Joint circular No. 30/2003/TTLT-BGDDT-BYT of July 01, 2003, guiding the conversion between the degrees and training degree of postgraduate in the sector of health

JOINT CIRCULAR

OF MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING – MINISTRY OF HEALTH NO. 30/2003/TTLT-BGDDT-BYT DATED JULY 01, 2003 GUIDING THE CONVERSION BETWEEN THE DEGREES AND TRAINING DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE IN THE SECTOR OF HEALTH

Under the provisions of Article 11 of Decree No.43/2000/ND-CP dated 08/30/2000 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of some Articles of Law on Education, the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Health guide the conversion of the degrees and training degree of postgraduate in the sector of health as follows:

I. SUBJECTS OF APPLICATION

1. Person with the postgraduate title or degree of stay-in hospital doctor, certificate or degree of level I speciality doctor, degree of level II speciality doctor, degree of level II chemist of the health sector (hereinafter referred to as stay-in hospital doctors, degree of level I speciality, degree of level II speciality).

2. Person with a medicine master degree or doctorate of medicine, master degree of pharmacy or doctorate of pharmacy.

II. PRINCIPLE OF CONVERSION

1. Subjects specified in Item I having demand of learning for conversion self-direct and select the appropriate learning program to develop capabilities in conformity with the work field.

2. Encouraging learning to have more degrees but learner must spend the training courses.

3. The learners for conversion must comply with the regulations on recruitment and completion of conversion training program specified in Item III of this Joint Circular

III. PROVISIONS OF CONVERSION

1. Conversion from degree of level I speciality to medicine master degree, master degree of pharmacy.

Person with degree of level I speciality wishing to study for conversion to get medicine master degree, master degree of pharmacy must meet the following conditions:

- Specialized subjects of degree of level I speciality is in accordance with specialized subjects of medicine master degree, master degree of pharmacy wishing for conversion.

- Having official dispatches sending for study to convert of human resource management agency.

- Passing the examination of basic subject and foreign languages subject in the annual entrance master examination of the postgraduate training facility with corresponding master training speciality and being issued the decision to recognize as master students by the training facility.

- Having completed the subjects which had owned to be of the master training program and having successfully defended the dissertation under the current Regulation of postgraduate training. The program of additional subjects to each training speciality set up by the training facility and approved by the Ministry of Education and Training.

2. Conversion from the master degree of medicine, master degree of pharmacy to the degree of level I speciality:

Person with master degree of medicine, master degree of pharmacy wishing to study for conversion to get degree of level I speciality must meet the following conditions:

- Specialized subjects of master degree of medicine, master degree of pharmacy is in accordance with specialized subjects of degree of level I speciality wishing for conversion.

- Having official dispatches sending for study to convert of human resource management agency.

- Passing the examination of the subjects which had owned in the annual entrance examination of level I speciality held by the postgraduate training facility and being recognized as selected students by the Ministry of Health.

- Having completed the subjects that had owned to be of the training program of level I speciality and having passed the practice graduate examination under the current Regulation of level I speciality training of the Ministry of Health. The program of additional and practice subjects to each training speciality set up by the training facility and approved by the Ministry of Health.

3. Conversion from degree of stay-in hospital doctor to medicine master degree.

- Person who is selected to study the training system of stay-in hospital doctor will be recognized as master student.

- Doctors who are trained according to stay-in hospital program will study additionally missed subjects in the training program of corresponding specialized master under the current Regulations of postgraduate training of the Ministry of Education and Training. When graduating stay-in hospital doctor, students will be granted master degree of medicine.

4. Conversion from degree of level II speciality to the doctorate of medicine, doctorate of pharmacy:

Persons with degree of level II speciality wishing to study for conversion to get the doctorate of medicine, doctorate of pharmacy must meet the following conditions:

- Specialized subjects of degree of level II speciality is in accordance with specialized subjects of doctorate of medicine, doctorate of pharmacy wishing for conversion.

- Having official dispatches sending for study to convert of human resource management agency.

- Passing the examination of basic subject and defended scheme in the annual entrance examination of research student held by the postgraduate training facility with corresponding doctor training speciality and being issued the decision to recognize as research student by the Ministry of Education and Training.

- Having completed the subjects which had owned in the doctor training program and having successfully defended the doctor thesis of medicine, pharmacy under the current Regulation of postgraduate training of the Ministry of Education and Training. The program of additional subjects to each training speciality set up by the training facility and approved by the Ministry of Education and Training.

5. Conversion from the doctorate of medicine, doctorate of pharmacy to degree of level II speciality.

Persons with the doctorate of medicine, doctorate of pharmacy wishing for conversion to get degree of level II speciality must meet the following conditions:

- Specialized subjects of the doctorate of medicine, doctorate of pharmacy is in accordance with specialized subjects of degree of level II speciality wishing for conversion.

- Having official dispatches sending for study to convert of human resource management agency.

- Having completed the practice parts and passed the practice graduation examination under the current Regulation of training level II speciality the Ministry of Health. The program of additional and practice subjects to each training speciality set up by the training facility and approved by the Ministry of Health.

IV. ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

1. The Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Health announce this Joint Circular to the postgraduate training facility in the national education system, medical facilities, guide the implementation of this Circular .

2. During implementation, if any problem arises, the two ministries will coordinate for the agreement and settlement.

3. This Joint Circular takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.