Professor Tran Diep Tuan coordinated the discussion activity. Comments on the development of a set of standards for quality accreditation of medical doctor training programs, February 23 - Photo: TRAN HUYNH
Workshop "Suggestions on developing a set of standards for quality accreditation of medical doctor training programs" organized by the Center for Educational Quality Accreditation - Ho Chi Minh City National University in conjunction with the Vietnamese Medical Education Association The event took place in Ho Chi Minh City all day February 23.
Accrediting the quality of medical doctor training is more urgent than ever
The conference was attended by nearly 100 experts from the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Health, the Vietnam Medical Education Association, professional medical associations, and medical doctor training schools. water, hospitals and learners...
Prof. Dr. Tran Diep Tuan - vice president of the Vietnam Medical Education Association - believes that quality accreditation of medical doctor training programs is important, contributing to improving the operational efficiency of training facilities. create healthcare, ensure output quality of the health sector.
“Currently, the Ministry of Education and Training has an accreditation system used to evaluate all training programs. While the medical industry needs to have its own accreditation department, our country currently does not have one.
In the context of Vietnam's healthcare industry being on the rise, quality accreditation of medical doctor training programs has become more urgent than ever," Mr. Tuan emphasized.
Want a stronger Vietnamese medical doctor's degree, recognized worldwide
According to Mr. Huynh Van Chuong - Director of the Department of Quality Management - Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Education and Training is amending Circular 04, inspecting training programs in the direction of integrating many sets of regional standards. AUN-QA.
However, many opinions at this conference wished that Vietnam's medical doctor's degree would be stronger and have greater integration with the world. That is also the spirit of the Prime Minister's decision 78 to strengthen international integration
“For diploma recognition, first of all, both sides must be fair. To be recognized, our accreditation must be on par with theirs. This is the biggest problem today. Between accredited and unaccredited schools, there will definitely not be mutual recognition of diplomas.
Before submitting this set of standards to superiors, the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Health, it is necessary to have the consensus of many universities and training units. It is necessary to determine a roadmap for when to submit this set of standards for promulgation. In particular, it is necessary to maintain the core values of the accreditation standards framework of the World Medical Association - WFME," Mr. Chuong said.
Experts commented at the workshop on February 23 - Photo: TRAN HUYNH
Set of standards for quality accreditation of integrated medical doctor training
Also according to Professor Tran Diep Tuan, currently, countries around the world use the WFME set of standards the most, including the US, which recognizes them.
Therefore, the Center for Educational Quality Assurance - Ho Chi Minh City National University in conjunction with the Vietnam Medical Education Association relied on that to build a set of standards for quality accreditation of medical doctor training programs. department.
This set of standards includes 8 standards with many criteria in each standard: mission and core values; education program; cost; student; academic team; educational resources; quality assurance; governance and administration.
“The most important point in this set of standards is the general philosophy for building a set of standards according to WFME. At the conference, everyone had many useful opinions and wanted to have a set of standards for quality accreditation of integrated and internationally recognized medical doctor training programs," Mr. Tuan said.
