The objective: to raise efficiency of practical skills development of the students in the V course during the outpatient practice based on improvement of teaching methods.The article is devoted to the problem of improving the quality of training specialists in General Practice-Family Medicine at the Postgraduate level. New approaches for supervising medical practice of the students in the V course are offered. The problematic issues of their practical work are discussed using the results of voluntary anonymous questionnaire. The experience of pedagogical techniques optimization is presented.Conclusion. For providing effective outpatient medical practice of the fifth year students it is necessary to update existing clinical facilities and develop new ones based on the primary health care centers, especially in rural areas. The outpatient practice program comprises economic issues of primary health care institutions, medical law, management, marketing and the internship with private family doctors. These issues will allow graduates to be adapted to new social and economic conditions in the process of health care reforms based on primary health care priority.