The scholarship has encouraged students in medical schools to study harder, said Nguyen Tan Binh, director of the city’s Department of Health.
The scholarship will also allocate VND30 million (US$1,423) in scholarships for ethnic midwives in remote villages who pursue studying in HCMC.
Dr. Truong Thi Xuan Lieu, deputy chairwoman of the Medical Association of HCMC, is the new chairperson of the scholarship fund, replacing Dr. Duong Quang Trung who passed away.
The scholarship ceremony is scheduled to take place in Pham Ngoc Thach Medicine University in April 2014.
The awards ceremony was organized by Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper, Pham Ngoc Thach Medicine University and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC.
Since its establishment 15 years ago, the Nguyen Van Huong Scholarship has helped fulfill the dream of hundreds of medical students.
