Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University

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Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University


Established	18 January 1994
Type	Public
Dean	Prof. Supasit Pannarunothai M.D.,Ph.D.
Staff	578
Students	480
Location	Phitsanulok, Thailand
Campus	Urban
Colors	Green
Website	Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University

Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University located in Phitsanulok, Thailand. The first 10 years of establishment was designed based on the cost-effective principle: the Faculty of Medicine teaches preclinical years and the Ministry of Public Health hospitals teaches clinical years. After that the Faculty of Medicine will built and develop its own teaching hospital. Nowadays the Faculty's teaching hospital is Naresuan University Hospital with 6 Medical Education Centers cooperation.

Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University

1 Vision
2 History
3 Department
4 Medical Education Center
5 External link

[edit] Vision

To be a top medical school with international standards networked throughout the health care community to promote the health of Thais and Asians.

[edit] History

In 1992, the Cabinet decided that Thailand health system needed more medical doctors especially in upcountry. Naresuan University was included the plan as an active node for the production of doctors. Official agreement between the Ministry of Public Health and Naresuan University was signed on 18 February 1993.

The first batch of 33 medical students started education in 1994 and entered the clinical year at Buddhachinaraj Phitsanulok Hospital Medical Education Center and finally all were graduated in 2001.

The need to produce more medical doctors has been emphasized. The number of medical students in a batch has reached the maximum of 60. In 1999, the Cabinet approved to include Uttaradit Hospital ( another Ministry of Public Health hospital ), which located in Uttaradit as the second medical education center for Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University. In 2002, 30 clinical students were placed at Uttaradit Hospital.

In 2004, the Cabinet approved a new plan of Naresuan University to include 3 more Ministry of Public Health hospitals as Medical Education Centers ( Phrae Hospital in Phrae, Phichit Hospital in Phichit and King Taksin the Great Hospital in Tak ). This time, medical students have been recruited from health personnel ( bachelor degree holders ) who are serving at the Ministry of Public Health facilities. In 2005, about 30 clinical students were attached to Phrae, Phichit and King Taksin the Great Hospitals.

After the completion of Naresuan University Hospital, a faculty's teaching hospital in 2000, it is ready for 30 medical students to enter the clinical year in 2007.