Vietnam: Amending and supplementing application for a medical practicing certificate

According to Circular No. 41/2015/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, an application for a practicing certificate submitted by a Vietnamese applicant shall contain:

- An application for a practicing certificate using form 01 in the Annex 01 hereof and 02 color photos with a white backdrop, 04 x 06 cm, taken within 06 months to the date of application;

- A certified true copy of proper medical degrees corresponding to the scope of practicing covered by the practicing certificate that he/she applies. It is specified as follows:

+ A medical degree; Technician qualification; Doctor-level qualifications in preventive medicine;

+ Degrees or certificates of professional qualifications (for traditional medicine practitioners) or certificates of family remedies or family medicine;

+ Bachelors of medicine from overseas universities including: bachelors of clinical medicine, surgery and internal medicine, general medicine, traditional medicine, oral and maxillofacial surgery and dentists must obtain the following degrees and certificates:

• For those who graduated before February 01, 2012: a bachelor’s degree in medicine if the country that grants such degree is a signatory to the mutual recognition agreement signed with Vietnam or a bachelor’s degree in medicine and a certificate granted by the Department of Testing- Ministry of Training and Education if the country that grants such degree is not a signatory to mutual recognition agreement; degree(s) or certificate(s) of medicine of enhancement courses in respective majors or specialties in an accumulative period of at least 12 months educated by universities of medicine and pharmacy or central general or specialized hospitals of Vietnam.

• For those who graduate after February 01, 2012: a bachelor’s degree in medicine if the country that grants such degree is a signatory to the mutual recognition agreement signed with Vietnam or a bachelor’s degree in medicine and a certificate granted by the Department of Testing- Ministry of Training and Education if the country that grants such degree is not a signatory to the mutual recognition agreement; certificates of completion of enhancement courses in respective majors or specialties in a period of at least 12 months educated by universities of medicine and pharmacy that are granted major codes corresponding to every major under the guidance of the Minister of Health.

In comparison with regulations of Circular No. 41/2011/TT- BYT, Circular No. 41/2015/TT-BYT provides more specific regulations on medical-related professional qualifications.

In case of loss of a degree, the applicant must present the certificate of graduation or a certified true copy of such degree.

- A Certificate of practice period;

- A Certificate of Health granted by the Minister of Health;

- A criminal record;

- A Curriculum vitae certified by the People’s Committee of the commune where the practitioner is located. With respect to every practitioner working for medical facilities, their CV must be certified by their head of the medical facility.

Moreover, Circular No. 41/2015/TT-BYT also supplements regulations on applications for adjustments to the scope of practicing on the practicing certificate, including:

- Documents requested in an application for expansion of the scope of practicing on the practicing certificate:

+ An application form for expansion of the scope of practicing on the practicing certificate;

+ A certified true copy of professional qualifications appropriate for the expansion;

+ A Certificate of practice period.

- Documents requested in an application for changes in the scope of practicing on the practicing certificate:

+ An application form for changes in the scope of practicing;

+ 02 color photos with a white backdrop, 04 x 06 cm, valid within 06 months from the day on which such photos are taken to the date of application.

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