How have health industry benchmarks changed in recent years?

(NLDO) - The benchmark scores for health majors are always high, especially medicine and dentistry, with an average score of 9 points/subject to be able to pass the university entrance exam.

In 2025, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the floor score for the health sector with university-level practice certificates in 2025, a decrease of 2 points compared to 2024.

In which, admission is based on high school graduation exam scores. Specifically: Medicine and dentistry have the highest minimum score of 20.5 points; traditional medicine and pharmacy have a minimum score of 19 points; the remaining majors have a minimum score of 17 points or more. With this minimum score, many candidates hope that this year's benchmark score will tend to decrease. However, according to experts, whether the benchmark score increases or decreases depends on many other factors such as the number of candidates registering, quotas, training programs, etc.

Students of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy organize therapeutic activities at An Binh Hospital

University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City

In 2022, the medical industry has the highest benchmark score of 27.55 points, followed by dentistry with 27 points. The lowest benchmark score is midwifery with 19.05 points.

In 2023, although the benchmark score has slightly decreased, the medical industry still holds the top position with 27.34 points, the dental industry takes 26.96 points. The public health industry has the lowest benchmark score of 19 points, a decrease of 0.5 points compared to 2022.

In 2024, the benchmark for the medical industry will increase again to 27.8 points, and for the dental industry will be 27.35 points. The public health industry will continue to have the lowest benchmark score of 21.45 points (an increase of 1.45 points).

Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine

In 2022, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine will have a benchmark score of 18.01 - 26.65 points. Of which, the two majors of medicine and dentistry for candidates with registered residence outside of Ho Chi Minh City will still have the highest benchmark score of 26.65 points. The two majors with the sharpest decrease in benchmark scores are nutrition (down 5.7 points) and nursing.

In 2023, the medical major for candidates with registered residence outside of Ho Chi Minh City will still hold the highest position with a benchmark score of 26.31 points (a slight decrease compared to 2022), followed by the dental - maxillofacial major with 26.28 points. The public health major has the lowest floor score of 18.35 points.

In 2024, the school will remove the admission code for students with registered residence in Ho Chi Minh City, and will have only one admission code for all majors.

The medical industry still ranked first with 26.57 points (a slight increase of 0.26 points), the dental industry had the next highest standard score with 26.49 points. The public health industry had the lowest standard score in the school at 21.35 points (an increase of 2.85 points).

University of Health Sciences - VNU-HCM

The University of Health Sciences is the 8th member university of VNU-HCM, established in June 2024 on the basis of the Faculty of Medicine under VNU-HCM.

In 2024, the school's medical major will have the highest standard score of 26.4 points, while the nursing major will have the lowest standard score of 22.6 points.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/diem-chuan-nhom-nganh-suc-khoe-nhung-nam-gan-day-thay-doi-ra-sao-196250812142916132.htm