WELCOME STUDENTS FROM AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (ACU) TO VISIT AND STUDY AT CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY
Among the
group of 19 students, 17 students specialized in Speech Therapy, 2 students specialized
in Occupational Therapy. The purpose of the five-day visit was to learn about
the community healthcare model as well as the contents from the National
Criteria for Commune Health have been implemented in Vietnam with the guidance
and teaching by lecturers from Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Throughout
the course of the trip, the ACU students had visited many places including hospitals
and medical centers in Can Tho City specifically: Can Tho Orthopedic &
Rehabilitation Hospital, Can Tho Traditional Medicine Hospital, Can Tho
Cardiovascular – Stroke Hospital, and Commune health stations in Phong Dien District.
The major educational topics were family-centered care for stroke patients,
elderly healthcare, National Criteria for Commune Health and Vietnamese
national policies in community healthcare.
On July 5th
2019, Representatives from Scientific Research and International Cooperation
Office of CTUMP organized a closing ceremony to review and share more
information about public health field between students of the two countries,
lessons learned and knowledge gained after the visit. After the closing
ceremony, the ACU students were awarded a certificate and also participated in
a social gathering with CTUMP students.
Some
images from the visit of ACU students:
The welcome ceremony
for the ACU students
Meeting with CTUMP
lecturers, who would guide the ACU students throughout their stay in Viet Nam
The ACU students visited
a commune health station to learn about the current activities in community
healthcare
A
visit to a local family whose member had a stroke
Students
of CTUMP and ACU had a memorable moment during the field trip to the commune
health stations
The
ACU students received certificates at the closing ceremony
For further information, please contact:
Scientific Research and International
Cooperation Office
Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
179 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City,
Vietnam
Telephone: (84) 292 3739809; Email: ico@ctump.edu.vn