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