University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach

What University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach does

Trường Đại Học Y Khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch (Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine) is a Vietnamese public medical university established on January 7, 2008, by Prime Minister's Decision No. 24/QĐ-TTg, and operating under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Training. The institution was founded on the basis of the former Center for Training and Development of Healthcare Personnel of Ho Chi Minh City, and serves undergraduate students, postgraduate clinicians, and continuing-education healthcare professionals across medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, public health, and traditional medicine.

Its academic portfolio spans 25+ departments organized into faculties including Medicine (Khoa Y), Basic Sciences and Foundational Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health, the Vietnam-Germany Medical Faculty (joint with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Nursing and Medical Technology, and Traditional Medicine. The university runs undergraduate, master's, doctoral, residency, and continuing-education programs, and publishes a medical and pharmaceutical academic journal. Vertically integrated with its academic mission, the university operates a multi-specialty polyclinic (Phòng khám Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch), a Medical Diagnostic Testing Center, and several specialized research centers covering sleep medicine, cardiovascular medicine, dental medicine, and interdisciplinary health and social sciences (CECICS).

The revenue model is tuition-and-fee driven on an annual subscription billing cadence, supplemented by implicit Vietnamese government budget allocation. Tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year is publicly disclosed; graduate and continuing-education programs carry separate fee structures. The university maintains five physical campuses in Ho Chi Minh City and pursues international research collaborations with institutions in Germany, Japan, and Australia, while operating a community health outreach function that delivers free screenings and health education. As a state-owned public university, the entity is not publicly traded and has no private shareholders, funding rounds, or acquisition history.

Name

University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach

Legal name

Trường Đại Học Y Khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Website

https://pnt.edu.vn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trường Đại Học Y Khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch is a Vietnamese public medical university in Ho Chi Minh City, established in 2008, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing-education programs across medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and public health to students and healthcare professionals in Vietnam.

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Product category

Medical Education and Healthcare Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Schools of Pharmacy (EDAHAGAE), Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Healthcare training
• Pharmacy education
• Public health programs
• Dental education

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: The university generates revenue primarily through tuition and fees from its undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs. Tuition rates for the 2026-2027 academic year are publicly disclosed.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine is a public medical university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam that delivers undergraduate and postgraduate medical education across multiple specialties (General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, and Traditional Medicine), runs a joint Vietnam-Germany Medical Program with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and provides continuing professional education for working healthcare professionals. It also operates a multi-specialty university clinic and a medical diagnostic testing center that serve as training grounds for students and deliver healthcare services to the community.

Product overview

University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach is a medical educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational services and healthcare facilities. The core offerings include undergraduate and postgraduate medical training programs across multiple specialties (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health), continuing education for healthcare professionals, and an international joint degree program with Germany's Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. The university also operates healthcare service centers including a multi-specialty university clinic, medical diagnostic testing center, and specialized research centers in sleep medicine and health sciences. The institution functions as an integrated academic medical center combining education, research, and community healthcare service delivery.

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Products and services

• Medical Training Programs (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) Comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs covering General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, and Traditional Medicine, offered to prospective students entering through national entrance examinations.
• Viet-Germany Medical Program (Khoa Y Việt - Đức) Joint international medical training program in collaboration with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, training medical students using a German-influenced curriculum and facilitating academic exchange.
• Continuing Education Programs (Đào tạo liên tục) Continuous professional development and technical training programs for healthcare workers, including high-tech clinical technique training, delivered through the Center for Health Workforce Training and the Center for High-Tech Techniques Training.
• Multi-specialty University Clinic (Phòng khám Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch) Multi-specialty outpatient clinic that provides clinical training for medical students and delivers healthcare services to the community, operating as both a training facility and a service delivery channel.
• Medical Diagnostic Testing Center (Trung tâm Xét nghiệm Y khoa) Medical laboratory and diagnostic testing facility providing laboratory diagnostic services and supporting biomedical research activities.
• Medical Education Center (Trung tâm Giáo dục Y học) Center focused on medical education development, training methodologies, and pedagogical research for healthcare education.
• Research and Training Center for Health and Social Sciences (CECICS) Interdisciplinary research center conducting research and training in health sciences and social sciences.
• Sleep Medicine Research Center (Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Giấc ngủ và Y học Giấc ngủ) Specialized center conducting research and providing care in sleep medicine and sleep disorders.
• Medical Humanities Journal (Tạp chí Y dược học Phạm Ngọc Thạch) Academic journal publishing medical and pharmaceutical research produced by the university and its affiliated researchers.
• Community Health Outreach Programs Free medical examinations, health screenings, and community health education activities delivered to the public as part of the university's community service mission.

