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Doctor of Preventive Medicine

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The Doctor of Preventive Medicine program (Program Code: 7720110 — Duration: 6 years) at the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SPMPH), Hanoi Medical University, is Vietnam's flagship medical degree training physicians with strong foundations in biomedical and clinical sciences alongside advanced competencies in disease surveillance, outbreak response, primary health care, and population health promotion.

Degree Awarded

Doctor of Preventive Medicine (M.D.)

Duration & Format

6 Years (12 Full-time Semesters)

Awarding Institution

Hanoi Medical University

🎯 Core Competencies & Program Learning Outcomes

Clinical screening, early diagnosis, initial emergency care, and management of common infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and occupational diseases in primary care and community settings.
Epidemiological surveillance design, outbreak investigation, risk assessment, and rapid response to emerging public health threats under One Health and Global Health frameworks.
Planning and leadership of immunization services, community nutrition, environmental & occupational health, and health promotion interventions.

💼 Career Pathways & Postgraduate Opportunities

Ministry of Health departments, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Pasteur Institutes, National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, and National Institute of Nutrition.
Provincial Centers for Disease Control (CDC), hospitals (Infection Control, Preventive Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Occupational Health Clinics), and medical universities.
International organizations (WHO, US CDC, UNICEF, PATH, FHI 360) and seamless progression into Residency, Specialist Level I/II, Master's, and PhD tracks.

🏛️ OFFICIAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK (SYNCHRONIZED WITH SPMPH ACADEMIC ERP)

Undergraduate Program

🎓 Doctor of Preventive Medicine (YHDP)

📚 28 courses • 75 credits

📋 View 28 core/specialized courses in Official Curriculum (75 credits)

No.	Code	Course Title	Credits	Semester	Lead Department
1	GIAIPHAU	Giải phẫu	0	Sem II	Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics
2	THUCTECONGDONG1	Thực tế cộng đồng 1	1	Sem II	Department of Occupational Health
3	THUCTECONGDONG2	Thực tế cộng đồng 2	7	Sem II	Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics
4	TUCHON1SUCKHOETOANCA	Tự chọn 1: Global Health - HIV/AIDS - Đạo đức trong thực hành Preventive Medicine và Public Health	2	Sem I & II	Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics
5	TUCHON3KIEMSOATNHIEM	Tự chọn 3: Kiểm soát nhiễm khuẩn bệnh viện - Phát triển dự án - Environmental Health	2	Sem II	Department of Health Organization and Management
6	DANSO1	Population Studies 1	1	Sem I	Department of Health Economics and Demography
7	TINHOCDAICUONG	Tin học đại cương	1	Sem II	Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics
8	DINHDUONGVAANTO_PHAM	Nutrition & Food Safety	2	Sem I	Department of Nutrition and Food Safety
9	TAMLYDAODUCYHOC	Tâm lý -Medical Ethics	2	Sem I & II	Department of Medical Ethics and Social Medicine
10	KYNANGGIAOTIEP	Kỹ năng giao tiếp	2	Sem I	Department of Health Education and Health Promotion
11	XACSUATTHONGKE	Xác suất thống kê	2	Sem II	Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics
12	GIAODUCSUCKHOEVANANG	Giáo dục sức khỏe và Health Promotion 1	2	Sem I	Department of Health Education and Health Promotion
13	KINHTEYTE	Health Economics	2	Sem I	Department of Health Economics and Demography
14	TOCHUCVAQUANLYYTE	Health Organization & Management	4	Sem I	Department of Health Organization and Management
15	KHOAHOCMOITRUONGVASU	Khoa học môi trường và Environmental Health 1	2	Sem II	Department of Environmental Health
16	DANSO2	Population Studies 2	3	Sem I	Department of Health Economics and Demography
17	NHANHOCVAXAHOIHOC	Nhân học và xã hội học	2	Sem I	Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics
18	DICHTEHOCCOBAN	Principles of Epidemiology	2	Sem I	Department of Epidemiology
19	SUCKHOESINHSAN	Sức khỏe sinh sản	2	Sem I & II	Department of Health Economics and Demography
20	THONGKEYSINHHOC	Biostatistics	5	Sem I & II	Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics
21	SUCKHOENGHENGHIEP1	Occupational Health 1	2	Sem I & II	Department of Occupational Health
22	NGHIENCUUKHOAHOC	Nghiên cứu khoa học	4	Sem I	Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics
23	DICHTE2	Dịch tễ 2	7	Sem II	Department of Epidemiology
24	GIAODUCSUCKHOE2	Giáo dục sức khỏe 2	3	Sem I	Department of Health Education and Health Promotion
25	DINHDUONGVAATTP2	Nutrition và ATTP2	4	Sem I & II	Department of Nutrition and Food Safety
26	SUCKHOENGHENGHIEP2	Occupational Health 2	3	Sem I	Department of Occupational Health
27	KHOAHOCMOITRUON_NG23	Khoa học môi trường và Environmental Health 2, 3	4	Sem II	Department of Environmental Health
28	TUCHON2ONEHEALTHNGHI	Tự chọn 2: One Health - Nghiên cứu định tính - Đo lường sức khỏe - Phát triển dự án	2	Sem II	Department of Health Organization and Management

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