The School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University () is a medical school in
Mueang Chiang Rai District,
Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai (, ; , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six Provinces of Thailand, provinces that lies in Northern Thailand#Regional classification of northern Thailand, upper northern Thailand and is Thailand's northernmost province. It is bordered ...
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History
The School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang was established on 18 January 2012 following approval of the council of
Mae Fah Luang University
Mae Fah Luang University (MFU), situated in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand, is named after the Princess Mother (Somdet Yah), Mae Fah Luang was the name given to her by the local people in Chiang Rai.
It is an autonomous public universi ...
. The MD course was approved by the
Medical Council of Thailand The Medical Council of Thailand () is the country's professional regulatory body for the medical profession. It operates under the provisions of the Medical Profession Act, B.E. 2525 (1982 CE), which replaced a series of earlier legislation dating ...
on 7 February 2013 and admitted 32 medical students in the 2013 academic year. Students study at the main Mae Fah Luang University campus during the preclinical years (Year 1-3) before separating to affiliated teaching hospitals in the clinical years (Year 4-6). The Mae Fah Luang University Medical Center Hospital which will become the main teaching hospital is scheduled to open in December 2019.
Teaching Hospitals
University Hospital
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Mae Fah Luang University Medical Center Hospital
Main Hospitals
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BMA General Hospital,
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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Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital
Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital () is a hospital in Thailand located in Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok. It is a public hospital operated by the Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). It is a main teaching hospit ...
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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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Lamphun Hospital,
Lamphun
Lamphun (; , ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in northern Thailand, capital of Lamphun Province. It covers the whole ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Lamphun district. As of 2006 it has a population of 14,030. Lamphun lies north of Bangkok and ...
Affiliated Hospitals
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Sukhothai Hospital,
Sukhothai
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Srisangworn Sukhothai Hospital,
Sukhothai
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Nan Hospital,
Nan
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Fang Hospital,
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, second largest city in Thailan ...
See also
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List of medical schools in Thailand
Medical education in Thailand was pioneered by King Chulalongkorn, who founded the country's first medical school called the "School of Medical Practitioners" at Siriraj Hospital in 1889, now the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol Univer ...
References
Article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Thai Wikipedia.
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