CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM

Topic: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

The program is developed and implemented within the framework of the continuing education function of the Center for Support & Continuing Education (under the Vietnam Medical Association).


I. Organization & Student Management

Presiding Unit: Center for Support & Continuing Education.

Organization Conditions:  Minimum of 15 students.

Student Management: In-person attendance check at the beginning and end of each training session and/or management via the center’s software; each practice group not exceeding 05 students.

Training Format: In-person and online.

Training Location: Center for Support & Continuing Education – Hall/meeting room and practice facilities (Hospital/Lab/Medical facility…)

Total Duration: 27 periods (1 period = 50 minutes).

Note: Practice facilities are adjusted according to the actual implementation of the training program.


II. Program Objectives and Content

Program Objectives: Provide and update basic knowledge and skills in psychology; help students recognize and correctly assess the nature of patients’ psychological phenomena and apply them effectively in medical examination and treatment activities.

Program Content:

  • General psychopathology and principles of treating mental disorders
  • Supplementary knowledge on disease coding and mortality coding in biomedical research
  • Social psychology, management psychology, and general clinical psychology
  • Family psychology: Explaining conflicts and psychological influences among members
  • Psychotherapy: The nature of disturbances and practical therapeutic techniques
  • Data quality assessment and professional ethics

Training Methods

  • A combination of online and in-person for theory; in-person for the practice module.
  • Interactive presentations to activate students and in-depth group discussions.
  • Practical training via demonstration, checklists, and “hands-on instruction” methods at the practice facility.

III. Assessment & Certification

Participation Duration: Minimum 80% of theory duration and 100% of practice duration.

Assessment: Input, process, and output evaluation; achieving a minimum of 80% total score and meeting all evaluation criteria.

Certification: CME certificate – Topic: General Psychology; valid for fulfilling updating responsibilities according to Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

Center for Support & Continuing Education