The Ministry of Health manages the training of resident physicians and specialists.

The postgraduate intensive training program in the health sector, leading to residency and specialist doctor degrees, is guided, organized, and managed by the Ministry of Health.

With an overwhelming majority of delegates voting in favor, the National Assembly passed the amended Law on Higher Education on the morning of December 10th.

10th Session, 15th National Assembly .

The law stipulates that degree-granting training programs include: undergraduate programs awarding bachelor's degrees; master's degree programs awarding master's degrees or a combination of undergraduate and master's degrees, with degrees corresponding to the level completed; and doctoral degree programs awarding doctoral degrees or a combination of master's and doctoral degrees, with degrees corresponding to the level completed.

In particular, the specialized postgraduate training program in the health field, granting degrees of resident physician and specialist physician, is guided, organized, implemented and managed by the Ministry of Health .

Reporting on the process of receiving feedback, explaining, and revising the draft Law before its approval by the National Assembly, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son stated that assigning the Ministry of Health the responsibility for managing specialized medical training aims to ensure compliance with both regulatory and professional standards.

The government believes that specialist doctors and resident physicians are highly competent individuals who make significant contributions to the care and protection of people's health, and therefore deserve to be honored and receive appropriate compensation.

However, the recognition of equivalence between residency and specialist degrees with master's or doctoral degrees currently has no scientific basis and no international precedent.

Practice in various countries shows that education systems clearly distinguish between degree-based training (master's, doctoral) and specialized practical training. Master's and doctoral degrees belong to the academic training system with their own curricula, learning outcomes, and regulations; while residency programs, specialist training (level I and level II) are recognized as in-depth practical training, specific to the medical field, but do not belong to the postgraduate degree system.

The medical sector currently continues to train master's and doctoral students and appoint academic titles such as associate professor and professor in accordance with current regulations. Therefore, the Government has agreed that "postgraduate specialized training programs in the health sector leading to residency and specialist doctor degrees will be guided, organized, and managed by the Ministry of Health."

According to Minister Nguyen Kim Son, this regulation aims to strengthen the responsibility of the Ministry of Health in managing postgraduate training in specialized health fields.

Retaining regional universities, improving internal governance efficiency

Regarding regulations on higher education institutions and other educational institutions engaged in higher education activities, the Law stipulates that a higher education institution is an educational institution belonging to the national education system, possessing legal personality, and organized and operating in accordance with this Law and other relevant legal provisions.

Higher education institutions include: universities, universities also known as academies, offering multi-disciplinary training at various levels of higher education; multi-disciplinary universities at all levels of higher education; national universities and regional universities offering multi-disciplinary training at all levels of higher education, also belonging to the higher education institution system.

With this regulation, the National Assembly decided to retain regional universities instead of proposing to abolish them, as some National Assembly deputies had suggested during the discussions.

The Law on Higher Education (amended) stipulates that regional universities fulfill the mission and function of training high-level human resources, developing talents, conducting scientific research, developing technology, innovating, transferring knowledge, and serving society, the country, and humanity.

Regional universities also pool resources, promote regional linkages, support regional socio-economic development; and contribute to implementing the national development strategy.

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