Record reward for author of article that resonates in the world medical community

Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Diep Tuan, Principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, has just signed a decision to reward Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan - Deputy Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, main author of a scientific article published in an international peer-reviewed journal in 2018, with a record amount of VND 289,624,000.

Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan is the leader of a research project on in vitro fertilization with results published in a world-famous medical journal. Photo: NVCC

Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City) is the main author and leader of the research project on "IVF transfer of Fresh or Frozen embryos in women without polycystic ovaries" published in the world-renowned medical journal The New England journal of medicine (citation index 72,406).

This is the first article of the Vietnamese Obstetrics and Gynecology sector in this journal, the research was conducted entirely in Vietnam.

Previously, when sharing withDan TriRegarding the results of this study, Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan said, “There are two methods of embryo transfer in the world for in vitro fertilization (IVF). That is, transferring fresh embryos into the uterus or freezing the embryos first, then transferring the thawed embryos into the uterus.

Many people think it is a very normal thing to do because the technique of transferring fresh embryos or freezing embryos has been performed for a long time. But the question of which method is more effective, less costly, has fewer complications, and a faster pregnancy time has not been answered satisfactorily. Therefore, our research team sought the answer by comparing the two treatment methods for this problem.

A representative of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City said that according to the school's regulations, any article published in an international scientific journal will be rewarded. However, the reward level will vary based on the article's Impact factor (VND 2 million/1 index).

Dr. Ngoc Lan is the first author and also the person who responded to all the peer reviewers, so the reward is doubled. Up to now, this is the paper with the highest reward in the history of the school.

What is special is that although the author of the article was awarded, he did not accept it but donated it to the school's youth scientific research fund. This fund is used to award international scientific articles but does not pay cash but pays for trips to attend international scientific conferences and seminars.