The College of Medicine and Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani University () is a medical and public health school in
Warin Chamrap District,
Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.
History
The College of Medicine and Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani University was founded on 17 December 2002, following a meeting with
Sunpasithiprasong Hospital
Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital () is the main hospital of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand, and is classified under the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains doctors of the Faculty ...
, the
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University and
Ubon Ratchathani University
Ubon Ratchathani University (UBU) (Thai, มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี) was established as a campus of Khon Kaen University, Thailand, in 1987. It gained independent university status in 1990.
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History
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, with the goal of increasing the provision of education for medical and healthcare personnel in the South
Isan
Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provin ...
region. On 8 November 2003, the Medical Doctor (MD) course was approved by the
Medical Council of Thailand The Medical Council of Thailand () is the country's professional regulatory body of the medical profession. It operates under the provisions of the Medical Profession Act, B.E. 2525 (1982 CE), which replaced series of earlier legislation dating to t ...
and in 2005, the
BSc
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
in Public Health course was approved as well.
Teaching hospitals
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Ubon Ratchathani University Hospital
Ubon Ratchathani ( th, อุบลราชธานี, ) is one of the four major cities of Isan (with Khorat/Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani, and Khon Kaen), also known as the "big four of Isan." The city is on the Mun River in the south ...
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Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital
Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital () is the main hospital of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand, and is classified under the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains doctors of the Faculty ...
(CPIRD), Ubon Ratchathani Province
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Sisaket Hospital (CPIRD), Sisaket Province
See also
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List of medical schools in Thailand
Medical education in Thailand was pioneered by King Chulalongkorn, who founded the country's first medical school called the "School of Medical Practitioners" at Siriraj Hospital in 1889, now the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol Unive ...
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Thai Wikipedia.
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Medical schools in Thailand
University departments in Thailand
Ubon Ratchathani University