Unit Name: Nutrition Department – Faculty (CM16)
Formation History: Established on July 14, 2000.
The Nutrition Department was established according to Decision No. 708/QĐ – HVQY on July 14, 2000, by the Director of the Military Medical Academy and officially started operating from May 5, 2001.
The Nutrition Department – Faculty (CM16) was established according to Decision No. 4630/QĐ – HVQY on December 21, 2017, by the Director of the Military Medical Academy. This decision was implemented based on the organizational structure 1441/BTTM of the Military Medical Academy, involving the merger of the Nutrition Department within the Logistics Department at Hospital 103 into the Nutrition Department (Hospital 103). The Nutrition Department – Faculty officially began its operations in October 2018.
Contact Information: Nutrition Department – Faculty/Hospital 103, 261 Phung Hung Street, Phuc La, Ha Dong, Hanoi.
Clinic and Nutrition Consultation Department / BMKDD / Hospital 103
Location: Room 02A28 – 2nd Floor, Medical Examination Department.
Opening time: Morning: 6:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Afternoon: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM, weekdays from Monday to Friday.
Functions and Responsibilities:
– Training: Long-term multi-disciplinary military and civilian doctors, nursing graduates, specialized in clinical nutrition, guiding military and civilian lines in the field. Training PhDs in nutritional specialties and regulation.
– Scientific Research: Conducting or guiding research at various levels in the field of Nutrition and related areas.
– Treatment: Developing, providing, applying, and monitoring dietary regimes for patients undergoing treatment at the hospital. Diagnosing, advising, and treating nutrition-related illnesses.
Mission, Vision, and Core Values of the Nutrition Department – Faculty:
1. Mission: Conduct nutrition examinations, treatment, and consultations, meeting the requirements of multi-modal treatment; participating in training high-quality nutrition human resources; applying clinical nutrition in scientific research.
2. Vision: Strive to become a leading clinical nutrition unit.
3. Core Values: Comprehensive care, with the patient at the center, emphasizing that nutrition is medicine.

Comrades in Command and Leadership Throughout Different Periods:
Head of the Department:
May 2001 – April 2009 Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Dr. Tran Van Tap
April 2009 – January 2010 Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Dr. Nguyen Thanh Cho (In charge)
January 2010 – October 2016 Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Dr. Nguyen Thanh Cho
January 2018 – August 2018 Ph.D., Dr. Pham Duc Minh (In charge)
September 2018 – Present Ph.D., Dr. Pham Duc Minh
Head of the Faculty:
1991 – 2001 Dr. Nguyen Quang Nang (In charge)
2001 – June 2008 Dr. Do Dinh Tu (In charge)
June 2008 – August 2018 Comrade Pham Van Hien
September 2018 – Present Ph.D., Dr. Pham Duc Minh
Deputy Head of the Department:
6/2001 – 4/2009 Ph.D., Dr. Nguyen Thanh Cho
01/2015 – 12/2017 Ph.D., Dr. Pham Duc Minh
10/2020 – Present Ph.D., Dr. Nguyen Duy Dong
Deputy Head of the Faculty:
1991 – 2001 Ph.D., Dr. Nguyen Thanh Cho
1991 – 2001 Dr. Do Dinh Tu
10/2020 – Present Ph.D., Dr. Nguyen Duy Dong

The current team of officials and staff in the department:
Head of the Department-Faculty Dr. Pham Duc Minh Lecturer
Deputy Head of the Department-Faculty Dr. Nguyen Duy Dong Lecturer
Administrative Manager Mr. Nguyen Huu Luong Administrative
Doctor M.Sc., Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Khanh Lecturer
Bachelor of Nutrition 04 Nutritionist
Bachelor of Nursing 01 Nurse
Nutrition staff 04 Accounting, Contractor supervision

Fields of training and levels of education:

Medical speciality: Clinical Nutrition
Education levels Subjects Dates
Graduate Military and civilian general medicine, fifth year 2002-present
Bachelor of Nursing 1
Continuing education for general practitioners, and those pursuing Preventive medicine and Master of Nutrition 2014-present
Postgraduate Doctor of Nutritional moderation 2004-2012

