Nguyễn Tuấn Anh

Nguyentuananh.fsh@gmail.com

096 798 8742

515/13/4/9 Hoàng Hoa Thám, Hà Nội

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Education

• Hoang Hoa Tham Elementary School

• Chuyen Ngu Secondary School (Learn English)

• Hanoi Amsterdam High School (Use English)

• Hanoi Medical University (2001-2007): MD

• University of Texas Health Science Center at

Houston (2010-2014): PhD

• ECFMG certification (2013): “US-certified” MD

• What’s next: MBA, another foreign language ?!

Experiences in Vietnam

• HMU: what made me stand out?

– English Club

– Group 195

– FSH

• National Influenza Surveillance Project

• Evaluation of National Methadone Pilot

• HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment

Why public health and

epidemiology?

• Research methodology

• Challenges:

– Population/prevention

– Gap: funding, human resources

• Opportunities:

– International experts

– Study abroad

– No “entry” fee

– Survivable starting salary

Why USA?

• Challenges

• Opportunity: vef.gov (Q&A)

– Open to private or non-government sectors

– Transparency: selected by professors from

US National Academy of Science

• Advantage:

– Top universities/institutions

– Diversity, networking

University of Texas Health Science

Center at Houston

• www.uth.edu: 6 in 1, including MDACC

• Texas Medical Center: the biggest globally

• Prof. Palmer Beasley:

– Hepatitis B vaccine

– HIV/AIDS

• Dr. Bela Patel: Quality Improvement

• Dr. Chu-lin Tsai: Health service research

• FFF: Family, Friends and … Foods

Lessons learned

• Thank you, Sorry, Excuse me, Bless you

• Open mind

• Critical thinking

• Evidence-based approach

• Americans are just human beings

• US healthcare system is being reformed

• Medicine is a science and doctors are scientists

• Where we belong

“Em ơi em, đừng chờ anh em nhé

Sáu năm rồi, lại nội trú ba năm (lại tiến sỹ 5 năm)

Thời gian chảy, cuốn theo đời ta chảy

Chẳng biết bến nào để ước hẹn cùng em”

(Góc giếng và khoảng trời, Nặc danh)

Any questions or comments?