
Country
Vietnam
Bio
Van Thanh Le is currently Head of Physiotherapy of University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. She is Vietnam coordinator of ARES project funded by Belgian government. With ARES project, the master program of Physiotherapy has been delivered in Vietnam for the first time. Besides she takes the role as focal person of ADAPTIVE project which aims at advancing physiotherapy in Vietnam with support from World Physiotherapy. On the other hand she is still working as a clinician and is in charge of Physiotherapy-Rhabilitation Department of University Medical center. Her interest is musculoskeleton and preventive intervention.The biggest dream of her life is to contribute to the development of physiotherapy in Vietnam. Therefore, she has been working proactively to promote the professional. Being vice president of Vietnam Physical Therapy Association (VNPTA) is one of different ways help her make her dream come true.