International Relations Office Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Thai medical students from Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University attended elective program in Japan.
On December 18, 2019, Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, MD, Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs and Director, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University welcomed Professor Makoto Michikawa, MD, PhD, Dean, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Chairman of Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya City University, Japan and his colleagues: Professor Hideki Murakami, MD, PhD, Chairman of Orthopedics Surgery; and Dr. Masahiro Nozaki, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopedics Surgery, to the MOU Signing Ceremony between Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan and Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University at Blood Bank’s Meeting Room, 8th Floor, Galyani Vadhana Memorial Building, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
We would like to express our appreciation to coordinators of this linkage program, namely Associate Professor Supat Sinawat, MD, Associate Dean for International Relations and Cooperation Strategies; Associate Professor Winai Sirichativapee, Head, Department of Orthopedics; Associate Professor Poonsri Rangseekhajee, Head, Department of Psychiatry; Professor Yuichi Kasai, Visiting Professor; and staff of Department of Orthopedics: Associate Professor Taweechoke Wisanuyotin; Associate Professor Surachai Sae-jung; Associate Professor Kriangkrai Wittayapairoj; Dr. Permsak Paholpak; included a staff Department of Psychiatry Dr. Pongsatorn Paholpak, MD.
On Tuesday, 10 December 2019, Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, Acting President of Khon Kaen University and Associate Professor Patorn Piromchai, Assistant Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University visited Aichi Medical University, Japan.
They met Professor Keiji SATO, President of Aichi Medical University, Prof. Akihiko WAKATSUKI, Dean of School of Medicine, Prof. Hiroyuki ISHIBASHI, Head, Academic Affairs Department and Prof. Hideto WATANABE, Director, Center for International Affairs to discuss the student exchange program with credit transfer system between Aichi Medical University and Khon Kaen University.
During the meeting at Aichi Medical University, Associate Professor Patorn Piromchai presented the information of exchange program at the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University and discussed with the students who were interested to visit Khon Kaen University.
Aichi Medical University and Khon Kaen University agreed to sign an MOU and have been working together as an academic partnership since 2011. The development of a student exchange program between the two institutions has been reciprocal and highly successful. Since 2011, there were over 80 students from two universities attending the student exchange program.
In March 2020, Aichi Medical University will send the first group of 10 medical students to be the credit transfer students for one month at Khon Kaen University.
Thai medical students from Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University attended elective program in Japan.
To focus on the development of human resources for global health in Japan, Mie University together with Japan Association for International Health, WHO Association of Japan, Mie International Exchange Foundation and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development co-organized the 34th Congress of Japan Association for International Health at Mie University, Japan. The theme of this congress was “Fostering human resources for global health; from a local community to the world”. The congress was held on 7-8 December 2019, about 400 people attended, including students, doctors and professors.
Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, MD, Acting President of Khon Kaen University, was one of the four invited speakers who shared their experiences in the “Global Health Education” at the symposium entitled “Education on global health in universities; the views of foreign faculties”.
At the symposium, Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul presented the implementation of global health education in medical curriculum at Khon Kaen University and mentioned the student exchange program in overseas university as a key stepping stone that allows the medical students to learn how clinical learning practices, environmental factors affecting community health, and healthcare management systems differ from their home country and all together they can build a picture of the key issues the at heart of global health. He also shared his experiences on the current situation, problems, challenges and direction of global health education at medical universities.
Reported by Pawinee KHAMLAR
Thai medical students from Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University attended elective program in USA.
Thai medical students from Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University attended elective program in Japan.
Thai medical students from Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University attended elective program in Japan.
Digital University Development office, affiliating to Department of International Affairs, collaborates with Faculty of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Dentistry to conduct international conference on “Head and Neck Oncology.” The conference held between November 7-8, 2019 welcomes about 200 guests comprising of students and professors from international universities including; Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School and the universities from The Netherlands, The Philippines, and Indonesia.
On November 7, 2019, the opening ceremony was conducted with the presence of Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul (MD), an acting president of KKU, who delivered a welcome remark to the participants. The ceremony was chaired by Dr. Narongchai Akaraseranee, a president of KKU Council. The conference highlights medical updates on interdisciplinary approaches against head and throat cancers. Listed below are names of the 12 Thai and international trainers attended different sessions of the conference:
– Dr. Lori J. Wirth, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
– Dr. Derrick T. Lin, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
– Dr. Maria J. Troulis, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA
– Dr. James F. McIntyre, Massachusetts General Hospital/North Shore Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
– Dr. William C. Faquin, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
– Asst. Prof. Aumkhae Sookprasert, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
– Asst. Prof. Patravoot Vatanasapt, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
– Asst. Prof. Palakorn Surakunprapha, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
– Dr. Suthin Jinaporntham, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University
– Prof. Marlinda Adham, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
– Prof. Cees A. Meeuwis, Erasmus MC–Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, The Netherlands
– Prof. Alfredo Pontejos, Department of Otolaryngology, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines
This conference was held partially to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Faculty of Dentistry and to mark the university’s attempt to broadcast its name to the international academy. The conference was also aimed to help foster collaboration among international specialists on the measures to be taken against the life-threatening diseases of head and throat cancers.
The Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University in association with the Faculty of Medicine: Prince of Songkla University, Chiang Mai University and the Collaborating Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctors (CPIRD) hosted an annual conference – Joint International Medical Education Symposium 2019 KKU-PSU-CMU-CPIRD on November 4-5, 2019 on the topic of “Practical Keys to Teaching and Assessing Clinical Reasoning Skills” at the Convention Hall 3, AVANI Khon Kaen Hotel & Convention Centre, Khon Kaen, Thailand. This year, the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University took responsibility as an organizer, and was honored by Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Khon Kaen University to deliver an opening remarks and Associate Professor Kamonwan Jenwitheesuk, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University to deliver an opening remarks.
Keynote speakers of the conference are from different prestigious medical institutes of the world including Baylor College of Medicine: Associate Professor Satid Thammasitboon – Director of Center for Research, Innovation and Scholarship in Medical Education, Assistant Professor Brian Rissmiller – Associate Residency Program Director and Assistant Professor Moushumi Sur Associate Fellowship Program Director, and Boston University School of Medicine: Professor Joeseph Rencic, Director of Integrated Cases and Clinical Reasoning. And delegates – medical instructors from medical institutes around the country such as Collaborating Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctors (CPIRD), Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, and others.
In the evening of the first-day conference, the reception dinner was honoured by Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, Director of Srinagarind Hospital to deliver an opening address, then presenting speakers with tokens of appreciation. He also watched a cultural dance and contemporary music performance from medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, which made this event a wonderful night.
