VinUni – Vinmec – GE Healthcare collaborate on Standardized Medical Practice Training

Vinmec Healthcare System, VinUniversity, and GE HealthCare have signed a tripartite cooperation agreement focus on education, medical practice, and research on imaging data according to international standards in the fields of diagnostic imaging and ultrasound; deploy new clinical technologies and applications, and conduct scientific research. The collaboration between the Hospital – University – Healthcare Equipment Company is an optimal model, contributing to enhancing the quality of medical education in Vietnam.

Vinmec and VinUniversity are two leading brands of Vingroup conglomerate in Vietnam in the fields of healthcare and education. Vinmec is the largest private healthcare system in the country with 7 hospitals and 3 international standard clinics; VinUni is a non-profit private higher education institution with the goal of becoming an excellent university. GE HealthCare is a leading global healthcare technology company, manufacturing and providing solutions, services, pharmaceuticals, data analysis tools for diagnostic imaging and digital solutions.

Specifically, Vinmec and VinUniversity will collaborate with GE HealthCare in implementing training courses in diagnostic imaging and ultrasound. GE HealthCare will actively introduce new technology applications into research and clinical activities to enhance diagnostic and treatment capabilities in key areas such as Oncology, Neurology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, and Sports Medicine. In particular, GE HealthCare’s most advanced solutions will be applied at Vinmec, including Imatis CT Navigation – a solution for planning and guiding optical interventions through the skin, Viewpoint applications, and ultrasound products using new artificial intelligence technology.

Additionally, the three parties will collaborate on scientific research to create data repositories, clinical evidence for new technologies, and applications on GE HealthCare’s imaging diagnostic systems used at Vinmec.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Ms. Le Thuy Anh, General Director of Vinmec Healthcare System, said: “With the goal of developing academic medicine, training elite human resources closely combining theory and practice to the highest international standards, we have enhanced cooperation with many healthcare systems and major partners worldwide, with GE HealthCare being a long-term strategic partner. We expect GE HealthCare, with its experience and reputation, to be a bridge bringing the most advanced solutions to Vietnam, helping doctors and medical students access state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies and equipment worldwide.”

Mr. Chris Khang, President and CEO of GE HealthCare for the ASEAN, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand regions, affirmed: “As a global provider of medical technology and equipment, GE HealthCare always aims to provide comprehensive solutions to train and enhance the medical examination and treatment capabilities of local healthcare personnel, thereby improving and enhancing healthcare services. This collaboration will be a great opportunity to further apply our latest technologies in the Vietnamese market and the region in general, promoting GE HealthCare’s global development goals and strategies”.

Mr. Chris Khang, President and CEO of GE HealthCare for the ASEAN, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand regions at the ceremony

The collaboration model between Hospital – University – Healthcare Equipment Company is a common model worldwide to leverage strengths, complement each other, and create sustainable development. The collaboration between Vinmec, VinUni, and GE HealthCare not only helps enhance the capacity of physicians in the field of diagnostic imaging but also contributes to promoting medical training, keeping up with modern medical education trends according to international standards in Vietnam.

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GE HealthCare is a leading global healthcare technology company, manufacturing and providing solutions, services, pharmaceuticals, data analysis tools for diagnostic imaging and digital solutions. These solutions aim to make hospitals more efficient, treatments more accurate, and patients healthier and happier. In Vietnam, GE HealthCare has been and is collaborating with Vinmec and VinUni in many important projects, providing the latest medical equipment and supporting capacity building for healthcare personnel.

Vinmec is the largest private healthcare system in the country with 7 hospitals and 3 international standard clinics. Currently, Vinmec is pioneering in operating excellent centers in cardiology, oncology, clinical immunology, orthopedic trauma, and sports medicine. Vinmec is also researching and applying advanced techniques such as cell therapy in treating difficult diseases, personalized treatments using 3D printing, organ transplantation, robotic surgery… In the strategy towards professional excellence, Vinmec is cooperating extensively with leading healthcare systems worldwide such as Cleveland Clinic, SUNH… in examination, consultation, and treatment to provide the best results for customers.

VinUniversity is a non-profit private university established by Vingroup, with the goal of becoming an excellent university, training talents for the future, contributing to sustainable development for the country. VinUni has a comprehensive strategic collaboration with 2 of the Top 20 Best Universities in the world, Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. In the academic year 2022-2023, VinUni became the youngest university in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve 7 criteria of 5 stars according to the standards of the world’s leading education ranking organization QS – Quacquarelli Symonds. VinUni is also the only university in Vietnam (and the second in Southeast Asia) to achieve the international accreditation for their 3 Residency Programs (Internal Medicine, Surgery and Pediatrics) based on the ACGME-I standards of graduate medical education. In the coming years, other specialties such as Orthopedics and Radiology will also be implemented following this standard.