Q. What is your research topic?
A. Factors associated with HIV testing among the general male population in Cambodia: A secondary data analysis of the Demographic Health Survey in 2005, 2010, and 2014 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6638958/
Q. Why did you choose the ASCI to study?
A. As a unique program designed and offered to Nagoya students (Alumni) for Government officials to doctoral study while being able to carry on workplace duties at home country. Short campus basic study and long distance study coaching also favor students to stay with and taking care family. Opportunity for Application Research gave opportunity to broaden understanding healthcare service development and its policies implication for policy decision making.
Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of ASCI to study?
A. Advantages: -Long distance study while working without interruption. -Expanding and upgrading academic and research knowledge and skills -Applying scientific and innovation concept in healthcare services quality development in public health settings. Disadvantages: -Study focus and concentration were distracted and impacted by never finished office and family duties. -Unwilling to share available public health data -spent a lot of time for formulating study concept and request for secondary data use and permission -Delayed writing thesis due to unsuccessful research conceptualization and proposals development
Q. What is your greatest achievement during your PhD course?
A. -Gained knowledge and experiences through research works, looking for scientific study papers and references, writing successful doctoral thesis. -Gained postgraduate academic experiences and credits -Published successfully second manuscript in an international research journal
Q. What are your career goals?
A. Contributing to Government efforts to improve healthcare quality including HIV/AIDS care and prevention through management innovation.
Q. Please advise PhD students who study in the ASCI program.
A. -Be patient and finding ways to lower very stressful situation and limited support study environment in home country but struggling to complete. -Any sharing or advices on academic and health related study required from me, contact me at [email protected]