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Second national conference on medical education held

The second national scientific conference on medical education, themed “Clinical Teaching to Transform Healthcare Professionals”, took place in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 1.
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Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The second nationalscientific conference on medical education, themed “Clinical Teaching toTransform Healthcare Professionals”, took place in Hue city, the centralprovince of Thua Thien-Hue on December 1.

Co-organised by the Ministry of Education and Training, theHealth Ministry, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and the US Agency forInternational Development (USAID), the event attracted over 350 domestic andforeign experts in medical education, lecturers and students, affording them achance to discuss progresses in medical education in Vietnam, focusing ontertiary and post-graduate clinical teaching.

Speaking at the event, deputy head of the Health Ministry’sDepartment of Science-Technology and Education Nguyen Minh Loi said over thepast five years, the number of medical staff has grown considerably.Specifically, the number of doctors per 10,000 people increased from 7.2 in2010 to over 8 in 2017.

In order to improve medical workforce training quality, thehealth ministry has conducted basic and comprehensive reform of medicalworkforce training by accessing modern training methods of developed countries.

It will also refine education policy and use medicalworkforce in a synchronous way.

Loi said the event outlines a roadmap and detailed clinicalcurricula, thus laying a basis for policymaking in the near future.-VNA
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