Vietnam
Population (2017): 95.54 Million
Income per capita (2018): 1.834.65 US
Percentage of GDP on Healthcare (2015): 5.65
training
Type of Training: 3 types of postgraduate training (academic track, clinical track, and residency)
Length of Training: Depends on type of postgraduate training (Academic track – unknown; Clinical track – 2 years training, additional 2 years for sub-specialty; Residency track – 3 years)
Year Family Medicine established: 2001
Number of family medicine residents graduating each year: unknown
Number of institutions that offer family medicine: unknown
practice
Number of family doctors (2004): 47,587
Physician to population ratio (2004): 59.5 per 100,000 population
DALY: 15,327/100,000 individuals (due to all causes).
Life Expectancy:
Females 2017: 79.0 years
Males 2017: 71.0 years
Mortality rate 2017:
Males: 178 per 1,000 male adults.
Females: 65 per 1,000 female adults.
Infant Immunization-HepB3: % of 1-year-old children received: 94%.
College of Family Physicians (Y or N):
No
healthcare system
Need to find through interviews.
training
The undergraduate medical education is for 6 years (Tran, Huynh, and Richard Pretorius). There are 3 types of routes in the postgraduate training: the academic track, clinical track, and residency track. Family medicine is now a first-degree specialty for 2 years (Tran, Huynh, and Richard Pretorius).
The Vietnam Association of Family Physicians was founded in 2006 (Wonca).
practice
References
Kumar, R., interviewed by Elvira Sathurni, November 29, 2018
"About Family Medicine." Academy of Family Physicians of India. Accessed October 10, 2018. http://www.afpionline.com/about-afpi.php.
Kumar, R. "Frequently Asked Questions about Family Medicine in India." Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care5, no. 1 (2016): 3. Accessed October 10, 2018. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.184615.
Mash, R., Almeida, M., Wong, W.C.W, Kumar, R., & von Pressentin, K. "The Roles and Training of Primary Care Doctors: China, India, Brazil and South Africa." Human Resources for Health13, no. 1 (2015). Accessed October 10, 2018. doi:10.1186/s12960-015-0090-7.
Pati, S., Sharma, A., Pati, S., and Zodpey, S., "Family medicine education in India: A panoramic view." Journal of family medicine and primary care 4, no. 4 (2015): 495. doi: [10.4103/2249-4863.174264] -
Roshni, M. "MD Family Medicine - Calicut Experience: History Is Made Here." Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care5, no. 2 (2016): 238. Accessed October 10, 2018. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.192370.