The USAID IMPACT-MED project is strengthening Vietnam’s healthcare by helping five leading Vietnamese Universities of Medicine and Pharmacy to comprehensively reform the six-year training program for general medical doctors. In addition to introducing innovations in teaching and learning, IMPACT-MED has improved institutional governance practices and systems for continuous quality improvement of the medical programs at these partner universities.
As a result, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy and Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy have recently achieved ASEAN University Network - Quality Assurance accreditation for their medical programs. With this initial success, IMPACT-MED will further support partner universities to pursue the World Federation for Medical Education standard for the reformed programs.
Medical education reforms are a crucial component to ensuring that the Vietnam healthcare systems can meet current and future population needs. In partnership with the Ministry of Health, USAID is helping Vietnam build a stronger health workforce to tackle health challenges and threats, and enhance health security in the country and beyond.
