Hanoi Medical University (HMU, vi, Đại học Y Hà Nội) is the oldest university of

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and is located in

Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi i ...

. HMU was founded in 1902 by French during the French colonisation under the name ''Indochina Medical College''. The first headmaster of HMU was

Alexandre Yersin Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin (22 September 1863 – 1 March 1943) was a Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was later named in his ...

who was the co-discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the

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or pest, which was renamed in his honour (

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History

HMU, formerly called Indochina Medical College, was founded in 1902. It was the first modern university in Vietnam, and the second of all universities in Vietnam after the Temple of Literature. It was located in Le Thanh Tong street, next to what was then its practice hospital,

108 Hospital 108 Military Central Hospital, also known in many variations as Army Medical Institute 108, or Army Central Hospital 108 ( vi, Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân Đội 108) is a hospital located at 1 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, in the Hoan Kiem di ...

. In 1961,

Hanoi University of Pharmacy Hanoi University of Pharmacy, formerly known as the Indochina Medicine School, was established by decree of the French government signed by Indochina General Governor Paul Doumer on 8 January 1902. The school was responsible for training doctors ...

was spun off from HMU and took residence in the old campus. The site was also shared with the ''College of Science'' of the

Vietnam National University, Hanoi Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU; vi, Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội, ĐHQGHN) is a public research university in Vietnam. The university has 10 member colleges (called "universities") and faculties. VNU is one of two Vietnam's natio ...

. HMU was moved to a newly built campus in its current address in

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street - named after one of its principals, and next to the largest hospital in Hanoi -

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. It has also offices in

Viet Duc Hospital The Vietnamese people ( vi, người Việt, lit=Viet people) or Kinh people ( vi, người Kinh) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to modern-day Northern Vietnam and Southern China (Jing Islands, Dongxing, Guangxi). The native lang ...

. The list of affiliated training institutions includes National Hospital of Pediatrics, National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, E Hospital, National Cancer Hospital, National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, Duc Giang Hospital and among many more, its own practice institution, Hanoi Medical University Hospital. HMU is considered the most famous medical university in Vietnam. The exam to enter the university is very competitive. In the past, it was the only medical university that recruited students in all Vietnam. For a long time, it has been the only university which did not apply the ''priority by regions'' during the national university entrance exam (i.e.: students in rural or difficult regions, who wish to benefit 'the bonus mark by regions', must apply in other medical universities).

Gallery

File:Indochina Medical College.jpg, Original building of HMU, now the

References

Hanoi Medical University official site
Educational institutions established in 1902 Medical schools in Vietnam Universities in Hanoi French colonial architecture in Vietnam 1902 establishments in French Indochina {{Vietnam-university-stub