Hanoi Medical University, which was established in 1902 under a name: Indochina Medico-Pharmaceutical University, was the first university of Indochina. After the establishment of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Hanoi Pharmacy Medical University had its first opening ceremony of a new school year in an independent country on November 15th, 1945. In 1947, in the mountains and forests of Viet Bac, a small number of staff with patriotism, the teachers and students of Hanoi Medico-Pharmaceutical University built a Medical University of resistance and taught in Vietnamese.
"Hanoi Medical University
With a long history of 110 years as a leading medical university in the South East Asia, Hanoi Medical University (HMU) has been providing the top quality human resources for the health sector of Vietnam, as well as supporting the establishment of many other universities such as Hue Medical University, Ho Chi Minh Medico-Pharmaceutical University, Thai Nguyen Medical University, Can Tho Medical University,There are 508 lecturers (32 superior lecturers, 235 official lecturers and 241 teachers); 308 organic cadres ( 170 of Administrative Depts. 138 of teaching Depts.) 32 Professors ( 7 high-ranking specialists); 76 Associate Professors; 170 Scientific Doctors; the number of specialties at university training: 6 ; Postgraduate: 42 with 2419 students and nearly 3000 postgraduate students."
