According to recent health statistics, there is a serious shortage of professional health workers in Vietnam, because most educational institutes are unqualified to teach them. However, DTU is partnering with American universities to train qualified doctors, pharmacists and nurses, which is good for the future of the Vietnamese health sector.
Putting educational quality first
DTU first offered a Bachelor’s Degree program in General Nursing in 2009. After that, the university added two more programs in Health sciences, namely Pharmacology and Doctor of Medicine. Admission requirements for Health programs are high. In 2013-2014, the average K19 DTU Valedictorian scored 24.5/30 but in 2015-2016, the highest score in Pharmacology and Medicine was 27.5/30.
DTU focuses on investing in advanced facilities in Health Science
In addition to employing specialized physicians, Associate Professors, PhDs and Masters, DTU has also built the most advanced study and research facilities.
The university has established the Center of Visualization and Simulation, CVS, to develop 3D applications, to broaden teaching methods and the quality of education. To reach international standards, DTU has partnered with two American universities, the University of Illinois in Chicago and Pittsburgh University. The university has also partnered with 18 local hospitals to enable students to gain experience and clinical practice at the Danang C Hospital, the 17thMilitary Zone Hospital, the 199th Hospital of the Ministry of Public Security, the Quang Nam General hospital and the Family Hospital is the leading hospital for internships.
Early achievements
Provided with the most advanced educational and research opportunities, DTU Health Science students have won many awards. Mrs. Truong Thi Mai, Chief Nurse at the Department of Oncology at the Danang Hospital, was selected to present her graduation thesis, entitled “Inserting Port-A-Cath”, at the 17th National Conference on Cancer Control in 2014, with Recently, Nguyen Cong Duc, from the DTU Pharmacology Faculty and his team members were runners-up in the 2016 East Asia Go-Green-In-The City Contest, sponsored by Schneider Electric.
DTU Health Science lecturers and students win many awards
DTU Health Science lecturers have recently won awards at the 17th and 18th Vietnam Medical and Pharmacological Sciences Conferences, with a first, a second and three third prizes, with projects that increase the effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment.
Health Science programs are an innovation at DTU. However, with sound investment in staff and facilities, the university plans to educate highly-qualified doctors and nurses to serve the community in Danang and the Central region.
(Media Center)