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic partnership for the joint Vietnam-Germany Medical Program (Khoa Y Việt - Đức). The program trains medical students using German-influenced curriculum and standards, facilitating exchange of academic knowledge and methodologies in medical education.
• National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (Viện Sức khỏe nghề nghiệp và môi trường)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in training, research, and professional development in occupational and environmental health. Includes workplace environmental monitoring for enterprises, occupational health examinations, health communication for workers, and joint scientific research.
• National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Science (Viện Khoa học Vệ sinh An toàn Lao động)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in preventive medicine services, occupational safety and health, testing/analysis, and training to enhance professional capacity in occupational and environmental health.
• University of Tsukuba (Japan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research collaboration on environmental health and climate change impacts on health, including a study on the protective effect of green space on heat-related respiratory hospitalizations among children under five in Hanoi.
• University of Queensland (Australia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research collaboration on environmental health, including studies on air pollution and respiratory health outcomes.
• Griffith University (Australia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research collaboration on environmental and occupational health topics.
• Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Đại học Y Dược TP.HCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-disciplinary research collaboration on environmental health, cancer mortality due to PM2.5, medical protective equipment, and broader public health research. Major partner for joint scientific studies.
• Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City - University of Science (Trường Đại học Khoa học Tự nhiên - ĐHQG TP.HCM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on PM2.5 and environmental health research, contributing scientific expertise to multi-disciplinary studies.
• Institute of Environment and Resources - Vietnam National University HCM (Viện Môi trường và Tài nguyên - ĐHQG TP.HCM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on environmental monitoring and environmental health assessments.
• Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU (Trường đại học Bách khoa – ĐHQG TP.HCM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on occupational health research including infection control studies involving medical protective equipment.
• Vietnam National University Hanoi (ĐHQG Hà Nội) - Various Member UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-institutional collaboration including University of Science and Technology Hanoi, University of Natural Sciences, and University of Construction on environmental health research.

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Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy: Public medical university in central Vietnam with a similar multi-faculty structure (medicine, pharmacy, public health, nursing). A regional peer that does not directly contest HCMC applicants but competes for national standing and faculty recruitment.
• Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy: Public medical university in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam offering medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and public health programs. Competes with PNT for southern-Vietnam applicants but does not directly overlap in the HCMC metro.
• Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy: Public medical university in northern Vietnam training doctors, pharmacists, and allied health professionals. Operates at a smaller scale than PNT but offers a comparable public-sector medical education model.

Direct peers

• University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City: The leading public medical university in HCMC, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs across medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and public health. Operates affiliated hospitals and is the closest direct competitor to PNT in southern Vietnam; the two are also research collaborators on environmental health studies.
• Hanoi Medical University: Vietnam's oldest and most prestigious medical university, headquartered in Hanoi. Offers the same breadth of medical, pharmacy, public health, and postgraduate programs as PNT and competes for top-tier faculty and national accreditation standing, though in the northern region.
• Vietnam Military Medical University: Public military-affiliated medical university providing undergraduate and postgraduate medical training with associated teaching hospitals. Competes with PNT for high-achieving applicants and operates under government oversight comparable to PNT's.

Emerging players

• AIMST University: Private Malaysian university with medical, dentistry, pharmacy, and allied health programs. A niche Southeast Asian peer for PNT in terms of multi-disciplinary health professional training scale and structure.
• International Medical University (Malaysia): Private medical and health sciences university in Malaysia offering undergraduate medical, pharmacy, and health science programs. Comparable emerging Southeast Asian peer in private-sector medical education targeting regional students.
• VinUniversity (College of Health Sciences): Private not-for-profit university established by Vingroup, with a College of Health Sciences offering a US-style MD program partnered with the University of Pennsylvania. Represents an emerging private-sector alternative in Vietnam that competes with PNT for high-income applicants seeking internationally-oriented medical training.

Broad incumbents

• Duke-NUS Medical School: Graduate-entry medical school in Singapore jointly established by Duke University and the National University of Singapore. A broader-incumbent Southeast Asian peer in academic medicine that competes for top regional talent and sets benchmarks for research output and curriculum quality relevant to PNT's trajectory.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

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