Category: Internaitonal Visitor

On May 3, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Apichat Jiravuttipong, MD, Dean of KKU Faculty of Medicine, and Assist. Prof. Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Assistant Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs welcomed Professor Hiroaki Kitagawa, MD, President, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan, to our faculty.

The visit’s objective was to discuss the ongoing student and faculty exchanges between St. Marianna University School of Medicine and Faculties of Medicine and Nursing, KKU.

On this occasion Dr. Natipoom Ketsing, Department of Medicine also attended with Asst. Prof. Patchareeporn Tanming, Department of Surgery, and joined the discussion on student exchange opportunities, collaborative-research and clinical skills development projects between the two institutions.

“Discussion between St. Marianna University School of Medicine and our faculty about an international student exchange program began in July 2018 and culminated in a formal memorandum of understanding between our universities in October 2019,” said Dean. 

“I’m confident that your visit will further strengthen the existing partnership between your university and our faculty and also foster cooperation and exchange opportunities with other KKU faculties in the near future,” he added.

After the meeting Professor Kitagawa took the opportunity to visit Srinagarind Hospital at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Clinical Skill Lab.

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On March 30, 2023, Assist. Prof. Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Assistant Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs and Prof. John F Smith, English Specialist welcomed Professor Akira Nishiyama, MD, PhD from Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University Medical School, Japan, to our faculty.

Professor Nishiyama is an expert in Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology. He participated in the MD-KKU overseas visiting professor program in our Department of Physiology between March 29 and 30, 2023 as an invited lecturer on “New Concept of Body Fluid Regulation and Future Perspectives” organized by the Department of Physiology, KKU.

On this occasion Assoc. Prof. Wannapa Ishida also attended with Prof. Jintanaporn Wattanathorn, Assoc. Prof. Poungrat Pakdeechote, and Asst. Prof. Putcharawipa Maneesai, from the Department of Physiology. They discussed the MOU process for future development of collaborative-research and clinical skills development projects between the two institutions, especially student and staff exchange, joint research program organization, exchange of research materials, publications and information, and other academic activities agreed by two institutes.

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On March 27, 2023, Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, MD, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor Kamolwan Jenwiteesuk, MD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor Surapol Virasiri, MD, Advisor for Academic Affairs, and Assistant Professor Isaraporn Thepwongsa, MD, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs welcomed visiting professors from University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lao PDR.

The visiting professors were led by Dr.Somchay Latsavong, UHS Vice Rector together with Dr.Phouvang Sengmeuang, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dr.Soulisack Luanglad, Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dr.Sounantha Souvanhlasy, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ms.Tak Chanlasy, Vice Dean, Faculty of Medical Technology, Dr.Johny Sisounthone, Vice Rector,  Cabinet of Administration, Mr.Vone Keomany, Vice Dean, Faculty of Nursing, Dr.Kongmany Chaleunvong, Director, Institute of Research and Educational Development, Dr.Phetsamone Mathouchanh, Vice Dean, Faculty of Public Health, and Dr.Somphone Phanthavong, Dean, Faculty of Dentistry.

They visited KKU-MD for curriculum development workshops from March 27 to 29, 2023 on “Capacity Building for Lecturers of University of Health Science”, a project under “The Lao PDR-Thailand Development Cooperation Programme on Health.”

Their program included workshops on outcome based curriculum management, Production House policy, Medmind student care system, extracurricular activities management based on PLOs, curriculum administration, E-portfolio, and lecturer development for better instruction. They also visited various KKU-MDs educational centers, such as clinical skills lab, simulation center, cadaveric training center, computer-based testing room, library, PBL classroom, and production house.

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On March 21, 2023, Associate Professor Wimorat Sriraj, MD, Associate Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs, and Assistant Professor Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Assistant Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs welcomed Dr. Yudha Mathan Sakti and Dr. Akbar Mafaza, delegates from the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to our faculty.

On this occasion Associate Professor Taweechok Wisanuyotin, MD, also attended with Associate Professor Permsak Paholpak, MD, and Janista Wongratanacheewin, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine. They discussed the development of collaborative-research and clinical skills development projects between the two institutions.

