Table 7 Additional skills suggested by practising doctors during FGD
From: Practicing doctors' perceptions on new learning objectives for Vietnamese medical schools
A. Clinical (6 skills) |
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1. How to hold consultations to get agreement on diagnosis and treatment patients |
2. How to evaluate vital functions of a patient |
3. How to follow up patient treatment at home |
4. How to check quality of patient records |
5. How to establish regulations for working and being on duty in hospital |
6. How to guide people to use traditional medicine |
B. Preventive (8 skills) |
7. How to conduct an in-service training course |
8. How to communicate effectively with poor and/or minority patients |
9. How to check and monitor patient and health records |
10. How to direct implementation by lower levels |
11. How to make a good family visit |
12. How to manage human resources, facilities, money and health information |
13. How to manage projects |
14. How to summarize the reports from lower levels to get good evidence for planning and management. |
C. Laboratory (1 skill) |
15. How to summarize, analyze and interpret results of laboratory tests |
D. Others (6 skills) |
16. How to assign tasks and responsibilities to staff in a team |
17. How to apply results from research into practice |
18. How to organize a scientific seminar or a symposium |
19. How to find and read foreign literature |
20. Self-learning skills |
21. How to learn from older colleagues |