This study was carried out in 5 post-graduate training institutes in preventive medicine including The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Army Medical Institute, Hanoi Medical University, Ho Chi Minh Medical and Pharmaceutical University, and the Central Military Hospital No 108. After 25 years (from 1976 to 2002), 293 doctors of preventive medicine/962 doctors of medicine or pharmacy (account for 30.4%) were trained in these 5 institutes. Among them, there were 207 males (70.7%) and 86 females (29.3%). The average age was 47.3 years. Almost 60% of the teachers were qualified in Eastern European universities and academies
Preventive Medicine ; manpower ; Preventive Medicine

The study was carried out at diverse training institutious for Ph.D in preventive medicine during the period of 1998-2002. In this 5 year period, 103 Ph.D have completed their post-graduate education following the new regulation of training. Before the candidature, 82.5% of candidates had conducted their researches about the registered theme and the remaining 17.5% had no idea about it. 51.2% of the themes were asociated with or were parts of the projects at national or institutional levels. The average cost of training and finishing Ph.D works was 88 million of VND, while 2 billion approximatily abroad
Manpower ; Preventive Medicine ; Public Health

An investigation on 34 abstracts of Ph.D. dissertations (PDD) in preventive medicine during 1998-2000, which implemented in Medical Military Institute, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, HoChiMinh Medical - Pharmacy University, Hanoi Medical University. It's range from 7 specific professions: microbiology 10, epidemiology 9, virology and sociological sanitation 5 and health organization 5. There were 6 scientific fields related to the content of PDDs. Conclusions of 26 PDDs had new discovery, 6 PDDs had new discovery and public intervention, 3 PDDs had new discovery with economic effectiveness, results of 11 PDDs could be used in professional guidance, 14 PDDs put forward to new models and products, and 2 PDDs had new discovery with common recommendations
Preventive Medicine ; Dissertations, Academic