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On March 16, 2023, Associate Professor Wimorat Sriraj, Associate Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs, welcomed the Rector and delegates from University of Porto, Portugal to our faculty:

1. Professor António de Sousa Pereira, Rector
2. Professor Joana Carvalho, Vice-Rector for International Relations
3. Professor Anake Kijjoa, Professor of Chemistry, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
4. Mr. João Carlos Ribeiro, Head of Administration
5. Ms. Ana Miguel, Governance Support, Rector’s Office

On this occasion Assistant Professor Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Assistant Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs also attended with Associate Professor Nuttaset Manimmanakorn, Head, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Associate Professor Apiwan Manimmanakorn, lecturer, Department of Physiology. They discussed the development of collaborative-research and clinical skills development projects between the two institutions.

During their visit, Professor Pereira and delegates also visited our Academic Clinical Research Office (ACRO), our clinical research administration sector providing world-class service and self-reliance skills. The objective of the ACRO visit was to build strong relationships and discuss academic and research collaboration.

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On February 21, 2023, the Faculty of Medicine welcomed Professor Shinji Nakahara, Professor Yu Kubota, and students from the School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Service, Japan.

The visitors met administrators in the Nursing Division and visited Srinagarind Hospital to see our hospital’s health service system, and staff training for providing community-based patient health care services, emergency system, and Thai traditional medicine.

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On February 8, 2023, Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, MD, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Associate Professor Wimorat Sriraj, MD, Associate Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs, welcomed Professor Alexander Dimitrios Colevas, MD, an expert from Stanford University, USA, to our faculty.

Professor Colevas is a Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and, by courtesy, of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy).

On this occasion Assoc. Prof. Nawarat Wara-Aswapati, PhD, Vice President for International Affairs, Khon Kaen University, also attended with Assoc. Prof. Srichai Krusun, MD, Department of Radiology. They discussed the development of collaborative-research and clinical skills development projects between the two institutions.

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On February 6, 2023, we welcomed Assistant Professor Dr. Eri Takeda, Genetic Counselor from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan, as an overseas visiting professor at our Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine between February 4 and 12, 2023.

On February 1, 2023, Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, MD, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Associate Professor Wimorat Sriraj, MD, Associate Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs, welcomed Professor David Blair, PhD, an expert from the College of Marine and Environment Sciences, James Cook University to our faculty.

Professor Blair has participated in the MD–KKU overseas visiting professor program in our Department of Parasitology between January 16 and February 23, 2023 as a voluntary academic scholar. The visit’s objectives were:

1) To explore possibilities to initiate and/or continue developing collaborative research project/s between our two institutions in Parasitology;

2) To provide academic support for (a) developing postgraduate studies in the Department, (b) producing research for publication in international journals, (c) editing English documents, (d) supervising staff and postgraduate students in seminars and relevant subjects;

3) To be involved in co-research projects with the staff of the Department and writing research proposals for research-grant support from international organizations which require an English language expert to edit and co-research on project; and

4) To provide opportunities for students to exchange opinions and knowledge, and to practice their English skills through dialogue and provide support for postgraduate students with their theses/dissertations for publishing in international journals.

On this occasion Professor Somchai Pinlaor, Professor Thewarach Laha, and Dr. Apisit Chaidee, lecturers in the Department of Parasitology, also attended this meeting. They discussed the development of collaborative-research and clinical skills development projects between the two institutions.

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On January 31, 2023, the Faculty of Medicine welcomed Professor Shinji Nakahara, Professor Moriko Shiramizu, and Professor Ryoko Okui, overseas visiting professors from the School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Service, Japan, to our faculty.

The visit was scheduled between January 31 and February 2, 2023. The objectives were: 1) to learn diabetes care system in Thailand, and 2) to learn the roles of advanced nurses in Thailand.

On this occasion, they visited the Nursing Division, the Diabetes Mellitus Clinic, the Hemodialysis Department, and the Internal Medicine Ward. In addition, they discussed DM care system, self-management support for DM patients, and roles of advanced nursing care for DM patients, cancer patients, older adult patients and chronic kidney disease patients.

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