Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Following the Second National Economic and Social Development Plan (1964–1966), the Thai government aimed to increase the number of doctors and nurses in order to meet the needs of the country. In August 1964, the government cabinet approved the plan of setting up a new medical school which would be located around the Phaya Thai area, on the Thung Phaya Thai grounds owned by the Treasury Department and located opposite the Ministry of Industry. Furthermore, a new hospital called was also to be built on the site. On December 30, 1965, HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej graciously conferred upon the name of this new medical school “Ramathibodi” and laid the foundation stone for the faculty and hospital's buildings, as well as officially enrolling the first cohort of medical students at the Faculty of Science. Four years later, the King opened the new faculty and hospital on May 3, 1969 and patient admission started three days later. Apart from the government's fund, the faculty was financially and academically supported by the Rockefeller Foundation of the United States. Since then the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital has been fully equipped and has provided medical education and services as well as research facilities to the public.

The Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital is one of two main medical schools within Mahidol University. The other older medical school is the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.

The hospital is located on Rama 6 Road, close to Chitralada Royal Villa. There are 3 main health servicing buildings (Building 1, Queen Sirikit Building, and Somdech Phra Debaratana Building) on the medical school campus which serve at least 5,000 out-patient visits per day and in-patients with more than 1,000 beds for tertiary medical care. It is served by Ramathibodi Hospital Railway Halt, operated by the State Railway of Thailand. There are dormitories and sports facilities for medical students located on-site.

In 2010, the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital launched a new project, named the Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute (CNMI) (Thai: สถาบันการแพทย์จักรีนฤบดินทร์) as a center for medical excellence in Asia to celebrate the 84th Anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday. The project approximately costed 6 billion Baht.[1] The institute opened on the 25th of December 2017 and was attended by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.[2]

• Department of Anesthesiology
• Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division
• Department of Communication Science and Disorders
• Department of Community Medicine
• Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology
• Division of Emergency Medicine
• Department of Family Medicine
• Department of Internal Medicine
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Department of Ophthalmology
• Department of Orthopedics
• Department of Otolaryngology
• Department of Pathology
• Department of Pediatrics
• Department of Psychiatry
• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Department of Surgery
• School of Nursing
• Research Center
• Medical Education and Student Affairs
• Graduate Program In Nutrition Group

The faculty offers a range of courses including the following:

Apart from regular programs, the faculty also offers numerous resident specialty programs, sub-specialty programs, and fellowship programs.

• Ramathibodi Hospital
• Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute

• Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
• Buriram Hospital, Buriram Province
• Chao Phraya Yommarat Hospital, Suphan Buri Province
• Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Hospital, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province[9]

• List of medical schools in Thailand

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• Official website