As Thanh Nien reported, in the past few days, public opinion has been stirred up about some universities including literature subjects in medical school admissions. Many experts in the field of university admissions and training in general, and in the medical field in particular, believe that this is a "strange" combination for medical school admissions, and are concerned about the risk of poor training quality.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE QUALITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE MEDICAL SECTOR
On May 26, speaking with Thanh Nien , Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Long, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Training (KHCN-DT), Ministry of Health, said that after reading the information in the press, leaders of the Ministry of Health as well as the Department of Science, Technology and Training were both concerned because they did not know how that admission method would affect the training quality of schools using "strange" combinations to enroll students in the health sector.
According to Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Long, the Ministry of Education and Training is the state management agency for the training sector in general, including health training. The Ministry of Health is the professional management agency for the health sector, participating in the management of health human resources training within its assigned authority.
Activities related to conditions for ensuring the quality of training human resources in the health sector at universities are of special interest to the Ministry of Health, including input quality.
For example, the Ministry of Health is responsible for developing, promulgating under its authority or submitting to competent authorities for promulgation strategies and plans for training human resources in the health sector and specific mechanisms and policies in training human resources in the health sector and guiding their implementation. Or developing and promulgating standards for professional competence in health care as a basis for developing and developing training program standards and output standards for health human resource training levels; coordinating with the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to develop training program standards and output standards for each sector and each level of health human resource training. Guiding, inspecting and evaluating under its authority the implementation of legal provisions in training human resources in health care; Check and review the requirements for ensuring practical training organization for practice facilities of educational institutions in training in the health sector... Therefore, activities related to conditions for ensuring the quality of training human resources in the health sector of universities are of special interest to the Ministry of Health, including input quality.
UNIVERSITY NEEDS SPECIFIC EXPLANATION
Regarding enrollment activities, Circular 08/2022/TT-BGDDT issued by the Ministry of Education and Training on June 6, 2022 stipulates that training institutions (hereinafter referred to as universities) decide on the enrollment method, applied to the entire school or applied specifically to a number of programs, majors, fields and training forms, including the subject combination. However, also in this circular, the Ministry of Education and Training requires that the subject combination that universities use for admission consideration includes at least 3 subjects suitable to the characteristics and requirements of the training program.
In particular, Clause 5, Article 6, Circular 08 clearly requires: "Training institutions are responsible for explaining the scientific and practical basis in determining admission methods, admission methods, admission combinations and allocating admission quotas; including based on analysis, evaluation and comparison of academic results of admitted students each year".
Thus, the inclusion of literature in the admission combination for health majors of some universities is the university's right, but those universities are responsible for explaining the basis for this selection.
From the perspective of the agency managing the training of medical human resources in the medical sector, the Department of Science, Technology and Training would like to know the specific content of this explanation from the schools to the Ministry of Education and Training. For health sector admissions, there are 4 subjects considered very important, including: math, physics, chemistry, and biology. These 4 subjects are used to form 2 groups B00 (math - chemistry - biology) and A00 (math - physics - chemistry).
So, is it true that they added literature as a basis for admission with the nature of adding two traditional subject combinations B00, A00? Or did they replace one subject, and which subject in which combination is it replaced?... That is the information that the Department of Science, Technology and Investment wants to know, because it affects the quality of input for admission to human resource training programs in the health sector.
On the other hand, the Department of Science, Technology and Training is not only interested in the admission methods and admission combinations for the medical field, but also for all 17 majors in health training. "The whole country has 66 schools currently training in the health field, with a total enrollment target of 37,512 in 2022, of which medical majors (medicine, traditional medicine, dentistry) account for only a small part," Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Long explained.
According to the representative of the Department of Science, Technology and Training, Ministry of Health, for health sector admissions, there are 4 subjects considered very important, including: math, physics, chemistry, and biology.
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING RESPONSIBLE
Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Long also emphasized that the Ministry of Health does not have any control over state management in the field of education and training, but with the implementation of the newly promulgated Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, graduated doctors are only allowed to practice after passing an exam, which the Ministry of Health is the agency responsible for managing the organization, implementation, and execution of. That means that students, regardless of which university they study at, who want to practice, must take a competency assessment exam conducted by the National Medical Council. This is an organization established by the Prime Minister, with the function of independently assessing the capacity to practice medical examination and treatment. Taking exams to be granted a practice certificate in the health labor market is something that developed countries have done for a long time, but in our country it will be implemented in the near future, when applying the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment.
"If this year's candidates are admitted, it will take another 6 years to graduate. Their course will definitely have to take a competency assessment exam before they can practice. Therefore, the Department of Science, Technology and Training hopes that schools that provide training in the health sector will be extremely responsible in recruiting and training students, to ensure quality, and not let students waste 6 years of studying but graduate with inadequate knowledge and skills, unable to pass the exam," Associate Professor Long warned.
Minister of Health will discuss with Minister of Education and Training
Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Long added: "The fact that some schools enroll in health majors with admission combinations including literature is also of great concern to the leaders of the Ministry of Health. Yesterday, the Minister asked me, and I replied that the admission regulations, including regulations on admission combinations, are issued by the Ministry of Education and Training. I understand that the Minister will have a direct discussion with Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son to request that the Ministry of Education and Training pay attention to the quality of admission to health majors. Later, if necessary, the Department of Science, Technology and Training will advise the Ministry of Health to send an official dispatch to the Ministry of Education and Training, requesting the Ministry of Education and Training to clarify this matter."
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