In recognition of her significant contributions, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Meritorious Physician Kim Bao Giang was honored as one of the 80 exemplary medical professionals at a meeting with Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on the occasion of Vietnamese Doctors' Day.
Assoc. Prof. PhD. Meritorious Physician Kim Bao Giang (standing) with her students during a lecture
As one of the 80 outstanding medical professionals at the meeting with Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on 27 February 2023, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Meritorious Physician Kim Bao Giang was also among the 51 exemplary female intellectuals in the medical sector honored on 2 March 2023 at the Ministry of Health, with the attendance of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.
These are truly well-deserved accolades for educator Kim Bao Giang just before International Women's Day on 8 March.
From a girl from the rice-growing countryside…
I took notice of Assoc. Prof. PhD. Meritorious Physician Kim Bao Giang - Vice Dean of the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SPMPH), Director of the Center for Testing and Educational Quality Assurance, Hanoi Medical University - when attending various ceremonies honoring outstanding individuals at Hanoi Medical University, where she was frequently invited to the podium.
Later, by chance, while attending announcements of scientific research results, I learned that she is not only an excellent lecturer and an experienced manager but also a scientist with numerous valuable health research projects that have made significant contributions to health policy development in Vietnam.
... In 1990, carrying the dream of becoming a doctor, Kim Bao Giang, a girl from the rice-growing region of Thai Binh, successfully passed the entrance examination to Hanoi Medical University. Six years later, upon graduating from Hanoi Medical University, she was retained by the university as a teaching assistant at the Department of Health Management and Organization, and later became an official lecturer at the Faculty of Public Health.
With excellent academic performance and a passion for learning, the young educator Kim Bao Giang passed the entrance exam and completed her Master's thesis in Public Health at Umea University (Sweden), and subsequently pursued her doctoral dissertation at the Karolinska Institute (Sweden).
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Assoc. Prof. PhD. Meritorious Physician Kim Bao Giang - Vice Dean of the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SPMPH), Director of the Center for Testing and Educational Quality Assurance, Hanoi Medical University |
Having received rigorous training both domestically and internationally, and possessing extensive knowledge, educator Kim Bao Giang quickly established herself. In 2013, at the age of 40, she was appointed Vice Dean of the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SPMPH), and subsequently Head of the Department of Health Education and Promotion and Director of the Center for Testing and Educational Quality Assurance at Hanoi Medical University.
For over 20 years as an "educator," Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang has trained many generations of medical personnel through undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, as well as training staff from various healthcare facilities.
Despite the demands of balancing professional work and management, educator Kim Bao Giang consistently exceeds her teaching quota by nearly 200% annually. She has also successfully supervised over 50 undergraduate theses, 20 Master's theses, 5 Specialist Level II physicians, and, notably, has been supervising 7 doctoral candidates.
… to a health scientist
Although teaching and management always occupy a significant amount of time, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang remains dedicated to scientific research. To her, science is a boundless passion, especially when research results contribute to the development of health policies and, in turn, support her teaching work.
Therefore, when discussing the success of Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang, one cannot overlook her scientific research projects. To date, she has published 80 works in international scientific journals, along with over 70 scientific works in domestic journals.
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| Scientist Kim Bao Giang - an individual with numerous research projects contributing to health policy development |
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the announcement of the research results for the project "Strengthening the Response to Dementia in Vietnam: Establishing an Evidence Base for Developing the National Plan for Dementia Prevention and Control in Vietnam," for which she served as the Principal Investigator.
The project's research results were highly regarded by both domestic and international experts, as it is the first study in Vietnam on dementia, providing crucial information for health policymakers to plan responses to this disease.
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| Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang at the announcement of the research results for the project "Strengthening the Response to Dementia in Vietnam: Establishing an Evidence Base for Developing the National Plan for Dementia Prevention and Control in Vietnam" |
Sharing with VietTimes about the value of the scientific research projects she has conducted over many years, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang stated: "The projects have provided significant information and evidence for the process of policy development, health planning, and created a foundation for training and the development of subsequent scientific research, such as the standardization and evaluation of screening tools for mental health issues (diagnostic toolkits SRQ-20, PHQ-9), alcohol-related issues in the community (AUDIT toolkit), etc. Based on this, these toolkits have been widely implemented in Vietnam."
Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang has also collaborated with the Central Health Education and Communication Center, the Tobacco Control Fund, the Hanoi Oncology Hospital, the Hanoi Department of Health, and other healthcare facilities to carry out professional and technical tasks, collecting and publishing scientific evidence to support the advocacy for health policies such as the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms and the Law on Prevention and Control of Alcohol-related Harms.
An inspiration for student scientific research
Beyond her own research, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang inspires the younger generation by supervising students in scientific research. Under her guidance, many students have won awards at various levels of the Youth Scientific Conferences: 2 students she supervised won awards at the National Youth Scientific Conference in 2019 and 2022. She also supervised 6 student groups that won university-level youth scientific awards (2 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 1 third prize); 1 student group won the First Prize in English Scientific Research, and 1 student group won the second prize at the English Student Scientific Research Conference.
It can be said that in any position, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang performs her role excellently. As Vice Dean of the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SPMPH), she has consistently worked with the School's leadership team to foster unity and continuously innovate teaching and scientific research, making the School an effective and successful unit of Hanoi Medical University, contributing significantly to the development of human resources in preventive medicine and public health for the medical sector.
As the head of the Center for Testing and Educational Quality Assurance, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang can be proud of having participated in developing the Center from its early days, leading it to become the strongest testing unit among medical training institutions in particular and universities in general. The Center has contributed effectively to the training and quality assurance processes of Hanoi Medical University and serves as a model for other medical training institutions.
Consequently, the Center has been entrusted with many important tasks related to competency assessment and recruitment for the University, the Ministry of Health, and various healthcare facilities.
As a woman balancing management and scientific research—demanding tasks that require significant time and effort—she has had to strive and sacrifice a great deal. However, with a spirit of dedication to the medical sector, a passion for science, tireless effort, and support from her loved ones, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang has steadfastly overcome all challenges to achieve the results she has today.
It is a source of pride that over the past 10 years, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang has received 1 Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister, 3 Certificates of Merit from the Ministry of Health, and 1 Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Education and Training, along with being named a Ministerial-level Emulation Fighter twice and a grassroots-level Emulation Fighter 9 times.
In 2020, she was honored with a "double" reward, receiving both the Third-Class Labor Medal and the title of Meritorious Physician.
Source: https://viettimes.vn/pgsts-kim-bao-giang-nha-khoa-hoc-co-nhieu-dong-gop-vao-hoach-dinh-chinh-sach-phat-trien-y-te-post164772.html?utm_source=zalo&utm_medium=zalo&utm_campaign=zalo&zarsrc=1303
