Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, University of Bangkok Metropolis
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The Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital is a famous Medical School located in Bangkok, Thailand
. The Faculty started as a Medical College previously known as Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College & Vajira Hospital , the Medical School had its roots in the founding of Vajira Hospital
in 1912 and was officially established in 1993. Since 2010 it became a founding faculty of the newly established University of Bangkok Metropolis.
was founded in 1912 by H.M. the King Vajiravudh
, Intended to provide efficient public healthcare for Bangkok. It is one of the oldest Hospitals in Thailand, located on Samsen road in Dusit District, Bangkok. The Hospital name "Vajira" was named by the King Vajiravudh.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (abbreviated as BMA) Medical College was opened in 1985, operated by the BMA
, originally as a clinical training center receiving medical students from the Faculty of Medicine Srinakharinwirot University
. Even though as a separate organization the BMA Medical College headquarters in Vajira Hospital and provides teaching here. Subsequently in responding to a growing insufficiency of number of medical doctors, in 1993 BMA Medical College started their own medical program and opened admission for students, as an affiliated institution of Mahidol University
. Students attend their pre-clinical trainings at Mahidol University.
In 1998 BMA Medical College was merged with Vajira Hospital into a single organization under the name BMA Medical College & Vajira Hospital.
In 2010 BMA Medical College & Vajira Hospital along with Kuakarun College of Nursing joined to form a new University named "University of Bangkok Metropolis" , with the medical school's name changed to Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, University of Bangkok Metropolis. It has been officially declared in the Royal Thai Government Gazette in November 12, 2010.http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2553/A/069/1.PDF On June 3, 2011 H.M. the King Bhumibol Adulyadej
has presented the university with a new formal name as "Navamindradhiraj University" but is still in the process of official declaration.
programs, and Fellowship
programs.
Medical Students receive their Pre-clinical studies at Mahidol University
with the first year at its main campus at Salaya. The first year the students will study basic general studies which includes subjects such as Biology Chemistry Calculus Statistics Physics and many others. Students spend their second and third years at the Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
in Mahidol University's Phayathai Campus, studying basic medicine. The Clinical training, starting in the second semester of the 3rd year, is provided at the Faculty's campus at Vajira Hospital.
Vajira is one of the country's leading school in terms of medical science, clinical training and urban medication. Medical doctors graduated from Vajira are not only highly qualified and well trained but also ethical and moral. Students are well trained in areas of public service, teaching as well as research.
Mahidol University
University of Bangkok Metropolis
List of medical schools in Thailand
University of Bangkok Metropolis Official website
Vajira Hospital website (in english)
Medical Education and Students Affair
Vajira Medical Journal
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. The Faculty started as a Medical College previously known as Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College & Vajira Hospital , the Medical School had its roots in the founding of Vajira Hospital
Vajira Hospital
Vajira Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Thailand, founded by King Rama VI. It is a teaching University hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital. Situated on Samsen road, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand.-Background:...
in 1912 and was officially established in 1993. Since 2010 it became a founding faculty of the newly established University of Bangkok Metropolis.
History
Primary healthcare only became available in Siam in the late 19th century. But the number of Hospitals was still insufficient to meet the public demand. In effort of resolving this insufficiency Vajira HospitalVajira Hospital
Vajira Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Thailand, founded by King Rama VI. It is a teaching University hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital. Situated on Samsen road, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand.-Background:...
was founded in 1912 by H.M. the King Vajiravudh
Vajiravudh
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramentharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Phra Bat Somdet Phra Ramathibodi Si Sintharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama VI was the sixth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1910 until his death...
, Intended to provide efficient public healthcare for Bangkok. It is one of the oldest Hospitals in Thailand, located on Samsen road in Dusit District, Bangkok. The Hospital name "Vajira" was named by the King Vajiravudh.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (abbreviated as BMA) Medical College was opened in 1985, operated by the BMA
BMA
BMA may stand for:* Backup Management Applications* Baltimore Museum of Art* Bangkok Metropolitan Administration* Bangladesh Military Academy* Baptist Missionary Association of America, an association of churches in the United States...
, originally as a clinical training center receiving medical students from the Faculty of Medicine Srinakharinwirot University
Srinakharinwirot University
Srinakharinwirot University is a government sponsored university located in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was founded in 1949. It was named by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and is the leading Thai university in the field of Education and Fine Arts...
