Sending a question to the Ministry of Health, reader D.D said: "I graduated as a preventive medicine physician, studied family medicine I and was granted a certificate to practice family medicine, and am working at a hospital as a Grade III preventive medicine physician.
May I ask, can I be transferred to the title of Grade III Doctor and participate in medical examination and treatment at the hospital's family doctor clinic? ".
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Health responded as follows:
According to the provisions of the Law on Public Employees 2010 (amended and supplemented in 2019), civil servants working in any job position will be appointed to the job title corresponding to that job position; those appointed to any job title must meet the standards of that job title (Clause 1, Article 31); when the public service unit has a need, civil servants can be transferred to a new job position if they meet the professional and technical standards of that job position (Clause 1, Article 32).
According to the provisions of Clause 11, Article 1 of Circular No. 03/2022/TT-BYT dated April 26, 2022 of the Minister of Health amending and supplementing a number of regulations on professional title standards for health workers regulating the standards on training and fostering qualifications of the professional title of Grade III Doctor is:
- Graduated as a medical doctor in the medical field (except for traditional medicine).
- Have a training certificate according to the professional title standards of preventive medicine (used for the titles of preventive medicine doctors).
Based on the above regulations, civil servants with a diploma in preventive medicine, family medicine I specialty do not meet the training requirements for the professional title of Doctor Grade III, so they do not meet the standards and conditions for consideration for transfer and appointment to the title of Doctor Grade III.
