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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Med.
Sec. Healthcare Professions Education
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1469781

CORE PROCEDURAL SKILLS IN THE MD CURRICULUM: WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN

Provisionally accepted
Minh Thuy Ha Minh Thuy Ha 1*Ngoc Hai Truong Ngoc Hai Truong 2Zarrin Seema Siddiqui Zarrin Seema Siddiqui 3
  • 1 VinUniversity (VinUni), Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 2 Vinmec Healthcare System, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 3 Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

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    The medical education system in Vietnam is currently undergoing a significant transformation with the support of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the Ministry of Health (MOH). Alongside this shift, the emergence of new medical schools, including VinUniversity, reflects a growing enrollment trend in undergraduate medical programs (UME). During the curriculum development phase, a crucial gap in core procedural skills among medical graduates surfaced. In response, the Medical Doctor (MD) Education team launched a project aimed at establishing a consensus-based list of essential procedural skills and identifying optimal clinical placements for skill acquisition. A cross-sectional survey, based on this list, was distributed among physicians and residents in the VINMEC Healthcare system, asking them to rate skills using the Likert scale and specify suitable clinical placements or rotations for acquisition. With 207 respondents, a consensus list of 38 core procedural skills was generated and integrated into the curriculum. This adaptable list holds promise for adoption by medical schools nationwide, fostering standardization and enhancement of medical education quality.

    Keywords: curriculum development, clinical practice, Medical Education, procedure skills, Vietnam

    Received: 24 Jul 2024; Accepted: 20 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Ha, Truong and Siddiqui. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Minh Thuy Ha, VinUniversity (VinUni), Hanoi, Vietnam

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