Conditions for direct admission to Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2025

Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy announced information on direct admission of university students in 2025, including conditions for direct admission to the medical and dental fields.

Student of University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City

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Direct admission for candidates with prizes in 3 subjects

According to the university admission plan approved by the University Council, this year, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy will enroll students according to the following methods: considering the results of the 2025 high school graduation exam; combining the results of the high school graduation exam with international certificates for admission; direct admission according to the admission regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training; considering university reserve candidates.

With the direct admission method, candidates for direct admission to Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy are considered according to the provisions of Article 8 of the 2025 University Admission Regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Firstly, candidates who are Labor Heroes, People's Armed Forces Heroes, and national emulation fighters will be admitted directly to university in all majors.

Second, the school directly admits candidates who won first, second, and third prizes in national and international competitions for excellent students organized and sent by the Ministry of Education and Training, the time of winning the prize is no more than 3 years from the time of direct admission, and have graduated from high school.

For biology, candidates who win first prize in the national excellent student exam will be admitted directly to study medicine or dentistry at university. Candidates who win first, second, or third prize in the international excellent student exam will be admitted directly to study medicine or dentistry at university.

Candidates who win first, second, and third prizes in biology will also be directly admitted to university to study one of the following majors: traditional medicine, preventive medicine, nursing, nursing specializing in anesthesia and resuscitation, midwifery, public health , medical testing techniques, rehabilitation techniques, medical imaging techniques, dental prosthetic techniques, nutrition, and social work.

In chemistry, the first prize winner will be admitted directly to university to study pharmacy. The first, second and third prize winners will be admitted directly to university to study medical laboratory technology and pharmaceutical chemistry.

In physics, the first prize winner will be admitted directly to the university to study pharmacy.

Direct admission of candidates with prizes in science and technology competitions in 2 fields

In addition, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy directly admits candidates who have won first, second, and third prizes in national and international science and technology competitions organized and sent by the Ministry of Education and Training, the time of winning the prize is no more than 3 years from the time of direct admission, have graduated from high school and have a project or scientific research topic related to specific fields.

In the fields of medicine, biology and the content of the topic is suitable for the training field, the first prize winner will be admitted directly to study at the university in the field of traditional medicine, preventive medicine. The first, second and third prize winners will be admitted directly to study at the university in one of the following fields: nursing, nursing specializing in anesthesia and resuscitation, midwifery, public health, medical laboratory technology, rehabilitation technology, medical imaging technology, dental prosthetic technology, nutrition, social work.

In the fields of chemistry, pharmacy and the content of the topic is suitable for the training industry, candidates who win first, second and third prizes will be directly admitted to university to study medical testing technology and pharmaceutical chemistry.

The determination of the content of the scientific research topic related to and appropriate to the training industry is decided by the admissions council.

This year, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy plans to not increase tuition fees compared to 2024. Candidates admitted in 2025 will pay tuition fees of 30-84.7 million VND/year depending on the major.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dieu-kien-tuyen-thang-vao-truong-dh-y-duoc-tphcm-nam-2025-185250427152356571.htm