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NEWS AND UPDATES:

April 2012

1. Updates on General Medical English Course: April Online Lecture Acute Cholecystitis (moderated by Dr. Thai Dang) was on 4/17/2012. See below for complete 2012 online lecture schedule


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March 2012 

1.VietMD.Net is working with Chua Quan Am Buhhda Temple in Utica, New York, to provide basic health checkups and talks about diabetes, strokes, and cardiovascular disease. Dr. W Tran makes regular trips to visit every 2 week on Sunday. Please contact Hoa Thuong Giac Dieu, Quan Am temple at 315 982 8363 for more information.                                      

2. VietMD.net Registration is disable now. If you would like to become a member, please send your name, email address, and current level in medical training to info@vietmd.net. We will register for you.

3. Congrats to Dr. Lai Mai Ngan matched into internal medicine residency program in Brooklyn, New York. 

February 2012 

1. VietMD.net website and forum were revised with new designs and more friendly use. Please check out our new forum at www.vietmd.net/forum

2. VietMD established monthly online Medical English lectures for doctors at University Medical Center in Hochiminh City, Vietnam by Dr. W Tran

2012 Online Medical English Lectures Schedule
Feb 16: General Hematology 
March 7: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
April 17: Acute Cholecystitis
May 29: Endocrinology 
June TBA  
July TBA

All online lectures via Skype are at Lecture Hall, 4th Floor, University Medical Center, 215 Hong Bang St, District 5, Hochiminh City, Vietnam. 

December 2011

1. Dr. Wind H Tran finished a General Medical English Course for Doctors in Vietnam. The course covered major topics in internal medicine, physician communication, and other specialties. Eligible participants will receive certificates jointly issued by the University Medical Center in Hochiminh City and VietMD.Net. Please go to VietMD.Net forum for list of doctors received certificates.

2. VietMD.Net library is updated with new books. Log in to your forum to see. 

 

VietMD Team

 
 
  

ABOUT VIETMD.NET

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

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. 

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 Team