INTRODUCTION TO THE TRAINING CENTRE  OF

PASTEUR INSTITUTE IN HỒ CHÍ MINH CITY

 

Adress: 167 Pasteur, Dist. 3, Hồ Chí Minh city.

Name of Departmentt:    General Planning - Training Unit Department

Director:            Associated Professor NGUYỄN THỊ KIM TIẾN, MD, PHD

Tel:       848 8230352 - 848 8296351                    Fax:      848 8231419

 

1.1. Field of training

-          Epidemiology – Field epidemiology

-          Microbiology – Medical microbiology applied in communities

-          Immunology

-          Bio-chemistry

-          Hematology

-          Molecular biology

1.2. Teaching team: 23        

-          Professor - Doctor: 01

-          Associated professor - Doctor: 03

-          Professor cumulating: 04

-          Doctor: 06

-          Graduates: 09

-          And specialized cadres with deep skills

 

1.3. Mode of training

1.3.1. Post - graduate:   

-          Doctor (specialized in microbiology code: 62 72 68 01 – 62 72 68 05, under Decision No:

*         73/2001/QÑ-TTg dated 7/5/2001 of the Primer Minister

*          5478/QÑ/BGD&ÑT-SÑH dated 3/10/2001 of the Education and Training  Ministry

-          Theoritical and practical teaching of topics for specialized branches persons, graduates, graduates in Medicine and Pharmacy

-          Guiding subjects’ implementation, graduation thesis, for graduates, and medical – pharmaceutical graduates.

 

1.3.2. University – College degree:          

-          Theoritical and practical teaching of topics for students of Universities and colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy.

-          Guiding subjects’ implementation, graduation essays for students of colleges, University of Medicine – Pharmacy.

 

1.4. Outline of the Training Centre:

HCM City Pasteur Institute is entitled to make scientific researches and training, in the field of epidemiology, medical biology, immunology, molecular biology, together with the responsibility of directing the development of national health programs (related to the preventive medicine), contagious diseases’ surveillance and prevention in the South Viet Nam

 

Vaccines and biological products are prepared in Institute workshop, with production of two vaccines: anti-tuberculosis and rabies’ vaccines, together with others used in the diagnosis of infections diseases. A laboratory system has been operating various tests, basic and specialized on bio-medicine for the clinical diagnosis, and the epidemic discovery. The Institute is also a leading organization of scientific cooperation with scientific research centres in many countries.

 

Actually, it has 17 laboratories specializing in biology, entomology, immunology, bio-chemistry, hematology, molecular biology. The library and conference room being expected to be upgraded, will contribute to the scientific research and teaching. A refectory and house for taking a rest, have been used by the trainees upon their needs.

 

With a teaching team and available conveniences, the HCM City Pasteur Institute can assume the training task in the domain of epidemiology, microbiology, immunology and molecular biology.