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Background: Doctor of Preventive Medicine is a new training program in Vietnam. Observation suggests that knowledge and understanding of Preventive Medicine Students are still vague and thus leading to the unenthusiastic learning attitude. Research objectives: 1. To assess the understanding of Preventive Medicine students towards the functions and duties of Doctor of Preventive Medicine. 2.To assess the attitude of Preventive Medicine students towards their careers in future. 3.To identify related factors of the knowledge and attitude of Preventive Medicine students towards their careers in future. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among all Preventive Medicine students of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy from the 1st year to 5th year (N=536) using structured questionnaire which were self-administered by participants. Results: 92,5% of respondents had a good understanding about functions and duties of staff working in preventive medicine. 62,6% of students reported their interest in preventive medicine. However, the interest in preventive medicine is not significantly associated with the understanding of students about preventive medicine and the study results of students. Students in different courses was significantly diferrent in reporting their good understanding in preventive medicine. Conclusions: A high proportion of preventive medicine students had good understanding about their field of studying. Further studies are recommended to examine the patterns while marketing and education activities are needed to improve the understanding about the training program and the application in future careers.

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