Education
undergraduate medical education
The MD Curriculum Working Group is tasked with designing the undergraduate curriculum for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, with collaboration from our academic partners at VinUniversity. In July 2020, after working with over 100 Penn faculty and experts, the MD team delivered two years of the medical curriculum to our partners in Vietnam. This novel curriculum will be the first in Vietnam to align with international standards and meet the expectations of pertinent accrediting bodies. The MD Program at VinUniversity will educate and train medical students to become physicians who can deliver high-quality services and are prepared to be leaders and agents of change in the field, both nationally and internationally. The first cohort of medical students at VinUniversity will began in October 2020. The MD Curriculum Working Group at Penn has continued to provide faculty support and advises on institutional infrastructures to ensure the successful implementation and deliverance of the MD Program.
undergraduate nursing education
The BN Curriculum Working Group is tasked with designing the undergraduate curriculum for the Bachelor of Nursing (BN) program at VinUniversity. In July 2020, after close collaboration between faculty at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing and VinUniversity, the BN team delivered two years of nursing curriculum to our partners in Vietnam. The BN Curriculum is fully aligned with international accreditation standards and will be the first in Vietnam of this kind. The BN Program focuses on professional nursing practice across the continuum of healthcare and human conditions, including vulnerable populations, which will prepare graduates to impact human health needs in the Vietnamese population and beyond. The first cohort of Nursing students at VinUniversity will begin in October 2020. The BN Curriculum Working Group will provide ongoing faculty and staff support and will advise on institutional infrastructures to ensure the BN Program's successful implementation and deliverance.
graduate medical education
The GME Curriculum Working Group is tasked with designing the graduate curriculum for the medical residency program at VinUniversity. In July 2020, the GME team delivered three years of curriculum for residency training programs in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery to our Vietnam partners. This will be the first residency curriculum in Vietnam based on international standards of competency-based graduate medical education. The residency programs at VinUniversity will train future clinical leaders in academic medicine, dedicated to improving health in Vietnam and the world. The first cohort of medical residents at VinUniversity will begin in October 2020. As this program advances further, the GME Curriculum Working Group will support faculty and program staff at VinUniversity and will advise on establishing core infrastructures in graduate medical education.
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