VietMD.net (former VMGUS) is founded by a group of MD students, residents, fellows, in the U.S. and Vietnam. VietMD.Net is a non-profit organization dedicated to the Vietnamese Medical Community in Vietnam and USA.

I. VietMD.Net  Missions: 
1. To help Vietnamese physicians and students learning medical English, USMLE, and US medicine by distance learning and webinar courses.
2. To provide information about United States Medical Residency and Fellowship opportunities (VMGUS)
3. To bridge the US and Vietnam medical communities via research and medical mission trip

VietMD.Net uses study materials that US medical students study for the USMLE Board Exams. They are First Aid USMLE, Kaplan Question Banks, as well as audio lectures from US medical schools. We use Multiple Choice Question, Problem Based Learning, and Case Discussion as our methods of study. 

II. VietMD.Net Structures:

1. Division of Medical Education: This division oversees all VietMD.Net educational activities including certificates and courses. 
2. Division of Research: This division promotes research and scholarly activities in VietMD.Net community. 
3. Division of VMGUS: This division guides and helps Vietnamese Medical Graduates seeking US residencies. 
4. Division of Foundation and Scholarships: This division is responsible for fundraising and scholarship activities. The goal is to provide scholarship for poor medical students in Vietnam.   

III. VietMD.Net competencies for student and resident physicians:

VietMD.Net follows ACGME's guidelines as standards for learning medical competency knowledge. ACGME (Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education) is the main organization that supervises graduate medical education (residency program) in the U.S. Many medical schools in the U.S. adapt these competencies in training students and residents. A detail explanation of this guideline is provided for resident members.

1. Patient care,
2. Medical knowledge,
3. Practice-based learning and improvement, and
4. Interpersonal and communication skills,
5. Professionalism
6. Systems-based practice.

VietMD.net is constantly striking to bring the knowledge in these areas to its member and aiming to be certified as a non-profit organization in a near future. A detail explanation about this progam in Vietnamese (VMGUS 2007 Booklet 21 pages in PDF) is available under Research/Publication section. A newer booklet version is expected to come in soon.

VietMD Team