Phuoc Van Le

Phuoc Van Le, MD, MPH, is the Vice Dean for Medical Education at the College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity in Hanoi, Vietnam. He is a Professor with extensive experience in global health, health equity, and medical education. His work spans academic leadership, clinical training, and public health innovation across underserved communities in the U.S. and globally.

His research interests focus on Global Health, Health Disparities, Medical Education, and Structural Competency. He has led transformative initiatives such as the HEAL Initiative and Arc Health, emphasizing equitable care delivery and training healthcare providers to serve marginalized populations. His scholarship integrates medical anthropology, ethics, and health systems reform.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in structural approaches to health equity, ethical considerations in global research, and public health practices in diverse cultural contexts such as Tibet and urban China. His work bridges clinical medicine with social science, aiming to reform medical training and healthcare delivery systems.

• Structural competency in medical education
• Ethics and informed consent in cross-cultural settings
• Public health behavior and policy in low-resource and indigenous communities

Dr. Le has co-founded major global health initiatives including the HEAL Initiative and Arc Health, which have provided care to over a million underserved individuals annually. While specific grant details are not listed, his leadership in these programs indicates substantial programmatic and operational funding. He mentors global health scholars and trainees through structured fellowship and mentorship programs.

He leads and contributes to teams such as the HEAL Initiative and Arc Health, both of which operate across multiple countries and healthcare settings. These teams focus on training, staffing, and delivering high-quality care in underserved areas, combining academic rigor with practical implementation.