Reflections on Studying in Paris - Part 1
Published on: 9/2/2026
Luckily back in Paris after 5 years. This time I got to participate in an affiliated program between Sorbonne University and Hanoi Medical University on training French-speaking students.
The program has many activities such as sightseeing, attending classes, participating in courses on teaching methods, information technology, etc., mainly taking place at Le Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, the oldest and largest public hospital in Europe.
Photos 1-2: Some of the classes I attended at Le Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
As the youngest member of the delegation, which included many teachers, seniors, and former FFIs who are now professors and leading experts in various specialties, I must say their eager spirit for learning never ends. Lively discussion sessions ran overtime by as much as an hour.
Photos 3-4: Dr. Vu Anh taken with the teachers and seniors in the delegation
After the morning courses, everyone went out to the garden for lunch and sunbathing, chatting lively just like in student days. The French educational and medical system truly still has many things worth learning; even older generations of teachers still have to keep studying, so the youth must get up and go even more.
Photo 5: Sunbathing after the morning classes
Dr. Do Vu Anh
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