Study aim: The aim of this study is to determine the level of development of communication skills of students attending the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health in Osijek taking into account whether they had a course related to communication skills and also to find out whether there are significant differences in the level of development of communication skills according to gender, the type of the degree they are attending, the year they are in and their socioeconomic characteristics. Structure of the study: Cross-sectional research. Participants and methods: Participants of this study were 2nd year students of undergraduate, graduate and integrated studies, and 5th year students of integrated and 2nd year of graduate studies of Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health in Osijek. The study was carried out using anonymous questionnaires which contained general questions about participants, their sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, questions related to self-assessment of communication skills and the attitude of participants about the importance of communication skills in health services. Results: Data collected from 207 students of health studies at the University of Osijek were statistically processed. The results show that students are well aware of the importance of communication skills in health and indicate a satisfying level of development of communication skills. Higher level of development was noticed from students that were attending a course about communication skills, students that were in higher years and students of Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek. There is no statistically significant difference between the level of development of communication skills according to gender and socioeconomic factors. Conclusion: Students of health studies at the University of Osijek have satisfactory level of development of communication skills taking into account students which attended course related to communication skills and students that were in higer years level of development.