The article is devoted to the experience of using situational tasks in the educational rocess of medical universities and their importance in development of clinical thinking and formation of skills and abilities among graduates necessary for their professional activity. Situational tasks are actively used as educational and evaluation materials, and serve as an important tool for self-study. Their use in  the educational process contributes to the formation of an individual approach, the necessary amount of knowledge and skills to solve diagnostic and  therapeutic problems in a particular clinical situation. The competence-based  approach in modern education uses practice-oriented learning, and situational tasks  complement the clinical work of students during their practical training,  contributing to the formation of clinical thinking among graduates. The article  invites readers to pay attention to the principles of interdisciplinarity, use of  realistic scenarios, and modern interactive and simulation technologies during  development of situational tasks to increase the motivation of students and  improve the quality of their training.