The Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University () is the third oldest medical school in Thailand located in
Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai and is the first medical school in Thailand to be set up in a regional location outside
Bangkok
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History
The need for increased medical personnel in Thailand rose rapidly and the country only had two medical schools at the time which was the
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
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and
Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn Hospital of the University of Medical Sciences (now
Mahidol University). Therefore, the University and the
Ministry of Public Health proposed the construction of the Faculty of Medicine Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital which was to be set up to spread medical education to more regional parts of Thailand. This was done in 1954 and in 1956 involved cooperation with United States Overseas Missions (USOM), providing the funding, equipment and technology for the medical school. The organisation of the faculty was approved by the cabinet on 12 December 1956 and construction was ordered by royal decree of
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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on 28 October 1959.
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai University ( CMU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) is a public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964. It has a strong emphasis on engineering, science, agriculture, and medicine. It ...
was then founded in 1964 by royal decree and officially opened on 24 January 1965. On 16 March 1965, the Faculty of Medicine was moved from the University of Medical Sciences to Chiang Mai University and so became the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University.
As of the 2018 academic year, the Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University accepted 258 undergraduate students for the Medicine (MD) course.
Departments
* Department of Anaethesiology
* Department of Anatomy
* Department of Biomedical Science
* Department of Community Medicine
* Department of Emergency Medicine
* Department of Family Medicine
* Department of Forensic Medicine
* Department of Internal Medicine
* Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
* Department of Ophthalmology
* Department of Orthopaedics
* Department of Otolaryngology
* Department of Parasitology
* Department of Pathology
* Department of Paediatrics
* Department of Pharmacology
* Department of Physical Therapy
* Department of Psychology
* Department of Radiology
* Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
* Department of Surgery
Teaching Hospitals
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Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital () is a university teaching hospital, affiliated to the Faculty of Medicine of Chiang Mai University, located in Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai Province. It is a hospital capable of super tertiary care an ...
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Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลเชียงรายประชานุเคราะห์; ; ) is the main hospital of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, and is classified under the Ministry of Public Hea ...
(CPIRD)
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Lampang Hospital Lampang Hospital () is the main hospital of Lampang Province, Thailand and is classified under the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It is the tertiary-care transfer hospital for patients in Phrae and Nan Provinces. It has a CPIRD M ...
(CPIRD)
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 Univer ...
References
* Article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Thai Wikipedia
{{Medical schools in Thailand
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