Practice duration of medical practice certificate in Vietnam

Practice duration of medical practice certificate in Vietnam

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009, before obtaining a medical practice certificate, holders of professional diplomas in health granted or recognized in Vietnam must practice at the following medical examination and treatment establishments for:

- 18 months at hospitals or research institutes with patient beds (below referred to as hospitals), for medical doctors:

- 12 months at hospitals, for assistant doctors:

- 9 months at hospitals with obstetrics wards or obstetrics clinics, for midwives:

- 9 months at medical examination and treatment establishments, for nurses and technicians.

Heads of medical examination and treatment establishments shall certify in writing the practice duration and professional capacity and ethics for practitioners at their establishments.

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Conditions for obtaining a medical practice certificate in Vietnam

(1) Conditions for Vietnamese to obtain a medical practice certificate

Pursuant to Article 18 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009, the conditions for Vietnamese to obtain a medical practice certificate are specified as follows:

- To possess any of the following diplomas and certificates relevant to the form of medical practice:

+ Professional diplomas in health granted or recognized in Vietnam:

+ Certificates of herbalists;

+ Certificates of owners of herbal remedies or treatment methods.

- To possess a written certification of the practice duration, except for herbalists and owners of herbal remedies or treatment methods.

- To possess a health certificate for practicing medical examination and treatment.

- Not to fall into cases of being banned from professional practice or work related to the medical or pharmaceutical profession under court rulings or decisions; being examined for penal liability: serving penal sentences or rulings of courts or administrative sanction decisions on confinement to educational or medical treatment establishments:

Being disciplined by caution or a higher level related to professional medical examination and treatment; or losing civil act capacity or having civil act capacity restricted.

(2) Conditions for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese to obtain a medical practice certificate in Vietnam

Conditions for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese to obtain a medical practice certificate in Vietnam are specified in Article 19 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009, specifically as follows:

- To meet all the conditions specified in Article 18 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009.

- To meet requirements on language skills in medical examination and treatment specified in Article 23 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009.

- To have judicial history records certified by competent authorities of their own countries

- To possess a work permit granted by a competent Vietnamese state agency in charge of labor under the labor law.

(3) Conditions to re-obtain a medical practice certificate after having such certificate revoked

Conditions to re-obtain a medical practice certificate after having such certificate revoked are specified in Article 20 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009, specifically as follows:

- To meet all the conditions specified in Article 18 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009 for Vietnamese, or Article 19 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009, for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese, except the condition on written certification of the practice duration.

- To possess a certificate of continued updating of medical knowledge.

Mai Thanh Loi

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