The medical physics education and training program of Nguyen Tat Thanh university

For successfully running the education program in medical physics. The Nguyen Tat Thanh University highly appreciates the national and international co-operations and considers it as a key element in human resource development in order to meet the actual demand of development and application of an advanced achievement of science and technology in atomic energy field into the health care sector. Nguyen Tat Thanh University have already co-operated with some hospitals and research centers in Ho Chi Minh City such as Hospital 175, Cho Ray Hospital. Center for Nuclear Techniques of HCM City in order to facilitate students in study by providing good practical environment. Alternatively, NTTU also enhances the co-operation with foreign partners such as IAEA. Universities of Malaysia, and Taiwan Universities. Some cooperation agreements have been signed for exchanging expertise and training of staff. Conclusions and acknowledgment The paper presented the comprehensive analysis on the current status of ưaining in medical physics in Viet Nam as well as the current and future medical physicist human resource demand in order to meet the development requirement of the society. The paper also provided the basic information to readers for clearly understanding the roles and responsibilities of medical physicist in radiation medicine, who is playing the primary role in radiation protection and safety for patients and in reducing the radiation risk to public and in providing the good services for increasing the high quality in diagnostics and treatment, particular in cancer therapy: to avoid confusion between the medical physicist with other medical practitioners. The paper also provided the necessary- information to relevant regulatory bodies to take the necessary actions to officially recognize medical physics as the new health care profession. On this occasion, on behalf of NTTU. the authors expressed then sincere thanks to all functional departments of the Ministry of science and technology’, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry’ of Education and Technology. International Atomic Energy Agency and other national and international institutions for then enthusiasm in co-operation and supports to develop the first Medical Physics education program in Vietnam and turn it become true. The research team also acknowledges the Organizer of the 1st Annual National Vietnam Medical Education Conference for giving the team to present its works at the Conference 2017.