Vietnam
Located in the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia, Vietnam has a stunning landscape with hills, tropical forests, and mountains. The capital Ho Chi Minh has gone by several different names throughout its history, reflecting settlement by different ethnic, cultural, and political groups. Today, the city’s core is still adorned with wide, elegant boulevards, historic French colonial buildings, and many historical attractions.
About the Leadership
Site Director Dr. Tran Van Vu, Head of International Affairs; Dr. Huoang Lan Phuong, and Site Coordinator Dr. Uyan Tran stand as a strong, collaborative leadership team.
About the Institution
Cho Ray Hospital is a 3,000-bed government-run, high-technology facility in Ho Chi Minh city serving as a tertiary center for patient referrals from both underserved and affluent communities. The staff is welcoming and knowledgeable. Although the overwhelming majority do not speak English, almost two dozen Global Health Scholars—trained at Nuvance Health and familiar with the U.S. medical education and healthcare systems—have a mastery of the English language and now supervise global health participants on-site. Cho Ray Hospital also hosts students and residents from domestic and international partners medical schools.
About the Clinical Experience
The hospital provides advanced primary and tertiary care to adults, and has all specialties and subspecialties including pulmonary, ICU, cardiology, surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, and tropical medicine. The hospital sees diverse pathology, including a spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, snake bites, tuberculosis, lung flukes, malaria, and soft tissue infection.
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2019 – Adrianna Kordek, Rick Garcia, Heidi Lentz, and Crystal Douglas