Vietnam

Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy (HUMP)
Hue, Vietnam
Yale Mentor – Dr. Viji Kurup
Duration: 4 weeks

This four-week clinical elective is based at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy (HUMP) and Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, one of Vietnam’s leading academic medical centers and a major referral hospital for the Central and Highland regions.

Founded over 70 years ago, HUMP is a national center for multidisciplinary training, research, and technology transfer in the health sciences. Students will train in a comprehensive tertiary hospital with approximately 700 beds, 6 specialized centers, and broad representation of major medical and surgical specialties, including traditional medicine, infectious diseases, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, intensive care, emergency medicine, rehabilitation, and subspecialty care.

Yale students will participate in supervised clinical activities, bedside teaching, case discussions, and academic conferences alongside Vietnamese medical students and residents. The hospital supports more than 250,000 outpatient visits, 10,000 surgical procedures, and 25,000 inpatient admissions annually, providing high-volume exposure to common and advanced clinical conditions.

A core focus of the elective is understanding global health systems, cross-cultural clinical practice, and traditional medicine, supported by a highly qualified faculty with extensive international training and active global collaborations. Students will gain experience in resource-variable care, interdisciplinary teamwork, and the social determinants of health in Vietnam, while contributing to a reciprocal academic exchange between Yale and HUMP.