The Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University (; abbr: MED SWU) is the medical school of

Srinakharinwirot University Srinakharinwirot University (abbr: SWU; ; abbr: มศว) is a public autonomous university in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1949, the university was the first upper-education institution to concentrate solely on teacher training. Srinakharinwir ...

, a public university in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

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. It was founded in 1985, making it the eighth oldest medical school in Thailand. The school has two campuses: Prasarnmit Campus in Watthana,

and Ongkharak Campus in

Ongkharak District Ongkharak (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand. Once King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) visited ''Mueang'' Nakhon Nayok. When he and his company arrived in the area of Ongkharak District, one of ...

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History

Faculty building at Ongkharak Campus The project to set up the Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University was planned since 1980 under the prime ministership of

Prem Tinsulanonda Prem Tinsulanonda (, , ; 26 August 1920 – 26 May 2019) was a Thai military officer, politician, and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988. During Prem’s tenure as prime minister, he was credited with end ...

and the faculty was officially set up on 13 June 1985, in a partnership with

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. In its early years,

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, Navamindradhiraj University; the Faculty of Medicine, Bangkokthonburi Univ ...

was used as the main clinical teaching site (Years 4-6), as well as a number of hospitals operating under governmental organisations, such as the

Police General Hospital Police General Hospital () is a hospital located in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a police hospital for the Royal Thai Police and a teaching hospital for HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, the Faculty of Medicine, ...

. In 1992, the university saw fit to expand to have a hospital of its own, so the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center was constructed at Ongkharak and was completed in 1999. Currently, clinical year students rotate around the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center and Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center as main teaching hospitals, as well as affiliated hospitals. The faculty also holds an academic partnership with the University of Nottingham Medical School and holds a Joint Medical Programme with the university. Students will study at the

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at the

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in the preclinical years (Year 1-3), before returning to study in Thailand in the clinical years. A total of 200 medical students are annually accepted at the Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University in the 2018 academic year. 180 students are accepted via the Consortium of Thai Medical Schools Examination (กสพท) and study the whole MD course in Thailand, while 20 students are accepted into the Joint Medical Programme through BMAT Test and study half of the time in the United Kingdom and the other half in Thailand.

Main Teaching Hospitals

* HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Centre,

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* Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center,

Nonthaburi Nonthaburi (, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand. On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality ('' thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai subdistrict (''tambon''), j ...

Affiliated Teaching Hospitals

, Bangkok * Lerdsin Hospital, Bangkok *

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, Bangkok *

Samut Prakan Hospital Samut Prakan Hospital () is the main hospital of Samut Prakan province, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is classified under the Ministry of Public Health (Thailand), Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It is an affiliated hospital ...

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King Narai Hospital King Narai Hospital (), is a hospital located in Mueang Lopburi district, Lopburi province, Thailand. It is classified under the Ministry of Public Health as a general hospital. It is a main teaching hospital for the Chulabhorn International Col ...

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* Nakhon Nayok Hospital,

* Pathum Thani Hospital,

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, Pathum Thani

References

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History

Main Teaching Hospitals

Affiliated Teaching Hospitals

See also

References