Abstract
Due to the peculiarity of the human resources in the medical industry, having the State act as a mod-erator in the development of highly qualified human resources for the healthcare sector is an inevitable objective. According to the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the medical profession is a special one that requires careful selection, training, use and remuneration of its personnel indicating a need for prioritising the development of human resources for the medical industry. Over the years, in spite of many reforms, State management over the development of highly qualified human resources for the medical industry in Vietnam still encounters many drawbacks in all aspects from planning and policies; from organ-ising management to control the development of human resources for the medical industry at both central and local levels. Son La province is located in the Northwest of the country with very limited local socio-economic conditions; facilities and medical equipment are still unable to meet the demand, the competences of State management personnel are still lacking, etc. These factors have a huge impact on the State management over the development of highly qualified human resources for the healthcare sector in this particular area. A ques-tion is raised on what needs to be done to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the State management over the development of highly qualified human resources for the medical industry in Son La province. In order to answer this question, the analysis of the influence of the aforementioned factors to the State man-agement over the development of highly qualified human resources for the medical industry in Son La in recent times is required, as a basis for searching appropriate solutions based on empirical research.