Continuing medical education in Vietnam: New legislation and new roles for medical schools

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-148

  Van der Velden, Ton ^a   Van, Hung Nguyen ^b   Vu Quoc, Huy Nguyen ^c   Van, Huu Ngo ^a   Baron, Robert B ^d  

^a PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacy   (United States)

^c HUE UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Diploma programs; Education; Jurisprudence; Medical; Nursing; Undergraduate; Universities; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VIET NAM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; VIETNAM;

EID: 77954512686     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20068     Document Type: Article

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