In addition, the staff members of the Department have also been involved in provision of training for those pursuing Bachelor of Nutrition from Hanoi Medical University, provision of guidance for students doing specialized theses II, master’s and doctorate in nutritional moderation and other fields within and outside the Army.
List of required disciplines:
Clinical Nutrition

Key features
Examination and assessment of nutritional status Applying cell impedance measurement technique to evaluate the body’s nutritional status, especially patients with cachexia, cancer, and metabolic disorders
Applying ultrasound technology to evaluate patient muscle mass
Application of devices to measure muscle strength and anthropometric measurements
Nutrition examination and consultation for patients (Examination room 2A.28/ Military hospital 103) For subjects with acute and chronic diseases, children, and the elderly as follows:
⁻  Children with anorexia, malnutrition, and slow weight gain.
⁻  Malnourished adults with anorexia and weight loss.
⁻ Pregnant women and those with gestational diabetes.
⁻   Overweight and obese people.
⁻  People with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, Gout, dyslipidemia and hypertension.
⁻   Patients with diseases related to the digestive system.
⁻    Cancer patients.
⁻    Postoperative and preoperative patients.
⁻   Post-stroke patients and those with swallowing disorders…
Medical nutritional therapy Using medical nutrition therapy to treat patients with oral diet, catheter in chronic diseases, severe diseases, complex comorbidity, and those after surgery or receiving organ transplant, etc.

Outstanding achievements
Training
The Department has developed a clinical nutrition program to train military and civil medical doctors;
It has also developed postgraduate training programs for those pursuing  doctoral and master’s degrees, continuing education, bachelors of nutrition and dietetics;
From the 2002 – 2003 school year, the Department provided a number of training programs such as long-term military doctor classes from K33 course onwards, basic military doctor classes (termed as “location-based doctors A6a”) and civilian medical classes (termed as “civilian doctors 1 and junior doctors B7b”);
In December 2008, the textbook titled “Clinical Nutrition” was published, and in October 2017, the first edition was released by the People’s Army Publishing House intended for university training, and as a reference for medical professionals; the Department has provided 17 courses, with over 200 classes;
Since 2004, it has also provided support for 05 graduate students to successfully defend their doctoral theses as well as for 03 specialist doctors II and 01 member to pursue a Master’s degree;
Continuous training and preliminary specialized training courses in the field of nutritional moderation have also been provided for medical staff in a number of hospitals in the northern region;
It has been involved in training support for some units such as National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi Medical University, Hai Duong University of Medical Technology, University of Public Health and Central Military Hospital 108, among others.
Profession and treatment
The Department has developed 55 diet plans, including those related to specific diseases for patients treated in hospitals and according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health. The software to manage the nutritional regimen of inpatients in the hospital has also been created for the facilitation of digital diet reports and at the same time; available regimens and active nutritional intervention regimens are designed when indicated;
The Department always coordinates closely with the Logistics – Technical Department, concerned divisions and clinical departments to ensure good patient nutrition, contributing to improving treatment quality. The nutritional regimens are prescribed for seriously ill patients who need separate nutritional regimens and special diets. It has also ensured good nutrition for patients with successful kidney transplants, liver transplants, heart transplants, lung transplants and multi-organ transplants;
Examination, assessment, treatment monitoring and nutritional advice for a number of patients have also been provided, including inpatients and outpatients before, during and after the treatment and intervention process; Patients coming to the outpatient clinic are also catered for.
Scientific research
Chairing 01 state-level project on nurturing burn patients (64D.04.02), which was accepted and graded as good;
Chairing over 10 grassroots-level projects that were accepted and graded as excellent and 03 branch projects of the State-level project;
Being involved in the “Organ Transplant Project Cluster”, a State-level project of the Vietnam Military Medical University;
Being involved in many scientific research topics with the Commissariat on nutrition for soldiers (KCB 02-02; KCB 02-05);
Developing a standard diet for patients in the military hospitals chaired by the Military Medical Department. The menus for a number of subjects and units have also been suggested, including those for football teams with members under 11 to 23 of Viettel Football Player Training Center, pilots of the Vietnam People’s Army, officers and workers working on rigs oil and gas drilling by Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Vietsovpetro;
Combining teaching and patient care practices for scientific research to contribute to the improvement of professional qualifications in teaching and patient care;
The Department has already published over 80 articles in prestigious national scientific journals, including 05 publications in prestigious international specialized journals.