Vietnam Diploma in Emergency Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

As part of an ongoing collaboration, we launched the country's first Diploma in Emergency Medicine Program in 2019. This is a 12-month intensive Emergency Medicine Training Program supported by US and Vietnamese-based faculty and Emergency Medicine Physicians. Fellows work closely to run the program and implement the curriculum, which includes virtual and in-person education. Fellows also have the opportunity to spend time in the respective hospitals, gaining experience in Emergency Departments around Vietnam. This project is based out of Ho Chi Minh City, with our first partners including Cho Ray Hospital, the busiest public trauma-focused hospital in Vietnam, as well as the University Medical Center, an academic and tertiary care center. As of 2025, the program has expanded to include students from Hanoi Medical University and Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, as well as multiple rural community hospitals.

Partnership lead: Shakira Bandolin, MD