Hanoi Medical University
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| Hanoi Medical University | |
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| Đại học Y Hà Nội | |
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| Indochina Medical College | |
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| Established: | 1902 |
| Location: | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Former names: | Indochina Medical College |
| Website: | www.hmu.edu.vn |
Hanoi Medical University (HMU) (Vietnamese: Đại học Y Hà Nội) is the oldest medical university of Vietnam located in Hanoi. HMU was found in 1902 by French during the French colonisation under the name Indochina Medical College. The first principal of HMU was Alexandre Yersin who was the co-discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was re-named in his honour (Yersinia pestis).
[edit] History
HMU's old name was Indochina Medical College was found in 1902. It is the first university of Vietnam in modern time. It's also the second of all universities in Vietnam after Temple of Literature. It was located in Le Thanh Tong street, next to its back then practical hospital 108 Hospital. In 1961, Hanoi University of Pharmacy was spun off from HMU and took the old campus. HMU was moved to a newly built campus in its current address in Ton That Tung street - named after one of its principal, and next to the largest hospital in Hanoi - Bach Mai Hospital. It has also offices in Viet Duc Hospital.
HMU is always considered as the most famous medical university in Vietnam. The exam to enter the univesity is very competitive. In the past, it is the only medical university that recruited students in all Vietnam. Until now, it is the only university which does not apply the priority by regions during the national university entrant exam (i.e: students in rural or difficult regions, who wish to benefit 'the bonus mark by regions', must apply in others medical universities)
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