The cost of studying for a residency in medicine, the highest is up to more than 900 million VND/year

In 2025, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy ( Hanoi National University) will recruit 165 resident doctors for 13 specialties including: Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Diagnostic Imaging, Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Oncology, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Emergency Resuscitation, Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Dentistry.

The tuition fee for residency is 74.6 million VND/student. The following years will be implemented according to the regulations.

This year, Hanoi Medical University trains 38 resident medical specialties. The resident medical quota is 426, of which 402 are for Hanoi Medical University; 13 are for Thanh Hoa branch; 6 are for Lao Cai Department of Health ; 5 are for Thai Nguyen Central Hospital.

Tuition fees range from 24.7-32.6 million/student (5 months).

The cost of studying for a residency in 2025 will be up to more than 900 million VND/year. (Illustration photo)

At Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the tuition fee for residency in the 2025-2026 academic year ranges from 46.6 to 66.5 million VND, of which the Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy majors have the highest tuition fees.

This year, the school enrolls 279 students for 28 residency majors. One of the school's admission requirements is that candidates must have a full-time university degree in 2025, in a major that matches the major they are applying for, with a good grade or higher, and must not retake the graduation exam.

Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy announced that the tuition fee for resident doctors is about 7.7 million VND/month. This year, the school recruits 71 students for 4 majors: Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Traditional Medicine.

VinUni University is one of the private schools training resident physicians. In 2025, the school's target is 40 students for 5 majors, training in 4-5 years.

The school requires applicants to have a full-time university degree in 2025 in the field of Medical Doctor, with a minimum average score of 7 or higher in 6 years of study. Candidates must go through 3 rounds, including application assessment; IFOM (International Foundation of Medicine) test in English, developed by the US Medical Examination Board and finally the interview round.

At VinUni University, the tuition fee for residency is up to 932.4 million VND/year. However, from 2025, admitted students will have the opportunity to be exempted from tuition fees and receive other sponsorship/allowances from the Vinmec Healthcare system.

Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine is enrolling 11 resident medical majors this year. The entry requirements are full-time general practitioners, graduating in 2025 and achieving a good grade or higher. Tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year have not been announced, but for the 2024-2025 school year, the tuition fee for the residency program is 63 million VND/school year.

The residency program is one of the most difficult and rigorous training levels for new medical graduates. Candidates must pass an entrance exam with a large amount of knowledge, and at the same time undergo continuous study and practice at the hospital.

According to Decision 19/2006/QD-BYT, candidates for the residency exam must meet many criteria: graduate with a good degree or higher; not be disciplined at the level of warning during their studies; not be older than 27; and be healthy enough to work long-term in the medical field (some fields also have their own health requirements).

Compared to graduate or specialty I programs, the residency exam is considered much more difficult. In particular, each candidate can only take the exam once, with a very limited number of places. Some specialties only recruit a few people each year.

The Ministry of Health considers this a necessary program to train good doctors with practical skills in hospitals. In Vietnam, there are currently 13 schools training resident physicians, of which Hanoi Medical University is the oldest (since 1974).

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