Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University

Infobox_University
name = Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University


established = January 18 1994
type = Public
dean = Prof. Supasit Pannarunothai, M.D., Ph.D.
enrollment = 450
staff = 175
location = Phitsanulok, Thailand
campus = Urban
colors = Green
website = [http://www.med.nu.ac.th www.med.nu.ac.th]

Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University located in Phitsanulok province, Thailand. The first 10 years of establishment was designed based on the cost-effective principle: the Faculty of Medicine teaches pre-clinical 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 primary teaching hospital is Naresuan University Hospital with 6 Medical Education Centers cooperation.

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 February 18 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 province 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 province, Phichit Hospital in Phichit province and King Taksin Memorial Hospital in Tak province) . 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 medical students were attached to Phrae, Phichit and King Taksin Memorial Hospital.

After the completion of Naresuan University Hospital, a faculty's primary teaching hospital (Renaming from "Health Sciences Research Institute" in 2005), it is ready for 30 medical students to enter the clinical year in 2007.

Vision

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

Dean

Department

* Department of Anesthesiology
* Department of Community, Family and Occupational Medicine
* Department of Medicine
* Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
* Department of Ophthalmo-Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
* Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine
* Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine
* Department of Pediatrics
* Department of Psychiatry
* Department of Radiology
* Department of Surgery

University Hospital (Primary teaching affiliate)

* Naresuan University Hospital

Medical Education Center (Other teaching affiliates)

* Buddhachinaraj Phitsanulok Hospital, Phitsanulok
* Chiangrai Regional Hospital, Chiang Rai
* King Taksin Memorial Hospital, Tak
* Phichit Hospital, Phichit
* Phrae Hospital, Phrae
* Uttaradit Hospital, Uttaradit

Address

99 Moo 9, Phitsanulok-Nakhon Sawan Road, Tha Pho, Mueang Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand

ee also

*List of Medical Schools in Thailand

External links

* [http://www.med.nu.ac.th/ Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University website]
*Naresuan University [http://www.nu.ac.th/english/]