Based on the historical documents there are represented the results of the retrospective analysis of the requirements for a modern doctor, considered the main qualities of a personality that influence the professional development of a future doctor. There is emphasized the importance of such qualities for modern students at the stage of higher school education.

There is analyzed the deontology competence of a medical student as the factor of success of the future professional work. There are marked out the components, criteria and signs of development of students’ quality. There is emphasized the importance of deontology competence formation at the stage of higher school.