Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University

Government organization in Thailand

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Faculty of Tropical Medicine,
Mahidol University

คณะเวชศาสตร์เขตร้อน มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

Type| Public university
Established| 6 April 1960

Parent institution

| Mahidol University
Dean| Assoc. Prof. Weerapong Phumratanaprapin, M.D.
Location|

420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Thung Phayathai Subdistrict, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

Website| www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/eng/index-eng.php

The Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University (Thai: คณะเวชศาสตร์เขตร้อน มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล) is the only faculty specialising in tropical medicine in Thailand. It operates the Mahidol Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine (Mahidol-BSTM) as the main teaching facility and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases for patient treatment.

## History

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The Faculty of Tropical Medicine was first proposed by Prof. Chamlong Harinasuta, M.D. and Prof. Khunying Tranakchit Harinasuta, M.D. as there as no school in Thailand that taught tropical medicine specifically and students wishing to study in the field had to go to foreign institutions in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, Thailand is a country located in the tropics and so there were many patients in need of treatment in this particular field. This was well supported by many influential figures at the time including Prof. Sawat Daengsawang, M.D., the dean of the University of Medical Sciences, Brian Gilmore Maegraith, the dean of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Dr Kamhaeng Palangkul, the Secretariat of the Office of the Education Council and Gen. Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister. The faculty was opened on 6 April 1960. and a temporary office was set up at the School of Medical Technology of the University of Medical Sciences. The Hospital of Tropical Diseases was then opened in 1962 and all offices and departments were moved to this location. At this time the only degree given was the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (D.T.M.&H.)

In 1965, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) was set up which saw importance in tropical medicine in Southeast Asia. The government of Thailand then organised this faculty to be a training site for medical personnel in tropical medicine, and the faculty became the center of the SEAMEO-TROPMED Network. The curriculum was also improved upon by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. In 1993, the faculty became a SEAMEO Regional Center for Tropical Medicine.[1]

The faculty is now part of the following academic collaborations:[2]

* SEAMEO-Tropmed Network
* Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), in collaboration with the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust
* WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) - Asia Regional Centre
* Mahidol-Osaka Center for Infectious Disease (MOCID), in collaboration with Osaka University
* BIKEN Endowed Department of Dengue Vaccine Development
* Malaria Consortium - Regional Office for Asia, in collaboration with the Malaria Consortium
* Silom Community Clinic at Trop Med (SCC@TropMed)

## Departments

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* Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine
* Department of Helminthology
* Department of Medical Entomology
* Department of Microbiology and Immunology
* Department of Protozoology
* Department of Social and Environmental Medicine
* Department of Tropical Hygiene
* Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science
* Department of Tropical Pathology
* Department of Tropical Pediatrics
* Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics

## See also

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* Mahidol University
* Hospital for Tropical Diseases (Thailand)

## References

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* Article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Thai Wikipedia.

1. ^ "About TropMed".
2. ^ "International Cooperation".

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Mahidol University

Faculties|

* Dentistry
* Engineering
* Environment and Resource Studies
* Graduate Studies
* Information Communication and Technology
* Liberal Arts
* Medical Technology
* Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital
* Medicine, Siriraj Hospital
* Nursing
* Pharmacy
* Physical Therapy
* Public Health
* Science
* Social Sciences and Humanities
* Tropical Medicine
* Veterinary Science

Colleges|

* Management
* Music
* Religious Studies
* Sports Science and Technology
* MUIC
* Ratchasuda

Research Institutes|

* ASEAN Institute for Health Development
* Institute for Innovative Learning
* Institute for Population and Social Research
* Institute of Molecular Biosciences
* Institute of Nutrition
* Institute of Science and Technology for Research and Development
* National Institute for Child and Family Development
* Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia

Affiliated Institutions|

* HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science
* MOPH-Mahidol CPIRD (PI)
* Phramongkutklao College of Medicine
* Royal Thai Army Nursing College
* Royal Thai Air Force Nursing College
* Royal Thai Navy Nursing College

Hospitals Operated|

* Siriraj Hospital
* Ramathibodi Hospital
* Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute (CNMI)
* Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH)
* Hospital for Tropical Diseases
* Golden Jubilee Medical Center
* Mahidol University Dental Hospital
* Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Dental Hospital

Former Affiliated Institutions|

* Medicine, Vajira Hospital
* Kuakarun College of Nursing
* Phrachomklao Phetchaburi College of Nursing
* Boromarajonani College of Nursing

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

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