1. Who was the first Vietnamese person to be licensed as a surgeon?
- Ho Dac Di0%
- Ton That Tung0%
- Nguyen Tai Thu0%
Professor Ho Dac Di (1900-1984) was born in Phu An commune, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue province (formerly), now Hue City.
In 1918, he went to France, attended high school in Bordeaux, and in 1920 passed the entrance exam to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Paris.
After graduating from his residency, he worked as an assistant at Tenon Hospital for four years.
In 1931, he returned to Vietnam and worked as a doctor in Hue and Quy Nhon. From 1932, he was invited to Hanoi to teach at the Indochina Medical and Pharmaceutical School and to work as a surgeon at Phu Doan Hospital.
He became the first Vietnamese person to be granted permission by the French colonial government to practice surgery, breaking the monopoly of French doctors in this field.
2. Was he Vietnam's first professor of medicine?
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- Wrong0%
In December 1943, Ho Dac Di was appointed Professor. He was the only Vietnamese person to hold this position before 1945 and was Vietnam's first professor of medicine.
3. Professor Ho Dac Di was the ______ number person to be licensed as a surgeon throughout Indochina before 1945?
- 10%
- 20%
- 30%
According to the Vietnam News Agency, in 1932, Mr. Ho Dac Di was invited by Dr. Leroy des Barres, the Rector of the Indochina Medical and Pharmaceutical School (part of the University of Indochina in Hanoi), to teach obstetrics and gynecology. From then on, he simultaneously held two positions: teaching at the Medical and Pharmaceutical School and directly working as a surgeon at Phu Doan Hospital, the school's teaching hospital at the time.
At that time, throughout Indochina, the practice of surgery was reserved for only two French doctors: Leroy des Barres and Cartoux. With the support of Leroy des Barres, Ho Dac Di persistently fought for the right to practice surgery – a field in which he had received formal training in France.
He became the third person, and the first Vietnamese, to be granted permission by the French colonial government to practice surgery, breaking the French monopoly on this professional activity.
4. Professor Ho Dac Di was the first Vietnamese principal of which famous medical school?
- Hanoi Medical University0%
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy0%
After the August Revolution of 1945, Professor Ho Dac Di was appointed Rector of Hanoi Medical University. He became a leading figure of the Medical and Pharmaceutical School during the turbulent period following the revolution and throughout the resistance war against the French. He also played a decisive role in maintaining training activities, preserving the medical staff, and forming the first generation of veteran doctors of revolutionary Vietnamese medicine, along with Professor Ton That Tung.
5. How long did he serve as the Rector of Hanoi Medical University?
- 20 years0%
- 25 years0%
- 32 years0%
Professor Ho Dac Di served as the Rector of Hanoi Medical University from 1945 to 1976 – a period of 32 years.
6. What surgical technique did Professor Ho Dac Di create?
- Stomach surgery0%
- Liver surgery0%
- Kidney surgery0%
According to the Vietnam News Agency, after graduating from his medical residency, Professor Ho Dac Di was accepted into Tenon Hospital, where he worked as an assistant to Professor Gernez for four years. There, he studied surgery under the guidance of Professor Gernez and Professor Monlonguet. During this time, he developed the gastroduodenal anastomosis method to treat pyloric stenosis caused by peptic ulcers, replacing the previously used gastrectomy method.
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