. Even though as a separate organization the BMA Medical College headquarters in Vajira Hospital and provides teaching here. Subsequently in responding to a growing insufficiency of number of medical doctors, in 1993 BMA Medical College started their own medical program and opened admission for students, as an affiliated institution of Mahidol University
Mahidol University
Mahidol University is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. Established back in 1888 as School of Medical Practitioners, Siriraj Hospital and reorganized in 1943 as University of Medical Sciences . The university originally focused on Health Sciences but also expanded to other...
. Students attend their pre-clinical trainings at Mahidol University.
In 1998 BMA Medical College was merged with Vajira Hospital into a single organization under the name BMA Medical College & Vajira Hospital.
In 2010 BMA Medical College & Vajira Hospital along with Kuakarun College of Nursing joined to form a new University named "University of Bangkok Metropolis" , with the medical school's name changed to Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, University of Bangkok Metropolis. It has been officially declared in the Royal Thai Government Gazette in November 12, 2010.http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2553/A/069/1.PDF On June 3, 2011 H.M. the King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
has presented the university with a new formal name as "Navamindradhiraj University" but is still in the process of official declaration.
Medical Education
Vajira Hospital provides medical programs for both Medical students and Postgraduate medical students. Vajira accepts about 80 Medical students a year, and also offers various ResidencySpecialty (medicine)
A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
programs, and Fellowship
Fellowship (medicine)
A fellowship is the period of medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program . During this time , the physician is known as a fellow...
programs.
Medical Students receive their Pre-clinical studies at Mahidol University
Mahidol University
Mahidol University is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. Established back in 1888 as School of Medical Practitioners, Siriraj Hospital and reorganized in 1943 as University of Medical Sciences . The university originally focused on Health Sciences but also expanded to other...
with the first year at its main campus at Salaya. The first year the students will study basic general studies which includes subjects such as Biology Chemistry Calculus Statistics Physics and many others. Students spend their second and third years at the Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
The Faculty of Science was founded as a Premedical School in 1958 by Prof. Dr. Stang Mongkolsuk, and took the name of Faculty of Science, Mahidol University in 1969. The Faculty is located on Rama VI Road, Phaya Thai District, Bangkok, Thailand...
in Mahidol University's Phayathai Campus, studying basic medicine. The Clinical training, starting in the second semester of the 3rd year, is provided at the Faculty's campus at Vajira Hospital.
Vajira is one of the country's leading school in terms of medical science, clinical training and urban medication. Medical doctors graduated from Vajira are not only highly qualified and well trained but also ethical and moral. Students are well trained in areas of public service, teaching as well as research.
Departments
- Department of Anatomical PathologyAnatomical pathologyAnatomical pathology or Anatomic pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross, microscopic, chemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies...
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Department of Clinical PathologyClinical pathologyClinical pathology , Laboratory Medicine , Clinical analysis or Clinical/Medical Biology , is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids, such as...
- Department of Emergency MedicineEmergency medicineEmergency medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute...
- Department of Forensic Medicine
- Department of MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
- Department of ObstetricsObstetricsObstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
and GynaecologyGynaecologyGynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"... - Department of OphthalmologyOphthalmologyOphthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
- Department of Orthopedic SurgeryOrthopedic surgeryOrthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
- Department of OtolaryngologyOtolaryngologyOtolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....
- Department of ParasitologyParasitologyParasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. As a biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in question, but by their way of life...
- Department of PediatricsPediatricsPediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
- Department of Physical medicine and rehabilitationPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPhysical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine
- Department of PsychiatryPsychiatryPsychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
- Department of RadiologyRadiologyRadiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
- Department of SurgerySurgerySurgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
- Department of Urban Medicine
- Division of NursingNursingNursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
- Division of DentistryDentistryDentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
- Research Center
- Vajira Cardiovascular Center
- Division of Medical Education and Student Affairs
See Also
Vajira HospitalVajira Hospital
Vajira Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Thailand, founded by King Rama VI. It is a teaching University hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital. Situated on Samsen road, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand.-Background:...
Mahidol University
Mahidol University
Mahidol University is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. Established back in 1888 as School of Medical Practitioners, Siriraj Hospital and reorganized in 1943 as University of Medical Sciences . The university originally focused on Health Sciences but also expanded to other...
University of Bangkok Metropolis
List of medical schools in Thailand
External links
Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital Official websiteUniversity of Bangkok Metropolis Official website
Vajira Hospital website (in english)
Medical Education and Students Affair
Vajira Medical Journal