The distinctive health sciences training at Duy Tan University (DTU) has gained recognition not only from international rankings but also from prestigious partner universities and from visiting renowned scientists and lecturers both domestically and internationally. The increasingly open and diverse learning environment, coupled with a well-invested infrastructure, internship opportunities at major hospitals, and early clinical exposure within the curriculum have shaped the quality of the programs of:
? General Practitioner, and
? Odonto-Stomatology.
These DTU programs have earned significant trust, encouraging applicants to choose them in 2025.
Quality training programs ranked in the worldwide 400+ range by field
DTU offers programs in
? Medicine: minor in General Practitioner, and
? Odonto-Stomatology: minor in Odonto-Stomatology.
DTU’s curriculums for these majors were created through long-standing and sustainable collaborations with major medical institutions in the US:
? University of Pittsburgh (UPitt): 7th in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) top 15 of the US for medical research,
? University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC): the most comprehensive medical programs in the US (by number of students and of majors),
? Duke–NUS Medical School (Singapore),
? Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel),
? Burapha University, Khon Kaen University, and Mahidol University (Thailand),
? Chungbuk National University, Dong-A University, and Yeungnam University (South Korea).
Modern equipment supporting medical training at DTU
Students enrolled in General Practitioner or Odonto-Stomatology at DTU study with modern equipment optimized for training in the dedicated Building F, 120 Hoang Minh Thao, Danang:
? General Practitioner students train in 19 practice rooms, 7 control rooms and 2 debriefing rooms from an investment of over $3 million, located in Building F, where a real-time environment of patient treatment is simulated. Students work with patient mannequins like the “Sim family”: SimMan 3G, SimMan Essential, and SimBaby; and over 300 other anatomical models and practice simulations.
? Odonto-Stomatology students use imported dental chairs fully equipped with electricity, water, gas, and handpiece sets, along with X-ray laboratory, a lab for mold making and dyeing wax, and twenty dental practice simulators.
DTU students have their practice assessed by doctors at major hospitals throughout their hands-on clinical training, in the spirit of training doctors with both compassion and skill, at hospitals such as:
? Hue Central Hospital,
? Danang Hospital,
? Danang Hospital for Women & Children,
? Military Hospital 17,
? Danang Oncology Hospital,
? Danang Dermatology Hospital,
? Danang Lung Hospital,
? Danang Psychiatric Hospital.
Health sciences at DTU ranked highly in THE and QS rankings for 2025
The outcomes of DTU’s medical training programs have contributed to the high rankings of the university’s health sciences in prestigious international rankings, such as:
? 401–500 range of the world in the THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025,
? 451–500 range of the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.
This provides strong assurance for applicants choosing to pursue studies in medicine or pharmacy at DTU in the 2025 admissions season.
Research products integrated into training and commercialized
The 3D Human Anatomy Simulation developed since 2016 by the DTU Center for Visualization & Simulation (CVS) is in optimal use in health sciences training at the university. The 3D application simulates the organs and systems of the entire human body, with over four thousand complex anatomical details of the complete skeletal, muscular, circulatory, nervous, and cardiovascular systems. It is portable across various hardware platforms and operating systems, and allows for interaction in both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). The application won first prize at the Vietnam Talent Awards in 2017, has reduced the need for cadaveric practice, and has enabled students of medicine to study and do research on their own. The product is currently in use at the Hue University of Medicine & Pharmacy and at DTU’s College of Medicine & Pharmacy (CMP).
Another product is the DTU SimSkin Wound Suturing Model, created by DTU students of Odonto-Stomatology. The model has contributed to optimizing training, as there are few similar high-quality products of local make and competitive price in Vietnam. The model has many strengths: realistic anatomical morphology and structure, elasticity, tensile strength, and very high durability.
Meaningful medical products give optimal support to training at DTU
Numerous products for medicine from DTU’s research labs have won prestigious awards and/or have been commercialized:
? the 3D Human Anatomy Simulation: first prize at the 2017 Vietnam Talent Awards, a Sao Khue award in 2018, and a silver medal at the 2018 ASEAN ICT awards,
? the eCPR: a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training device, won a Sao Khue award in 2020, awarded a patent, and commercialized by WellBeing,
? the dtu-VENT ventilator with the full functionality of a professional ventilator, meets emergency and treatment needs for Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases,
? the AED-302 Trainer: a device for training basic cardiogenic shock and cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills, started commercialization by WellBeing,
? Flexi Legs Active Prosthesis: runner-up in the Accessibility Design Competition (ADC) in 2023 and first prize at the ASEAN Green Entrepreneurship Hackathon in 2024, patented,
? Online Medical Ecosystem: first prize in the 2021 Youth Drivers for Change awards, first prize and largest impact award at the Sao Kim Awards 2021, first prize in the Vietnam Social Innovation Challenge (VSIC) in 2021, a certificate of merit from the Vietnam Youth Federation, and an Engaged Scholar award from the Vietnam Network of Engaged Scholars (VNES) in 2021,
? the DTU SimSkin Suturing Model: second prize at the Smile CoDe research contest.
Renowned scientists and lecturers working together for training
In recent years, DTU has continuously attracted international experts and institutions in medicine for collaboration, exchange, and work. For example, in the “All-on-X & GBR Dental Implants” training program held by
Dentium in partnership with Harvard University (US) and DTU on October 19 and 20, 2024, four professors from Harvard University personally lectured on current advanced dental implant techniques:
? Assoc.Prof. Dr MD David M. Kim, Director of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine graduate program in Periodontics and member of the American Board of Periodontology,
? Dr MD Wahn Khang, Assoc.Prof. of Clinical Practice at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and member of the American Board of Periodontology,
? Prof. Dr MD Jerry Lin, lecturer at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, member of the American Board of Periodontology, and Board Director of the Academy of Dental Implantology (RoC),
? MS MD Emilio Arguello, lecturer at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and member of the American Board of Periodontology.
Vietnamese and foreign medical scientists participate in many activities at DTU
DTU’s 2024 Scientific Conference on Medicine “High-Tech Medicine in the New Era” attracted a large number of scientists, experts, healthcare professionals, and lecturers both from Vietnam and abroad. It offered a space to share and get up-to-date on advances in science & technology in medicine, biology, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and public health, aiming to improve treatment quality, patient health management, and teaching capacities in medicine in the digital age.
Free oral check-up and care for the community
DTU lecturers and students of Odonto-Stomatology have organized many trips to provide free oral check-up and care for the community, from Ca Dy kindergarten, Ta Bhing–Ta Poo inter-commune kindergarten, and Xa Ba primary school (Quang Nam) to DTU staff, lecturers, and their children and to DTU students.
Philanthropic activities by the DTU College of Medicine & Pharmacy raise health awareness in the community
DTU has provided the following free health services:
? oral check-up and consultation for 3,875 people,
? filling of 3,033 cavities,
? scaling for 1,492 patients,
? SDF treatment for 3,394 milk teeth with cavities,
? extraction of 232 teeth,
? distribution of 4,814 care packages containing toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, rice, blankets, and clothing.
These invaluable gifts spread the spirit of community service of the lecturers and students of DTU’s medical programs.
(Media Center)