17 2023 2023-04-26 The article summarizes the experience of teaching propaedeutics of inter-nal diseases to foreign students using an intermediary language. The main problems include communicative (linguistic), socio-cultural, psychological, behavioral problems, lack of moti-vation and low primary school educational level. The main ways of their solution are pro-posed. The medical education of foreign students must be based on the humanistic principles of the Russian national medical school. Additionally it is necessary to educate foreign stu-dents psychologically and practically for a well-known problems of modern medicine in de-veloping countries. A special step-by-step psychological and bilingual preparation of students before the first visit to patients is mandatory. Bilingual guidelines, textbooks, training pro-grams provide significant assistance in learning. https://repo.bashgmu.ru/publication/1910 https://repo.bashgmu.ru/files/2082