VEF program and University of Texas – Nguyen Tuan Anh. MD. PhD

1. Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
Nguyentuananh.fsh@gmail.com
096 798 8742
515/13/4/9 Hoàng Hoa Thám, Hà Nội

2. Be cautious!!!

3. Education
• Hoang Hoa Tham Elementary School
• Chuyen Ngu Secondary School (Learn English)
• Hanoi Amsterdam High School (Use English)
• Hanoi Medical University (2001-2007): MD
• University of Texas Health Science Center at
Houston (2010-2014): PhD
• ECFMG certification (2013): “US-certified” MD
• What’s next: MBA, another foreign language ?!

4. Experiences in Vietnam
• HMU: what made me stand out?
– English Club
– Group 195
– FSH
• National Influenza Surveillance Project
• Evaluation of National Methadone Pilot
• HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment

5. Why public health and
epidemiology?
• Research methodology
• Challenges:
– Population/prevention
– Gap: funding, human resources
• Opportunities:
– International experts
– Study abroad
– No “entry” fee
– Survivable starting salary

6. Why USA?
• Challenges
• Opportunity: vef.gov (Q&A)
– Open to private or non-government sectors
– Transparency: selected by professors from
US National Academy of Science
• Advantage:
– Top universities/institutions
– Diversity, networking

7. University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston
• www.uth.edu: 6 in 1, including MDACC
• Texas Medical Center: the biggest globally
• Prof. Palmer Beasley:
– Hepatitis B vaccine
– HIV/AIDS
• Dr. Bela Patel: Quality Improvement
• Dr. Chu-lin Tsai: Health service research
• FFF: Family, Friends and … Foods

8. Lessons learned
• Thank you, Sorry, Excuse me, Bless you
• Open mind
• Critical thinking
• Evidence-based approach
• Americans are just human beings
• US healthcare system is being reformed
• Medicine is a science and doctors are scientists
• Where we belong

9. “Em ơi em, đừng chờ anh em nhé
Sáu năm rồi, lại nội trú ba năm (lại tiến sỹ 5 năm)
Thời gian chảy, cuốn theo đời ta chảy
Chẳng biết bến nào để ước hẹn cùng em”
(Góc giếng và khoảng trời, Nặc danh)

10. Any questions or comments?