Landscape of Vietnam Medical Education Market- Outcome Based Curriculum Began with Clear Explicit Articulations that Medical Graduates should Demonstrate Acceptable Professional Standards

The report titled “Landscape of Vietnam Medical Education Market- Outcome Based Curriculum Began with Clear Explicit Articulations that Medical Graduates should Demonstrate Acceptable Professional Standards” provides a comprehensive analysis of the Medical Education system in Vietnam along with its merits and drawbacks. It includes detailed analysis on Physician Education as well as specialized courses such as Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology in Vietnam. The report also covers overview of the medical education industry as well as segmentation of the colleges on the basis of institution type and segmentation that specifies the presence of various medical colleges across the nation both regionally and state wise. Process flow for opting bachelor and specialized courses has been suggested in a form of a flow diagram to have a better understanding of the admission process in Vietnam. The report concludes all medical colleges compared on various verticals such as total no. of Graduates, Vintage Year, Courses Offered, Faculty, Region, Type and Fees.

Challenges and Enablers of the Medical Education Market in Vietnam

Vietnam Medical Education Sector has been facing many macro and micro challenges. Each challenge has a direct or indirect effect on the Quality of Education and Quantity of Medical Professional prevailing in the Industry. Some of the major challenges faced by the Industry are lack of standard entrance exam, Statutory and Regulatory Body like Medical Council, Lack of standardized entry channels for Residency programmes, Diverse syllabi and heavy reliance on theoretical foundations.

Major Enabler in the Vietnam Medical Education Market is mostly the capacity to accommodate medical students and imbalance in the medical ecosystem with increase in support staff like optometrist and technicians.

Physician Medical Education Market Overview and Size.

Vietnam is one of the most populous countries in Southeast Asia, yet it displays an unsettling lack of doctors. Medical education is an important factor contributing to this issue, yet little is known about the system currently in place in Vietnam

While examinations are required to graduate, the lack of a national licensing exam makes it difficult to ensure that a nation-wide standard of quality exists, both at the medical universities themselves as well as amongst the doctors graduating from them. The development and institution of a national exam would introduce a standard of training throughout Vietnam's medical education system

Internal Medicine Education Market Overview and Size

Internal Medicine or general internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal disease. It is often confused with a General Physician, but Internal Medicine is a specialized course that is taken up after the basic Bachelor Degree.

Internal Medicine is divided into 16 affiliate and component segments including Chest Physicians, Heart, Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine, Medical Oncology, Microbiology, Nephrology and others. This makes it a key choice with highest intake. There are no special exams conducted for Residency in Internal Medicine. The admissions process is reliant on specialized interviews conducted by the respecitive colleges offering the programme.

Ophthalmology Education Market Overview and Size

Roughly 80-90% of children in East Asia have Myopia; it’s an epidemic. This is due to kids growing up in front of multiple screens. Due to such rise in eye related diseases, there is an increase in the demand for ophthalmologist in Vietnam. Currently, there are not many ophthalmologist in Vietnam. Therefore in future, there will be an increase in the ophthalmology seats in Vietnam. Residency program in ophthalmology spans over three years and is accredited by the respective faculties of medicine in Vietnam.

Key Segments Covered

Market Segmentation basis Type of Institution (Number of Colleges)

• Private College
• Public College

Market Segmentation basis Region (Number of Colleges)

• Central Region
• Southern Region
• Northern Region

Physician

• Admission Process
• Intake Status
• Selection Process
• Total No. of Graduates
• Total Number of Intake

Internal Medicine

• Admission Process
• Intake Status
• Selection Process
• Total No. of Graduates
• Total Number of Intake

Ophthalmology

• Admission Process
• Intake Status
• Selection Process
• Total No. of Graduates
• Total Number of Intake

Key Target Audience

• Public Medical Colleges
• Private Medical Colleges
• Aspiring students of Bachelor in Medical Education
• Aspiring students of Master in Medical Education especially Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology

Time Period Captured in the Report:

• Base Year: 2020
• Study Period: 2016–2020

Colleges Covered:

Landscape on Vietnam Medical Education institutions include faculties of medicine of following colleges,

• Hanoi Medial University
• University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
• Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
•  Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy – Faculty of Medicine
• Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
• Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy
• Vietnam Military Medical University
• Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy
• Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy
• Tay Nguyen University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
• Vo Truong Toan University, Faculty of Medicine
• Tan Tao University School of Medicine
• Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Key Topics Covered in the Report

• Vietnam Medical EducationIntroduction
• Detailed Landscape of Private and Public Colleges
• Market Ecosystem
• Market Segmentation basis Institution and Regions
• Admission Process for both Bachelor and Master Course
• Detailed Analysis on Physician Courses (Market Size on the basis of Intake Enrollment and Graduates with Statistics for Each College)
• Detailed Analysis on Internal Medicine Market Size on the basis of Intake Enrollment and Graduates with Statistics for Each College)
• Detailed Analysis on Ophthalmology Market Size on the basis of Intake Enrollment and Graduates with Statistics for Each College)
• Major Universities and Colleges in Vietnam Medical EducationMarket