VinUniversity College of Health Sciences (CHS) is transforming the future of medicine and nursing in Vietnam through a totally new model to integrate global knowledge with national relevance, permeated by the schools commitment to addressing Vietnams most compelling health care problems. Founded in 2020 as one of the three foundation colleges of VinUniversity — Vietnam’s first private, not-for-profit university on route to join the global elite (top 100) — CHS enjoys direct stewardship from Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private enterprise with around a third of education businesses in the country under its belt and strategic academic partnerships with Ivy League Big Red and Penn Medicine.
The College currently offers:
- A 6-year Medical Doctor (MD) programme
- Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) and Honors Nursing Programs
- Residency programs Services: Post Md or DNB courses in hospitals (Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics etc.,.
Graduate options in health sciences (commencing 2026–2027) Masters and PhD in Options to undertake a master’s or PhD in health sciences with either additional research placement support from a partner organisation, or an opportunity to do some of the course overseas.
Programmes are mapped against international accreditation framework (WFME, AUN-QA and ACEN pathways) that stresses active learning, early clinical exposure, research-led education ethos and leadership development.
Cutting-Edge Facilities and Simulation-Based Learning
Located on the cutting-edge VinUniversity campus in Hanoi, CHS students have access to unparalleled facilities including:
- 10,000 m² Clinical Simulation Center equipped with high fidelity mannequins, virtual reality stations & task trainers
- Anatomical and histological labs with 3D visualization systems
- Interdisciplinary lab-clearing for experimental regenerative medicine, oncology, cardiology, neurology and public health
- Specialized Health Sciences library with 24/7 electronic access to UpToDate, Elsevier ClinicalKey & other high end resources
In the first semester, students start practising practical skills from the fundamentals upwards towards real-life simulation scenarios way before they step into hospital wards.
The Largest Clinical Training Network in Vietnam
What really separates VinUniversity College of Health Sciences is its unparalleled clinical partnership network. Through sustained affiliation agreements, CHS students rotate through more than 4,000 hospital beds in tertiary, specialty and community settings — a level of exposure far wider and deeper than any other medical school nationwide.
Overview of Affiliation Agreements
The cornerstone was officially established on December 18, with VinUniversity and Vinmec International Hospital Joint Stock Company signing a precedent-setting Affiliation Agreement for Health Science Education, Research and Strategic Collaboration. The agreement established a new institutional structure that enabled innovation in learning, enhanced research capability and development of VinUni’s academic teaching hospital model as well as the transformation of Vinmec to become Southeast Asia’s leading academic health system.
Major Clinical and Academic Partnerships
- Vinmec Healthcare System (JCI-achieved): The flagship partner runs 7 hospitals and tens of clinics across the country. Vinmec in Times City (VTC) is also the main teaching hospital in Hanoi. Students are involved in daily rounds, specialty clinics, operating rooms and the latest technologies (robotic surgery; CAR-T therapy; advanced interventional cardiology).
- Military Central Hospital 108: It is the largest and most well-equipped tertiary referral centre in Vietnam. Hospital 108, a centre recognized for trauma care and organ transplantation as well as military medicine is offering intensive training in high acuity and complex cases.
- National Children’s Hospital (Nhi Đồng Trung Ương): The best pediatric hospital in Vietnam. The collaboration fosters fellowships in pediatric specialties, training and development of neonatal ICU, faculty exchange programs and collaborative research into childhood cancers, genetic disorders and vaccines.
- Hanoi Psychiatry Hospital: A groundbreaking partnership in a field that has received short shrift in Vietnam. The program is a faculty- and peer-supervised immersion experience in inpatient psychiatry, community mental health, addiction medicine and public awareness campaigns designed to reduce stigma.
- National Geriatric Hospital With Vietnam predicted to reach “aged status” by 2036, this partnership is critical. Trainees learn multidisciplinary geriatric assessment, dementia care, palliative medicine and rehabilitation for older adults.
- Bach Mai Hospital: It is the largest general hospital in the north of Vietnam (3,500+ beds). Students cycle through every major department, working on national clinical trials and public health emergency response.
- Hanoi Heart Hospital: For cardiovascular disease — Vietnam’s top killer. Advanced Electrophysiology, and Structural Heart Interventions, as well as Cardiac Critical Care.
Extended rotations are performed in Vinmec Da Nang International Hospital, Vinmec Nha Trang, provincial hospitals and communes so that students know at least about urban tertiary care as well as rural health services context.
Research and Innovation Ecosystem
CHS faculty and students work with hospital partners on several groundbreaking research initiatives:
- AI-driven diagnostic tools
- Precision oncology and genomic medicine
- Infectious diseases modelling and vaccines
- Regenerative medicine and stem-cell therapies
- Health policy and economics considerations in the era of universal health coverage
Generous seed funding is provided by VinUniversity Office of Research and Innovation, travel to international conference support, and routes to publish in top tier journals.
Global Opportunities for Students
All CHS student have access to international clinical electives (Penn Medicine, USA; hospitals in the Cornell system; University of Sydney teaching hospitals and other international partners). Many continue their studies with summer research programs at Harvard and Hopkins, UK’s Oxford or Karolinska Institute.
VinUniversity College of Health Sciences is a pioneer in reshaping the medical education landscape – not only in Vietnam, but also throughout Southeast Asia. With a leading-edge global curriculum, the best clinical simulation in the world, and a network of dozens of clinical partnerships statewide, CHS graduates emerge among the most able clinicians possible -- but as important they graduate as passionate leaders and scholars who will help elevate the quality of health wherever go.
These strategic hospital relationships begin with the 2019 VinUniversity-Vinmec agreement and extend to Vietnam’s preeminent medical institutions, guaranteeing that each graduating student leaves exceptionally well-equipped to take on healthcare in the 21st century.
VinUniversity College of Health Sciences is where Vietnam’s future of healthcare is being made today Whether you are a student aspiring to be a doctor or nurse, researcher looking for meaningful collaboration, or healthcare professional in search of the next generation talent, VinUniversity College of Health Sciences will create the space for your success.
