Creativity is one of the most important abilities, fostered by liberal education; it allows person to solve global problems, understand them in the context of other sciences, effectively communicate, collaborate, think critically, manage risks – i.e. become professional generalists, successfully participating and creating in multicultural societies, able to independently change their professional identity. R. Freeland (2004) describes concept of creativity, defining these components: hypothesis generation, synthesis, analysis, knowledge application in different areas.

Many authors, discussing importance of creativity in higher education, also note representing feature of creativity – ability to make unique decisions in new and complex situations (S. Brint, 2002; L. Dudka, 2006; S. Fuller, 2005; I. Pant, B. Baroudi, 2008). According to H. Giroux (2002), J. Trefil (2008), S. Barrie (2006), D. Grakauskaite – Krakockiene (2006), creativity in modern society is closely associated with processes of economy growth and competition. Active use of acquired knowledge and experience, effective search for new information are among the most valuable characteristics of competitiveness.

Creativity can be regarded as an achievement. It is possible to evaluate production, developed by individuals. Assessment can be qualitative or quantitative. Creativity has specific features. Specificity of creativity makes analysis problematic. Creativity manifests in different ways, depending on what you do. Creativity construct is also not clearly defined. Some authors analyze creativity as a process. Other authors analyze creativity as a trait. According to the definition of creativity its manifestation differs between different professions (L.Sapranaviciute, A.Perminas, L.Sinkariova, 2010).

Problem questions of the research: How expression of creativity in medical studies? How expression of creativity in medical studies is valued by medical students? How do they apply creativity skills in their work? 

The research aim. To identify the creativity expression in medical studies.

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