Workshop on Current situation and solutions to improve the quality of medical lectures: "The capacity, prestige and honor of lecturers are directly reflected in the lectures"

Reviewing the current situation and improving the quality of lecturers' lectures is identified as one of the urgent tasks, having a great impact on the training quality of Dai Nam University in general and the Medical sector in particular. Implementing the direction of the school, the Faculty of Medicine has recently successfully organized a workshop on Current situation and solutions to improve the quality of lecturers' lectures to meet the requirements of training standard and different doctors.

Aspiration to train a team of kind and different doctors

With nearly 10 years of experience in organizing training in the Health sector with two majors: Pharmacy and Nursing, Dai Nam University has been officially licensed by the Ministry of Education and Training to train in Medicine since 2020.

A team of highly qualified, experienced and dedicated lecturers from the Faculty of Medicine, DNU.

In the first year, the school has recruited enough students, strictly following the threshold to ensure input quality of the Ministry of Education and Training. The average admission score according to both admission methods of the first course of students majoring in Medicine is 27 points.

More than 85% of medical students are satisfied and very satisfied with the school's training environment and quality.

The survey results of medical students in the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year showed that more than 85% of students were satisfied and very satisfied with the learning environment, facilities, teaching quality of lecturers, academic advising activities, homeroom teachers, academic affairs, faculty leaders... and movement activities and experiences.

Sharing about the aspirations and policies for training in the Medical field, Dr. Le Dac Son - Chairman of the Board of Dai Nam University said: "The burning aspiration of Dai Nam University is to train a team of decent medical doctors (both professional and medical ethics). Medical doctors of Dai Nam University not only meet the standards of competence but also have a true love for people, have English proficiency to be able to confidently work anywhere in the Southeast Asia region, contributing to the cause of caring for and protecting public health. I am especially confident in the teachers of the Faculty of Medicine, not only through today's seminar but also through the evaluation of the quality of teaching by the students themselves."

English and Attitude are two differences of Dai Nam University Medical students.

Improve the quality of lecturers' lectures to meet the needs of standard and different medical training

Speaking at the workshop, Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Trung Kien - Vice Rector of VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Medicine at Dai Nam University emphasized: "The capacity, prestige and honor of lecturers are directly reflected in the lectures that they bring to students. Teachers who want to affirm their own value, receive recognition and respect from students, colleagues, schools and society must constantly study and improve the quality of their lectures..."

Dr. Le Dac Son gave a speech at the Workshop.

At the workshop, the presentations focused on delving into the following issues: the current state of classes, the teaching methods currently being applied, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students and lecturers, solutions to improve the quality of lectures, classroom management skills, methods of testing and evaluating students, etc.

For the courses in the Department of Anatomy, BSCKII. Nguyen Van Them - former head of the Department of Anatomy of the Military Medical Academy, head of the Department of Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine of Dai Nam University, proposed to guide and encourage students to implement the 5-step learning method, including: listening to lectures, reproducing lectures, supplementing lectures and self-studying, doing answers according to the review outline, self-assessing according to the review outline answers individually - in small groups - in pairs... During the teaching process, lecturers must ensure that students can hear, see, touch, understand and remember the knowledge.

BSCKII. Nguyen Van Them - Head of Anatomy Department reported at the Workshop.

In particular, it is necessary to combine classroom and extracurricular learning with writing; interweave practical examples and clinical pathology into lectures; establish medical clubs and websites related to the medical profession; encourage and create habits for students to read medical journals, participate in competitions, seminars, and forums about the medical profession, etc.

Practical sessions should be divided into small groups to ensure that each student gets the chance to practice. Students are allowed to make mistakes during the practical sessions on the model and must do it again and again until they are proficient. The instructor acts as an observer and closes the issues at the end of the session.

For the Parasitology course, based on the course output standards, teaching practice, and students' strengths and weaknesses, Dr. Can Thi Cuc - Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine proposed to build study groups and study partners. Lecturers need to implement 3 avoids, 3 needs, and 1 have. Avoid copying entire documents, teachers reading and students copying, and rigid teaching. Need to filter appropriate content, have pedagogical ability, apply theory to practice. Have the ability to use modern teaching aids well.

Regarding classroom management skills, Dr. Tao Hong Van - Head of the Department of Pediatrics suggested: Lecturers need to publicize classroom rules right from the first lesson and strictly implement them; pay special attention to individual students in the class (usually sitting at the back of the class); immediately find out the reasons why students are late, skip class, talk privately during class, use the phone; make the most of the class officers participating in classroom management; lecturers ask many questions so that students can continuously brainstorm...

Regarding student testing and evaluation, the Workshop highly agreed with the method of evaluating students through the entire learning process, in which subject output standards and learning attitudes are the top important criteria.

At the workshop, 100% of lecturers agreed and expressed their desire to be trained and study to improve their IT skills, university teaching methods, etc.

Communications Department