29/06/2026
📌📌MAY 2026 NEWSLETTER AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SUMMARY
Ladies and gentlemen,
We would like to send you the following newsletter on activities of SympaMed Circular Scholarship (hereinafter referred to as SympaMed) in May 2026.
✅ 1. Financial Statement Summary (If you wish to receive our monthly financial statement which details every item of donation and expenditure, please email us at [email protected]):
✅1.1. Balance as at the End of December: VND 666,387,339
✅ 1.2. Funds Raised: VND 21,900,000
✅ 1.3. Beneficiary Costs: VND 93,000,000
✅1.4. Other Revenues and Expenditures (Bank Interest minus Bank Fees): VND 2,106
✅1.5. Balance at the end of the month: VND 595,289,445
✅ 1.6 Expenses Borne by the Founders: VND 4,610,000
🎁2. How to Donate to SympaMed:
🎁 In cash: Please contact Ha Le (Ms.)
Phone: 0914.623.938
Email: [email protected]
🎁By bank transfer into the following account:
Account Number: 1060320266
Account Name: Phan Nguyet Anh
Bank: Vietcombank
SWIFT Code: BFTVVNVX
*Reminders: When making a transfer, please specify " From … (name of donor) …email…" for SympaMed to send a receipt and prepare monthly financial statements.
✅ 3. Activities in the Month
✅ 3.1. Offline meeting of SympaMeders from Hanoi Medical University and Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
SMD02-09 from Hanoi Medical University was the first among the SympaMeders in Hanoi, even before the Founders, to have the opportunity to meet SympaMeders in Hue in person. Let's hear about her recent trip to Hue:
“A solo trip to Hue not overly planned, but never lonely. With just a message sent in advance, my SympaMed friends at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy welcomed me in a truly ‘Hue’ way: gentle, warm, and full of sincerity.
We sat at a café overlooking Nguyen Hoang Bridge, strolled leisurely along the Perfume River, and shared all kinds of stories under the sky. That evening, there were QA, M., T., and me. I had known QA since our time studying at Hanoi Medical University, while the other two were people I had just met for the first time. Yet there wasn’t a single moment of awkwardness or silence between us. We talked as if we had been close friends for years—laughing loudly, sharing stories about school, future plans, and even the uniquely entertaining ‘dramas’ of each university. Before we realized it, four hours had passed.
When it was finally time to say goodbye, all of us felt a little reluctant, as though the meeting should have lasted longer. Hopefully, I’ll have the chance to see everyone again very soon.
I truly love Hue, both its scenery and its people.”
✅3.2. Life Stories of SympaMeders at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
This month, SympaMed would like to share with you three scholarship applications from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, each written with so much care and sincerity. Some pages were smudged with ink, as if the writers had paused midway to gather themselves before continuing. Between the lines, we saw not only financial hardship, but also the deeply personal journeys that led these students to pursue medicine—and why they cannot afford to give up now.
Each applicant comes from a different family and a different part of the country, yet they share one remarkable common thread: all three have witnessed the suffering of seriously ill loved ones. It was these experiences—not prestige, not income, but compassion—that inspired them to become doctors.
Student YDH1-13 from Ha Tinh did not describe her dream of becoming a doctor in the usual way. Instead, she wrote about August 2025, when her father was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The family struggled to pay for a VND 30 million surgery, followed by repeated trips from Ha Tinh to Hanoi for follow-up appointments, transportation, accommodation, and medication. Her mother suffers from severe spinal degeneration and is no longer physically able to carry heavy loads, while her older brother, injured in an accident when he was in Grade 5, has been unable to do manual labor ever since. Last year's Typhoons No. 5 and No. 10 further devastated the family, damaging their home and destroying their rice fields. Today, the burden of supporting a family of six rests largely on a mother whose own health is failing. Now in her fourth year of medical school, she still has at least two more years before graduation, yet finding enough money to pay each semester's tuition remains an overwhelming challenge.
Student YDH1-15 also comes from a rural family. Her father, the family's main breadwinner, suffers from multiple chronic illnesses—including severe joint disease, gout, diabetes, and hypertension. He has undergone two joint replacement surgeries and spent nearly five months in hospital. Her mother earns a modest living through a small seasonal business, with income that depends heavily on the weather. Her older brother works far from home and sends back VND 3 million each month. Of that amount, VND 1 million goes toward their younger sibling's education, leaving just VND 2 million to cover her own tuition and all her living expenses. She tutors after class to support herself and reduce her family's burden, but as tuition fees continue to rise, the hours she spends working leave her with less time to study and rest, trapping her in a cycle that is increasingly difficult to escape.
Student YDH1-09, now in his fifth year of medical school, is only one year away from completing his six-year journey. Yet his family of three is facing severe financial hardship. His father works whatever jobs he can find—farming, spraying pesticides, and construction work—earning only VND 3–4 million per month while coping with chronic sinusitis and persistent joint pain. His mother has been unable to work for the past six years because of spinal disc disease that leaves her unable to perform physical labor. The floods of 2025 destroyed the family's rice harvest, while this year's tuition has increased to VND 35 million—far beyond what they can afford. Despite these difficulties, he tutors to earn extra income, assists in surgeries to gain clinical experience, and volunteers to care for elderly people and children with disabilities outside his academic schedule. In his application, he wrote: "I pledge to make the most of this opportunity, strive to excel in my studies, become a compassionate and highly skilled doctor, and one day give back by helping those in need."
SympaMed Circular Scholarship supports academically outstanding medical students and resident doctors from disadvantaged backgrounds at several medical and pharmacy universities across Vietnam. Each recipient receives VND 3 million per month throughout the academic year, helping to ease the financial burden of pursuing one of the country's most demanding professions.
We chose the word "Circular" because we believe kindness should never stop with one person. We hope that today's scholarship recipients will become stronger and more resilient through the support they receive, and that one day they, too, will extend a helping hand to others. Every contribution you make today is helping to educate a future doctor—someone who, one day, will stand beside a patient's bed and do everything in their power to save a life.
Thank you for reading our newsletter. We wish you good health and good luck!
SympaMed Circular Scholarship
