On Sunday the 7 of May 2023, the executive team of the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, led by Dean Prof. Piyamitr Sritara, M.D., Deputy Dean for International Relations and Research Collaborations Prof. Sirintara Singhara Na Ayudhaya, M.D., and Director of Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute Dr. Pairoj Boonkongchuen, hosted a corporate dinner at Baan Khanitha & Gallery on Sathorn Road. The dinner was held for delegates from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Cooperation Center - Bangkok (CASICCB) and representatives from various organizations of the People's Republic of China. Key participants included Prof. Jiang Biao, Director of CASICCB, his Deputy Director Ms. Gao Kun, Mr. Wang Qiang (First Secretary) of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China, and Mr. Wu Lin, Vice President of the Bank of China (Thailand).
On May 2, 2023, Prof. Banchong Mahaisavariya, President of Mahidol University, signed an MoU with Chinese counterparts, Ruijin Hospital and Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Cooperation Center Bangkok, as an initial step towards the proton therapy project. Joining in this event at the Shangri-La Hotel, as a part of the “Overseas Promotion Campaign: Invest in Shanghai, Share the Future” co-organized by the City of Shanghai, Bank of China, and Thailand’s Board of Investment, were H.E. Mr. Han Zhiqiang, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Thailand, Mr. Gong Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai, and Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt, Mayor of Bangkok, along with key representatives from public and private sectors. On this occasion, Prof. Piyamitr Sritara, M.D., FRCPT, FACP, Dean of the Faculty of Ramathibodi Hospital, Prof. Apichat Asavamongkolkul, M.D., Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Prof. Sirintara Singhara Na Ayudhaya, M.D., Deputy Dean for International Relations and Research Collaborations of Ramathibodi, and Assoc. Prof. Prapat Wanitpongpan, M.D., Deputy Dean for International Relations of Siriraj, witnessed the signing ceremony as the partnership is under the joint collaboration between the expertise from Ramathibodi Hospital and Siriraj Hospital.
This event is a tangible outcome of the recent visit of Mahidol University to Shanghai-Harbin-Beijing in April, led by Prof. Piyamitr Sritara, to establish a discussion on education, research, and medical services with higher education institutions and health care services in China.
On May 1, 2023, Asst. Prof. Suchin Worawichawong, M.D., Assistant Dean for International Relations and Research Collaborations, and Assoc. Prof. Mongkol Kunakorn, M.D., Head of the Department of Pathology, and the medical lecturers from the Department of Pathology; Assoc .Prof. Ekaphop Sirachaina, M.D., Head of Ramathibodi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Asst. Prof. Prawat Nitiyanant, M.D., and Lect. Dr. Ekawat Pasomsub, together to welcome the delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, to visit Ramathibodi's Somdech Phra Debaratana Medical Center.
The visitors from CAS led by Prof. Rao Zi He, Professor at Shanghai Tech University, followed by Prof. Lin Guo Qiang, Professor at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, and Prof. Dr. Liu Ying Bin, Director of Shanghai Cancer Institute. Prof. Rao Zi He will also be appointed by Mahidol University to be an Adjunct Professor of Ramathbibodi's Department of Pathology.
Between April 13 - 16, 2023, the executive team of the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, carried on a cooperative oversea trip to the People's Republic of China following the official invitation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to visit the medical organizations related the AI/ Surgical Robot and Proton PET/CT Accelerator. The trip was led by Prof. Piyamitr Sritara, M.D., Dean of the Faculty, along with the executives comprising his Deputy Dean for International Relations and Research Collaborations, Prof. Sirintara Singhara Na Ayudhaya, M.D; Head of the Department of Surgery, Assoc. Prof. Chalermpong Chatdokmaiprai, M.D., the surgeons from Ramathibodi's Department of Surgery and the Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology.
The trip included the various programs to have site visits and discussions regarding the possible partnership and collaboration on AI/ Surgical Robot and Proton PET/CT Accelerator. The team started the program in Shanghai on April 13, 2023, to visit the Huashan Hospital, RuiJing Hospital as well as its Proton Center, before finishing the day by visiting the United Imaging Healthcare (UIH) Exhibition Center & Factory. They continued the trip to Harbin on April 14 - 15, 2023, with a site visit to Harbin Sagebot Intelligent Medical Equipment Co., Ltd for the R&D Center of Kangduo Robot Company. Finally, on April 16, 2023, they were invited to visit the Peking University First Hospital / Kangduo Company Training Center for further possible academic collaborations.
On March 22, 2023, a group of medical students from Juntendo University, Japan, led by Assoc.Prof.Makoto Hirai, Ph.D., took a site visit at Raj Pracha Samasai Medical Institute in Samut Prakan province to observe the Leprosy case in Thailand, Laboratory, as well as the round ward clinic.
This visiting activity is part of an international exchange program to strengthen the collaboration between the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital and Juntendo University. The activity was successful and achieved attentiveness among the visiting students from Juntendo.
March 21, 2023, Medical Instructor room, 7th floor, Building 1, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Assoc. Prof.Thanyanan Baisamut, M.D. - representative of Ramathibodi's Department of Internal Medicine - provided a welcome to the delegates from Juntendo University namely Prof. Naito Toshio, M.D., Ph.D., and Assoc. Prof. Hirotake Mori, M.D., on the occasion of their visit to Ramathibodi in order to explore further collaboration in the aspects of education and academic exchange. Prof.Naito and Prof.Mori also spent time to site-visit at the in-patient wards of the Department of Internal Medicine.
