Grand Opening of the First Medical Museum in Vietnam and Two Other Key Facilities

On the morning of January 31, the Institute–University of Phan Chau Trinh University of Medicine (PCTU) officially inaugurated the Apollo Medical Museum, the Bui Duy Tam Library, and the Center for Biomedical Research and Application. These are three key facilities serving education, training, scientific research, and community-oriented activities.

Apollo Medical Museum

The ribbon-cutting moment at the Medical Museum and Library.

Considered the first medical museum in Vietnam built within a university specializing in health sciences, the facility is envisioned as a space preserving medical heritage, where artifacts, documents, and stories of the medical field are systematized and introduced to students and the community.

Here, each artifact tells a story, and each space offers a lesson on medical ethics, professional responsibility, and the spirit of serving humanity. The history of medicine is therefore not only preserved but becomes a living part of the educational process.

Students have the opportunity to explore the developmental milestones of medical science, gain a deeper understanding of foundational knowledge, professional values, and the humanistic spirit of the field. Through this, the museum contributes to shaping professional awareness, serious learning attitudes, and a sense of responsibility on the journey to becoming physicians.

This is also the core message the Museum aims to convey: spreading the humanistic values of medicine, promoting medical ethics, and providing career orientation for future medical students.

Sharing about the museum’s operational direction, Ms. Le Thi Bich Le, Museum Manager, stated:

After the inauguration, the Apollo Medical Museum will officially open to welcome pupils, students, and visitors for tours and experiences. The museum operates from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Saturday each week. In the initial phase, no entrance fee will be applied to create broader access for the community to this academic and medical heritage space; admission fees will be introduced according to plan in the future.
  

Bui Duy Tam Library

Although previously put into use, the Bui Duy Tam Medical Library was officially inaugurated on the same morning with an upgraded appearance, particularly in its technological platform, helping students optimize and enhance their access to learning resources. The space is designed following a modern library model, ensuring a quiet and focused study environment while gradually improving the digital learning resource system and tools supporting study and research.

Center for Biomedical Research and Application

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Center for Biomedical Research & Application.

This facility plays a role in connecting research with practical needs. According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Viet Anh, Deputy Director of the Center

The Center is oriented to become a hub for research and technology transfer in biomedical and pharmaceutical fields, focusing on cell technology, gene technology, and biomedical informatics.

The Center is modernly designed and equipped with infrastructure and systems that meet GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) standards. Together with a team of young researchers who are PhDs trained in countries with advanced scientific backgrounds, the Center aims to develop biomedical products with practical value. Research activities are carried out in connection with application potential, while also emphasizing the training of science and technology human resources for the Central and Central Highlands regions.

A shared feature of these three facilities is the application of technological platforms, particularly artificial intelligence. Technology here does not replace humans but expands learning, research, and creative capacity, generating new values in education and medicine.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Nguyen Huu Tung, Chairman of the University Council, stated:

The simultaneous operation of these three facilities reflects the University’s long-term investment direction for its training and research ecosystem. The components are implemented along a connected axis from knowledge preservation and learning resource development to research and application, forming a foundation for medical education aligned with current practical demands.