Why did Vietnam's first Doctor of Nursing trained in Sweden join Dai Nam University?

“I decided to come to Dai Nam University because I looked at the “stature”, will and aspiration to build the Nursing Faculty into the leading “address” for training in the Nursing industry in Vietnam of the school’s Board of Directors. I want to contribute my efforts to teaching and training generations of excellent nurses, with solid professional capacity and good professional ethics; ready to meet the challenges in the field of health care…” That is the sharing of Dr. Tran Quang Huy – the first Vietnamese Doctor of Nursing trained in Sweden, Head of the Nursing Faculty of Dai Nam University.

Impressive Profile of the Head of Nursing Department

Nursing is one of the key faculties in the Health sector - the core training axis of Dai Nam University. Right from the early days of its establishment, in addition to the training program, the teaching staff, and the training facilities, the school's leaders always wanted to find and select people with extensive experience, good expertise, good ethics, and high responsibility to entrust the position of Head of the Department. Therefore, Dr. Tran Quang Huy - Vice President of the Vietnam Nursing Association officially assumed the important leading position from September 5, 2023.

Dr. Tran Quang Huy (3rd from left) received the decision to appoint Head of Nursing Department of Dai Nam University.

Dr. Tran Quang Huy was born in 1960 in My Loc - Nam Dinh, is a Doctor of Nursing graduated from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

He has 43 years of experience in the health sector and has held many different positions: Head of Nursing Department of Vietnam - Sweden Uong Bi Hospital - a unit awarded the title of Labor Hero by the State in the renovation period; Director of Nursing at the hospital and Director of Nursing at Vinmec Healthcare System; Head of Nursing Department of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, Ministry of Health; Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Nursing Magazine. He is currently Vice President of the Vietnam Nursing Association in charge of Vietnam Nursing Magazine and the Association's Scientific Research Collaboration.

Dr. Tran Quang Huy has chaired and successfully defended 01 ministerial-level scientific project; 31 grassroots and provincial-level scientific projects; published 15 scientific articles in domestic and international specialized journals.

With his contributions to the field of health care, Dr. Tran Quang Huy was awarded the title of “Excellent Physician” by the State in 2008; Certificate of Merit by the Prime Minister in 2006…

Dai Nam University is a "good land" for me to develop my strengths.

Despite receiving many job offers, Dr. Tran Quang Huy still decided to "join" Dai Nam University to work. Sharing about this, he said: "I chose Dai Nam University because I looked at the "stature", will and aspiration to build the Nursing Faculty into the leading "address" for training in the Nursing industry in Vietnam of the Chairman of the University Council - Dr. Le Dac Son. With more than 40 years of working in the Nursing industry, my biggest wish is to teach, share my experience, knowledge and passion with generations of students; help them become excellent Nurses, contributing to solving the problem of the shortage of Nurses in the Vietnamese healthcare industry".

DNU Nursing students practice and hone their professional skills at Skillslab from their first year of university.

Another reason why I “fell in love” with Dai Nam University is because its development orientation is always directed towards the staff, lecturers and students of the school. The leadership of Dai Nam University always strives to build a dynamic – fair – friendly working environment; creating opportunities for learning and advancement so that everyone can work with peace of mind for life.

“I believe Dai Nam University is a “good land” for me to fully develop my strengths in teaching, middle-level management and especially in-depth academic research,” Dr. Tran Quang Huy emphasized.

Determined to use all Heart - Mind - Strength to make the Nursing Department "breakthrough"

Along with the mission, vision and "huge" investment in the Health sector of the School's Board of Directors, Dr. Tran Quang Huy decided to use all the Heart - Mind - Strength - Power of the collective to make the Nursing faculty "breakthrough".

The immediate goal of the Faculty of Nursing is to standardize the training program and learning materials; focus on practical learning for students at Skillslab and hospitals; standardize student output and lecturer capacity; build a positive, dynamic and creative learning environment; actively participate in social activities and community service, contributing to social development, teaching students the importance of solidarity and humanity; further promote the Institute - School training model, ensuring practice and internship facilities for students.

Dai Nam University always strives to build a dynamic and modern learning environment, maximizing the abilities, strengths and interests of students.

The long-term goal is to elevate the Faculty of Nursing to become one of the best Nursing training institutions in the country, a "worth every penny" choice for candidates and parents.

In addition to the professional competence of graduates, the Faculty also aims to further improve foreign language proficiency, soft skills, positive attitude, discipline, practice habits, experiential learning and lifelong learning - factors that help learners succeed in their careers.

In addition, the Faculty of Nursing will promote international cooperation; organize conferences and seminars with the participation of leading experts at home and abroad for students to study, experience, develop a global perspective and further expand job opportunities.

Dai Nam University is gradually internationalizing the training of Bachelor of Nursing at Dai Nam University.

“With the strong determination of the whole team, we are committed to dedicating ourselves and working hard to create an excellent Nursing Department, contributing positively to the development of the School and bringing benefits to the community,” he affirmed .

Nursing faculty is determined to "explode" and "breakthrough" in the coming time.

I wish Dr. Tran Quang Huy in his new position will continue to promote his intelligence and work experience to successfully complete the assigned tasks, contributing to the continuous development and growth of Dai Nam University.

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