Mission and Vision
The Mission
We aim to foster medical education inorder to improve health outcomes for the 85 million people living in Viêt Nam by:
- Supporting a bilateral exchange of medical students and health professionals between Australia and Viêt Nam;
- Assisting to develop an understanding of the methods of teaching doctors and nurses in Viêt Nam by the 'Train the Trainer' program;
- Facilitating the development of knowledge of the Vietnamese doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers to improve health care delivery to and health outcomes for their people;
- Developing a strong network of Australian medical, nursing, technical and allied health staff who will provide on-going assistance and training of Vietnamese colleagues;
- Providing practical assistance with preventative, diagnostic and management problems in hospitals in Viêt Nam;
- Increasing medical research skills in Viêt Nam with the aim of using research to improve care
What we do
We facilitate:
- education and 'Train-the-Trainer' programs in Vietnamese hospitals and universities;
- delegations travelling to Viêt Nam to teach clinical skills and knowledge within various specialities in a number of hospitals in Viêt Nam
We also offer scholarships and fellowships to:
- young health professionals from Viêt Nam to come to Australia for advanced training;
- medical, nursing and allied health students from Universities of Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania to observe and learn in Viêt Nam;
- students of Masters of International Public Health from University of Sydney to undertake their praxis in Viêt Nam;
- bring Vietnamese medical students to Australia to broaden their hospital experience within the Northern Clinical School;
- support medical research training.
The Học Mãi Foundation also maintains the Học Mãi Australia House which was built to provide shelter for the friends and families of the patients of Viet Duc Hospital in HaNoi.
Some of the 2007 AusAID/Học Mãi Fellows with Professors Robinson and Jeffery and staff from the Học Mãi Foundation