Physicians almost unanimously support the proposal to simplify the accreditation procedure, with the proposed changes ranging from minor to most radical, according to a survey conducted by the RNC Pharma analyst company and the Medvestnik platform for doctors. Almost half of the respondents, 49.5%, believe that this change is long overdue, since most doctors view accreditation as nothing more than a bureaucratic procedure. Another 22.8% say that the current approaches to personnel policy in healthcare should be changed completely, which includes solving a huge number of organizational and financial issues, in addition to educational ones.

Finally, around 18.3% of the respondents are in favor of a more radical reform, which includes cancelling the requirement to have a medical portfolio and accumulate CME credits. However, some of those doctors who chose to give their own answer proposed an automatic periodic accreditation when a certain number of CME credits is accumulated.

Only 5.4% of the physicians do not consider any change necessary, saying that “regular exams will not let you relax.” Interestingly, there were no statistically significant differences either by geography or by age and gender.

Fig. A decree of the President may accredit physicians following qualification. What do you think about the possibility of a simpler accreditation procedure for medical professionals? (single-answer question)