Category Archives: Diary of the Clerkship

TCT 2019 – Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics in San Francisco CA

From September 25 to September 29, 2019, the American interventional cardiology conference Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics – TCT 2019 was held at Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. The theme of TCT 2019 is “Elevating education and building leadership” in the field with a host of opportunities for learning through both new clinical trials and the latest […]

My passion for health science always burns into every future plan

That is what Vo Minh Viet has to tell himself before one of the first achievement in his journey of becoming a doctor, the Bachelor of General Medicine. Despite being a student, he achieved a variety of glorious success such as co-authoring two books including “Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems” and “Current Pharmaceutical Design” published […]

Presentations at the End of the US Clerkship 2019

On Friday September 20, 2019, all TTU medical students did a presentation at the end of their medical clerkship.Lam Hong Duc presented a topic on embryology: Cardiac malpositions Tong Xuan Huy presented the clinical presentation of aortic stenosis Dao Ngan Anh presented about viral croup Tran Phuong Ngoc Minh presented about the vaccination for children […]

Meeting with LEVEL EX Medical Team in Chicago

On Monday September 23, 2019, Dr Thach Nguyen, Acting Provost of Tan Tao University (TTU) and Academic Dean of the TTU School of Medicine and medical students from TTU and physicians from Pham Ngoc Thach medical school arrived at LEVEL EX office for an extensive working session with Dr Elsa Varghese, who is in charge […]

UPDATE ON the US Clerkships and Summer Course 2019

On May 22, 12 medical students arrived in Chicago to start their summer clerkship at St Mary Medical Center, Hobart IN and Methodist Hospital, Merrillville IN. As usual, they follow physicians in the hospital and the offices. Students learn how to interview patients, use the electronic medical records (EPIC system), do some basic examination skills. […]

Memorial Hermann Hematopathology rotation 2018: A Look Back

During the month of September 2018, we have the honor to do our observership in the hematopathology department of Memorial Hermann hospital under the guidance of Dr. Andy Nguyen. We spent most of our times working in the hempath lab, as well as learning in the hematotherapy department and the oncology clinics. A little about […]

Diary Beijing, China 2018

At the end of this year, we are a group of ten lucky students participated and presented at a famous cardiology congress in Beijing, China. This is truly an opportunity and an experience with us that can be said to be completely extraordinary and exciting to us that we could individually can use up knowledge […]

Diary of a Hot Summer Activities

In the month of August, TTU medical students had busy summer activities from Baltimore MD, to Hobart and Merrillville IN, to many cities in Vietnam. In Baltimore, Maryland, at the beginning of August, Duong Phuc Hai started a clerkship in emergency medicine with Dr Quincy Tran, at the Adams Cowley Shock and Trauma Center of […]

Diary of a clerkship: 2nd group of TTU students at St Mary Medical Center, Hobart IN USA 8/2018

While in the other side of the town, the other team of TTU students, after long hours working in the office (interviewing and examining patients), went to unwind in a bar while waiting for pizza. The bartenders asked to check the identification cards in order to verify the legal age if the students ordered alcoholic […]

Diary of the US Clerkship

The Final 2 Weeks: Trip to the Indiana University school of Medicine, main campus- Final day of research presentation and sightseeing/shopping before returning to Vietnam On the final day of the summer clerkship Friday July 13, Janice Ryba, CEO of St Mary Medical Center came to give a certificate of appreciation to Nguyen Phuoc Loc […]