On the morning of May 11, 2023, under the direction of the Ministry of Health leadership, the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SPMPH) – Hanoi Medical University successfully organized the “Seminar on Training and Utilization of Preventive Medicine Physicians.”
The seminar was chaired by Assoc. Prof. PhD. Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, Deputy Minister of Health, with the participation of representatives from units under the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and Training, Departments of Health, Medical Centers, training institutes, educational institutions, and representatives of press agencies within and outside the health sector.
Speaking at the seminar, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong emphasized: “Reality has affirmed the role of preventive medicine personnel, with the core being the team of preventive medicine physicians, who work in prevention to contribute to the cause of caring for, protecting, and improving the people's health. However, there remain certain limitations and inadequacies in the training and utilization of preventive medicine personnel.”
At the seminar, representatives of professional agencies in the field of Preventive Medicine and leading health experts presented thematic reports on:
Current Status of Utilizing Preventive Medicine Physicians in Vietnam (PhD. Khuong Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of the Health Strategy and Policy Institute) Current Status of Training Preventive Medicine Physicians (PhD. Nguyen Van Quan, Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Training) Program Learning Outcomes, Training Curriculum, and Competency Standards for Preventive Medicine Physicians (Assoc. Prof. PhD. Kim Bao Giang, Deputy Dean of the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health) Current Status of Issuing Practicing Certificates, Proposed Scope of Professional Practice, and List of Technical Procedures for Preventive Medicine Physicians (PhD. Nguyen Trong Khoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Administration) Recruitment, Utilization, and Management of Preventive Medicine Physician Personnel (PhD. Nguyen Tuan Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Organization and Personnel) Current Preventive Medicine Organizational System (PhD. Hoang Minh Duc, Deputy Director of the General Department of Preventive Medicine)
The seminar also featured discussions on several critical issues in the field of preventive medicine, such as: the role of preventive medicine physicians in the health system and obstacles in recruitment and utilization; the need to include preventive medicine physicians in the list of specialized training degrees under Decree 99/ND-CP (amended); the scope of medical examination and treatment practice for preventive medicine physicians; and contents requiring synchronization in the Decrees guiding the implementation of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment and related legal documents.
The seminar was a great success. In her concluding remarks, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong requested that professional agencies continue to conduct research and provide recommendations to relevant authorities to develop documents regulating the scope of professional practice for preventive medicine physicians; and continue to research, develop, and issue Circulars regulating codes, standards, and salary grading for public employees, incorporating feedback from localities and grassroots units in accordance with current legal regulations to meet the requirements and tasks of the preventive medicine physician professional title in the new era.
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