Praboromarajchanok Medicine Program, Mahidol University
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กลุ่มนักศึกษาแพทยศาสตร์พระบรมราชชนก | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1997 |
| Location |
Nakhon Ratchasima Province Nakhon Si Thammarat Province Nakhon Sawan Province Ratchaburi Province |
| Colors | Green |
| Affiliations |
Mahidol University Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctor (CPIRD) |
| Website | http://www.cpird.in.th |
Praboromarajchanok Medicine Program (Thai: กลุ่มนักศึกษาแพทยศาสตร์พระบรมราชชนก), or the Praboromarajchanok Institute is the 13th medical program established in Thailand, and was founded in 1997. The Praboromarajchanok Institute is a medical school which consists of a collection of Medical Education Centers (MEC), in the Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctor (CPIRD) under the management of Mahidol University. The university approved 4 hospitals as teaching affiliates in this project, and the institute offers only the Doctor of Medicine program (M.D.) - PIMD/B, which produces around 132 medical doctors annually.
History
In 1992, the Cabinet decided that Thailand health system needed more medical doctors especially in rural areas. Due to the urgent need to produce more rural medical doctors, the Cabinet approved the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Education to set up a new model of medical education in the rural areas of Thailand called the "Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctor (CPIRD)" in 1994, responsible by Praboromarajchanok Institute. This was subsequently changed to "Office of Administration for Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctor" in 1997.
The official agreement between the Ministry of Public Health and Mahidol University was signed in 1997 with its publication in the Government Gazette on September 14, 1999. Mahidol University approved 4 Hospitals as teaching affiliates in this project:
- Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
- Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Sawanpracharak Hospital, Nakhon Sawan Province
- Ratchaburi Hospital, Ratchaburi Province
It offers one undergraduate program: the Doctor of Medicine program (M.D.) - PIMDB. The first batch (PI'01) of 16 medical students from Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital started education in 1997. First batches of students started studying at Sawanpracharak Hospital, Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital and Ratchaburi Hospital in 1999. The number of medical students in has reached increased from 16 (PI'01-02) to 80 (PI'03-06), 88 (PI'07-08), 96 (PI'09-10), 120 (PI'11-12), and now 132 (PI'13-14).
See also
References
Royal Thai Government Gazette; September 14, 1999
Mahidol University Quota