Work starts on medical university campus in HCMC

HCMC – Work began on the second campus and a teaching hospital of the Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine yesterday, February 17. The VND2.4-trillion project is expected to be completed in 2025.

The university’s second campus and teaching hospital will be located in Tan Kien Commune, Binh Chanh District, HCMC.

This project will span over 77,640 square meters, with 10 floors and one basement.

The project will help improve the training capacity and quality, and provide medical human resources for the health sector in HCMC and the country as a whole.

The Government approved the project in 2017.

The Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine is a public medical school in HCMC, offering graduate and postgraduate programs. Established in 2008, the university has eight faculties and 10 majors, with a total enrollment of about 10,000 students.