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Students require to perform clinical research on tropical diseases or common diseases of public health importance in Thailand or Southeast Asian countries, for example, malaria, HIV/AIDS, parasitic diseases and dengue hemorrhagic fever. |
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Required Courses
(1) Plan A(2): 22 credits |
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Credits (Lec.-Lab.-Field Practice) |
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Food-and Water-borne Diseases (I) and Soil-transmitted Helminthiases |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Food-and Water-borne Diseases (II) (Tissue Parasites) |
2 (2-0-4) |
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Mosquito-borne Diseases |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Seminar in Clinical Tropical Medicine |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Medical Problems in the Tropics |
2 (2-0-4) |
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Tropical Medicine Apprenticeship |
6 (3-6-9) |
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Clinical Case Teaching |
3 (3-0-6) |
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Credits (Lec.-Lab.-Field Practice) |
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Food-and Water-borne Diseases (I) and Soil-transmitted Helminthiases |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Food-and Water-borne Diseases (II) (Tissue Parasites) |
2 (2-0-4) |
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Mosquito-borne Diseases |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Introduction to Clinical Research |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Clinical Apprenticeship |
6 (3-6-9) |
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Seminar in Clinical Tropical Medicine |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Medical Problems in the Tropics |
2 (2-0-4) |
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Clinical Case Teaching |
3 (3-0-6) |
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Elective Courses
- Plan A(2): not less than 2 credits
- Plan B: not less than 8 credits |
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Credits (Lec.-Lab.-Field Practice) |
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Statistics for Clinical Research |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Non-mosquito Vector-borne Diseases and Zoonoses |
2 (2-0-4) |
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Travel Medicine I |
1 (1-0-2) |
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Introduction to Clinical Research |
1 (1-0-2) |
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Literature Review |
2 (0-4-2) |
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Clinical Practices in Tropical Medicine |
3 (2-2-5) |
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Clinical Laboratory Methods for Research |
1 (1-0-2) |
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Interesting Case Report |
1 (0-2-1) |
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Travel Medicine II |
2 (2-0-4) |
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Tropical Infectious Diseases Case Study |
1 (0-2-1) |
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Tropical Clinical Pathology |
1 (1-0-2) |
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Special Clinics in Tropical Medicine |
1 (0-0-2) |
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Practical Statistic for clinical Research |
1 (0-2-1) |
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Independent study (Plan B) |
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Thematic paper |
6 (0-18-0) |
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The thesis consuming 45 hours per semester is equal to 1 credit hour. |
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Research Projects of the Program |
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Students must emphasize on clinical research concerning with tropical infectious diseases and public health problems such as malaria, dengue hemorrhagic fever, opportunistic infections in HIV. |
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Independent Study Projects of the Program |
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This subject provides students to perform a clinical research on tropical diseases. The process includes design and planning of a project, writing up a proposal, collection and analysis of data, interpretation, discussion and conclusion of results, writing up a thematic paper. |