The Faculty of Medicine, Burapha University () is the first medical school in

Eastern Thailand Eastern Thailand is a region of Thailand bordering Cambodia on the east, Northeastern Thailand in the north, and central Thailand on the west. Geography Eastern Thailand lies between the Sankamphaeng Range, which forms a natural border with t ...

, located in

Mueang Chonburi District Mueang Chonburi ( th, เมืองชลบุรี, , ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Chonburi province, eastern Thailand. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Pakong of Chachoengsao provinc ...

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. It is part of the group of Health Science Faculties of Bangsaen Campus.

History

Funding was allocated in 1994 in a proposal to expand the 'Burapha University Health Sciences Center' into a university hospital, along with setting up a new faculty for Medicine specifically. The faculty was set up on 2 September 2002 and the Doctor of Medicine degree was approved by the group of universities on 10 February 2003 and the first cohort of 32 medical students were admitted for the 2007 academic year, following approval from 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 ...

. The first group of students consisted only of students completing high school education in 12 provinces: Samut Prakan, Nakhon Nayok,

Chachoengsao Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, capital of Chachoengsao Province. It is on the banks of the Bang Pakong River. It includes ''tambon'' Na Mueang and parts of Ban Mai, Bang Ti ...

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Chanthaburi Chanthaburi ( th, จันทบุรี, ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in the east of Thailand, on the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Mueang Chanthaburi District. The town covers ...

, Trat,

Prachinburi Prachinburi ( th, ปราจีนบุรี, , ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, capital of Prachinburi Province. It covers the entire tambon Na Mueang of the Mueang Prachinburi District (city district). As of 2000, the ...

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and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, with the expectation to provide future medical personnel particularly in Eastern Thailand.

Departments

* Department of Anaethesiology * Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine * Department of Internal Medicine * Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology * Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitative Medicine * Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology * Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine * Department of Paediatrics * Department of Psychiatry * Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine * Department of Surgery

Teaching Hospitals

* Burapha University Hospital *

Chaophraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital Chaophraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital () is the main hospital of Prachinburi Province, Thailand and is classified by the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It has a CPIRD (Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctors) ...

(CPIRD) * Rayong Hospital (CPIRD) * Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital, The Royal Thai Navy (CPIRD) *

Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital () is a hospital located in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, Thailand. It is a military hospital operated by the Naval Medical Department, The Royal Thai Navy particularly for personnel of the Royal Thai Navy, b ...

, The Royal Thai Navy (CPIRD) *

Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital () or Somdej Phra Boromma Ratchathewi Na Si Racha Hospital is a hospital located in Si Racha District, Chonburi Province, Thailand. It is a hospital operated by the Thai Red Cross Society. It has a CPIRD Medic ...

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(CPIRD)

References

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History

Departments

Teaching Hospitals

See also

References