Valedictorian of Hanoi University of Pharmacy shares tips on overcoming the "shock" of the first year of university

(Dan Tri) - Nguyen Quoc Hoai (Thai Nguyen) is the valedictorian of the Pharmacy Department at Hanoi University of Pharmacy. Hoai was once shocked and surprised because the teachers taught all the knowledge of a book in just one class.

Valedictorian was also "overwhelmed" when he first entered university, afraid of a particular subject

Nguyen Quoc Hoai (born in 2000) was delighted to receive the news that he was the valedictorian of Hanoi University of Pharmacy with a total score of 3.87/4.0.

The valedictorian confided that at first he also had difficulty adapting to the new environment: "I was shocked and surprised when in just one class, the teachers taught all the knowledge of a book."

Changing his study method in time helped the male student win the top position in the pharmacy major at Hanoi University of Pharmacy (Photo: NVCC).

Awakening and realizing that he needed to change his study method, the Thai Nguyen male student spent a day rearranging his schedule: "I started from the smallest step of adapting to the new study environment.

In order not to be overwhelmed by the amount of knowledge at university, I researched and prepared materials for new lessons at home in advance. At the same time, when I had questions, I actively discussed them with lecturers and seniors. Thanks to the change in the way I studied, I gradually stopped being overwhelmed."

Despite achieving many perfect scores while still in school, Quoc Hoai also had difficulty with some "hard to swallow" subjects. The male student expressed that traditional medicine was the subject he was most wary of because the words, theories and oriental methods from ancient times were quite difficult to understand.

Mother is a farmer, father is a teacher to support the valedictorian

Nguyen Quoc Hoai (middle) takes a photo with his father and mother (Photo: NVCC).

Quoc Hoai shared: "Although no one in my family has ever pursued a career in medicine, they have all supported, listened to, and become a spiritual support to help me overcome difficulties in my studies and research."

During the stage of choosing his aspirations, Quoc Hoai was quite lost between many choices such as computer science or science and technology. But after listening to his father's advice to choose a course based on his ability and interest in chemistry and doing experiments, Hoai registered for the School of Pharmacy.

After 5 years of hard work, the male student defended his graduation thesis with a score of 9.8. The male student confided: "After receiving a score of 9.8 for my graduation thesis, I was informed that I was the valedictorian of the 73rd class of pharmacy.

Dad was also there on the day I defended my thesis. As soon as I heard the news, I ran to share this joy with the person who had raised me for the past 23 years."

Nguyen Quoc Hoai shared that his father is a high school math teacher at Pho Yen High School (Thai Nguyen), his mother is a farmer; he is the first member of his family to study pharmacy.

Although his family's circumstances were not too rich, the love and nurturing of his parents fostered Quoc Hoai's resilience and determination to study.

Nurture the dream of becoming an excellent pharmacist and researcher

Nguyen Quoc Hoai on the day of defending his graduation thesis with a score of 9.8 (Photo: NVCC).

In his thesis, Quoc Hoai chose to research "Preparation of flavor-masking pellets containing nano andrographolid and nano betaglucan".

The male student explained that nanotechnology is currently being actively researched and applied in many areas of life, including the pharmaceutical industry.

Nanotechnology has shown potential in improving drug properties such as solubility, absorption of poorly soluble drugs and enhancing drug efficacy when combining suitable drugs together.

Quoc Hoai said that with new research on nanotechnology, he hopes this technology can bring about superior results compared to using traditional medicines.

Under the guidance and enthusiastic instruction of Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thach Tung, the teacher Quoc Hoai respected, I completed my thesis.

"Although the above research is only the initial positive results, in the future, I will continue to study, improve my expertise and turn those works on paper into reality," Hoai shared.

Teacher Nguyen Thach Tung (third from left) is the teacher who helped Quoc Hoai (fourth from left) in his studies and research (Photo: NVCC).

Currently, Nguyen Quoc Hoai is working as a researcher at the Center for Clinical Pharmacology at Hanoi Medical University. He hopes that he will be able to stay long-term and contribute many meaningful works to the country's medicine and pharmacy in particular and the world in general.

"I understand the meaning of the job of taking care of people's health that I have chosen. Therefore, my goal after graduation is to continue studying and perfecting my expertise; to become an excellent pharmacist and researcher," Hoai said.

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