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license: cc-by-nc-4.0
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---
# 🦀 MedCrab Dataset

A high-quality English→Vietnamese medical translation dataset containing 260,000 parallel sentence pairs, validated by clinical physicians for training specialized medical translation models.

## Dataset Description

**MedCrab** is a carefully curated dataset designed to support the development of accurate medical translation systems between English and Vietnamese. The dataset covers a wide range of medical domains including clinical documents, research papers, textbooks, and biomedical engineering content.

**⚠️ Access Policy**: This dataset is **not publicly available for download**. Access is granted exclusively to:
- Hospitals and healthcare institutions
- Academic research organizations
- Medical universities and research centers

For access requests, please contact the author with details about your institution and intended research use.

## Dataset Creation

### Source Data

The dataset is compiled from various medical and biomedical sources including:
- Medical textbooks and reference materials
- Clinical research papers
- Biomedical engineering documentation
- Healthcare guidelines and protocols

### Data Validation

All translations have been reviewed and validated by qualified clinical physicians to ensure:
- Medical terminology accuracy
- Clinical context preservation
- Cultural and linguistic appropriateness for Vietnamese medical practice

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

# Load the dataset
dataset = load_dataset("pnnbao-ump/MedCrab")

# Access training data
train_data = dataset["train"]

# Example: Get first translation pair
print(train_data[0])
```

## Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the medical professionals who contributed their expertise to validate this dataset:

- **Dr. Trần Phạm Tuyên** - Rostov State Medical University, Russia
- **Dr. Trương Quốc Bảo** - University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Their clinical expertise and dedication to medical education excellence made this dataset possible.

## License

This dataset is released under **Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)**.

**Non-commercial use only.** For commercial applications, please contact the author directly.

## Citation

If you use this dataset in your research, please cite:

```bibtex
@dataset{medcrab2025,
  title={MedCrab: A High-Quality English-Vietnamese Medical Translation Dataset},
  author={Pham Nguyen Ngoc Bao and Tran Pham Tuyen and Truong Quoc Bao},
  year={2025},
  publisher={Hugging Face},
  howpublished={Clinical validation by Dr. Tran Pham Tuyen (Rostov State Medical University) and Dr. Truong Quoc Bao (University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City)},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/pnnbao-ump/MedCrab}
}
```

## Contact

For questions, collaborations, or commercial licensing inquiries:
- GitHub: [@pnnbao97](https://github.com/pnnbao97)
- Hugging Face: [@pnnbao-ump](https://huggingface.co/pnnbao-ump)

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