Some educators have warned that the sharp rise in tuition set by state-owned schools will deprive poor but good students of opportunities to access higher education.

There are over 50 universities in the country that provide majors related to human health, including 10 specialized schools that have only health related faculties.

Even with a 29 score for three exam subjects (each on a 10-point scale), many students have not been accepted by the schools they chose, leading to questions about the fairness of the enrollment scheme.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, medical schools train their students for six years but in developed countries, the training time is 12-13 years, half of which is for practice.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Health’s (MOH) decision to stop recruiting health workers with intermediate schools (2-year training) from 2021 has upset the calculations of all students, schools and hospitals as well.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of excellent students, who got 27/30 marks from the university entrance exams, or 9/10 mark for every exam subject, have failed the exams to the Hanoi Medical University.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huu Tien, who came first at the national entrance exams to the Hanoi Medical University, the most prestigious school in the training major, may go soldiering instead of going to school.

Vietnam is seriously lacking the labor force for the healthcare sector. Meanwhile, the HCM City Education and Training Department has reported that only 50 percent of medical school graduates can find the jobs as trained.