Perceptions of Modernized Anatomy Teaching Tools and Methods: A Mixed Method Study Among Medical, Nursing Students and Faculty.

Anatomy education is fundamental for medical and nursing students. There is a growing shift toward modern tools such as 3D applications, virtual dissection tables, and plastinated cadavers. This mixed-methods study at VinUniversity explored perceptions of these innovations.

Boosting clerkship preparedness: student insights on the effectiveness of an intensive post-COVID transition course.

Background: The Medical Doctor program at VinUniversity, developed in collaboration with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, comprises three years of preclinical education followed by three years of clinical rotations. The COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2023) disrupted medical education in Vietnam, underscoring the need for innovative strategies to address gaps in practical skills. In response, the Transition to Clinical Training (TCT) course was introduced in September 2023 to better prepare students for clinical clerkships.

The complex interplay of personal and external factors in medical students' specialty decision-making: A qualitative study.

Background: Medical students' specialty decisions are shaped by a complex interaction of personal characteristics, academic experiences, social influences, and broader contextual factors. In lower-middle-income countries, where Western medical curricula are adapted to local educational and cultural contexts, little is known about how students make sense of these influences in shaping their future professional roles. This study aimed to explore how students interpret and construct their specialty choices in a newly established hybrid medical curriculum in Vietnam.

Aspirations to study medicine, perceptions of a good doctor, and their influence on specialty choice among medical students.

Background: Specialty decision-making among medical students reflects a complex interplay of motivations, evolving perceptions, and experiences during medical training. This study explores how students' initial motivations, views on what makes a good doctor, and academic progression influence their specialty preferences.

Methods: A mixed-methods study was conducted at VinUniversity, a not-for-profit medical school in Vietnam.

Do structured career counselling initiatives influence specialty preferences in medical students? A longitudinal observational survey study.

Objective: This longitudinal study aimed to document shifts in specialty preferences, career pathways and intended practice locations among medical students following the implementation of structured career initiatives during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Design: A longitudinal observational survey study.

Setting: A private, not-for-profit institution, VinUniversity in Hanoi, Vietnam during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Case report: A rare case of multifocal, combined lymphatic-venous malformation.

Vascular malformations, including lymphatic-venous malformations (LVMs), are complex and can lead to significant morbidity. This case report details the management of a rare multifocal, combined LVM in a 3-month-old male, misdiagnosed as a right inguinal hernia prenatally. Postnatal imaging revealed multiloculated cystic masses extending from the mons pubis to the right groin, scrotum, and thigh.

One Trocar-Assisted Retroperitoneoscopic Ureteroureterostomy for Ureteral Duplication.

To describe the operative technique and outcome of one trocar-assisted retroperitoneoscopic ureteroureterostomy (OTAU) in 40 cases of complete ureteral duplication in children. From September 2016 to December 2020, 40 patients (12 male and 28 female) less than 10 years of age underwent OTAU. A transverse skin incision of 12 mm in length was created approximately 1 cm above the iliac crest.

Long-term outcome of retroperitoneoscopic one-trocar-assisted pyeloplasty: a single-center and single-surgeon experience.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the long-term outcomes of retroperitoneoscopic one-trocar-assisted pyeloplasty (OTAP) for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in children.

Methods: This retrospective analysis included 70 pediatric cases, all under the age of 5, diagnosed with UPJO and treated with the OTAP technique between May 2011 and June 2013 by a single surgeon. A single 10 mm operative scope with a 5 mm working channel was utilized to mobilize the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) and exteriorize it through the trocar insertion site.

Suspension sutures facilitate single-incision laparoscopic-assisted rectal pull-through for Hirschsprung disease.

Background: To present a surgical technique of single-incision laparoscopic-assisted endorectal pull-through (SILEP) with suspension sutures using conventional instruments for Hirschsprung disease (HD) and its long-term follow-up outcomes.

Methods: The procedure began with a 1 cm transumbilical skin incision. Three separate punctures were made in the fascia with a 5 mm scope in the middle and 5 mm and 3 mm ports for working instruments on the left and right, respectively.

Robotic-assisted surgery for choledochal cyst in children: early experience at Vietnam National Children's Hospital.

Purpose: We aimed to describe our robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) techniques and assess the early results of RAS for choledochal cysts in children.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of children who underwent RAS for a congenital choledochal cyst at our institution between February 2013 and August 2016. We analyzed patient characteristics, operative data, and postoperative outcomes.