activities to stimulate social training. Conclusion. Well-formed teacher's innovative space makes future specialists understand that improving the quality of life depends on laborious work on their spirituality, morality, and worldview. They acquire experience of professional activity on the basis of universal humane values. © 2018.