PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Zheleva, Elena TI - The Health Care University Lecturer as an Educationalist, Medical Specialist and Researcher DP - 2014 Apr 1 TA - e-Pedagogium PG - 61--68 VI - 14 IP - 2 AID - 10.5507/epd.2014.018 IS - 12137758 AB - The university lecturer in his role as a medical specialist and a leader of the teaching process is a mediator between the theoretical course of lectures and the practical training sessions. He defines the objectives and tasks of each session and adopts the most appropriate role during it - that of a medical professional and an educationalist.The scientific medico-pedagogical research practices at university level attempts to offer a solution to the problems related to the education and training of Health Care specialists. A characteristic feature of these research practices is the generation of new ideas and the acquisition of knowledge about the research object. They function as a process of obtaining information about the medical, social and pedagogical processes and phenomena. This information is used for their description, analysis and prediction.