The Defence Ministry’s Hospital 175 and the University of Sydney have reached an accord to train Vietnamese doctors in Australia.
A memorandum of understanding to this effect has been signed in Sydney by Associate Professor Nguyen Hong Son, Director of Hospital 175 and Professor Bruce Robinson, Chairman of the Hoc Mai” (Forever learning) Foundation and Dean of Sydney Medical School under the University of Sydney.
Speaking at the ceremony, Son said the hospital will send eight doctors to Sydney Medical School this year under a scholarship programme of the “Hoc Mai” (Forever learning) foundation.
The eight-week programme is open for Vietnamese medical staff having a good command of English and aspiration to improve their professional skills.-VNA