Partnership in Medical Education
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Partnership in Medical Education: A Collaboration or Competition? Prof Supakorn Rojananin Siriraj, December 11, 2019 Competition VS Collaboration • Competition is in human nature , we compete everyday from our early lives! • In family, traffic , sport, games , seat in good school, entrance exam , job, promotion, girl or boy friends , etc. • Advantages: win-lose situation, stronger, more active, move faster, innovative, out of comfort zone for a better achievement • Disadvantages: fear, anxiety, disappointment, selfish, self- centered. unhappy. Collaboration • Collaboration is the new Competition • Leaders and organizations are acknowledging that even their best individual efforts can’t stack up against today’s complex and interconnected problems. They are putting aside self-interests and collaborating to build a new civic infrastructure to advance their shared objectives. • Ben Hecht, 2013 • It is a win-win situation, sharing both mutual passions and goals together • Can achieve the thing that individual can’t make alone! Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai, Thailand Mae Fah Luang University (MFU) • MFU was established as an autonomous public university, under the Royal Charter, in 1998 (2541 BE). • The University was established to meet the needs of people in the north of Thailand, and to commemorate the gracious contributions of Dr. Wanchai Sirichana the King's Mother, Her Royal Highness Princess MFU Founding President Srinagarindra, lovingly known as "Mae Fah Luang." • From its inaugural class of 62 students in 1998, MFU has become Thailand's fastest growing higher education institution with an enrollment of around 15,000 students. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chayaporn Wattanasiri MFU President New School of Medicine for the people in The Greater Mekong Sub-region The Founder President of MFU , Assoc Prof. Wanchai Sirichana His passion was to set up the school of Medicine in MFU as well as a best University Hospital New School of Medicine for the people in The Greater Mekong Sub-region The Founder Dean of School of Medicine , MFU, Chiangrai Lt General Prof. Noppadol Wora-Urai, “He made the dream comes true!” Vision A Leading Medical Institution for Community of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Mission To produce competent medical graduates To provide medical services of high quality To engage in collaborative research To preserve Thai tradition & culture To help solve the problem of mal- distribution of doctors in Thailand Medical Curriculum MFU School of Medicine • A medical program with an emphasis on community medicine • With early exposure to community from the very first year • Continuing with community engagement throughout the entire 6 years of medical program. In the early year of establishment , only preclinical year can be provided by the University. Our existing hospital was too small, just to serve the university staff and students as well as those traditional Medicine. Preclinical Building M3 First collaboration is to find a qualified clinical teaching hospital that is willing to be a partner with Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai, Thailand Challenges Searching a qualified hospital for teaching and learning in clinical year All most all teaching hospitals in the north that qualifications are fit to medical council criteria had been matched to big or existing medical schools in other universities Even at Chiangrai Prachanukrao Hospital in the same province , it was engaged to Chiangmai University Therefore , we have to move down to First Collaboration Bangkok Clinical Teaching Hospitals, 2 BMA Hospitals MOU between BMA and MFU 13 June 2012 Clinical years at Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital Clinical years at Central General Hospital, BMA Supporting Institute & Clinical Teaching Hospitals Searching for A Supportive Medical School to nurture the new faculty We first looked for Faculty of Medicine , Chiangmai U, our big brother of North Unfortunately, they refused us and claimed that we were going to be the next problem maker in Medical Education among those new provincial Universities with inadequate resources and experiences! That ‘s why we were going down to Bangkok again asking Siriraj for help!!! “ We had better go helping them, at least we can direct them do thing right at the beginning Second Collaboration Supported by Siriraj Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Mahidol University Siriraj Hospital & Faculty of Medicine Executives visiting MFU MFU charactoristics • ความรู้เป็นเลิศ • เชดิ ชูจรรยาบรรณ • มุ่งม ั่นเพื่อชุมชน (striving for community) • คิดค้นและวิจัย • ใสใ่ จสงิ่ แวดลอ้ ม • เพียบพร้อมด้านภาษา • ศร ัทธาความเป็นไทย Searching for Community hospitals to share our mutual passion in Chiangrai Affiliated Hospitals for community purpuse 2 Provincial Hospitals Sukhothai Hospital and Srisangworn Sukhothai Hospital 12 Community Hospitals in Chiang Rai Province Third Collaboration during our establishment Affiliated Hospitals: Sukhothai Provincial Hospitals and Community Hospitals Sukhothai Provincial Hospital Srisangworn Sukhothai Provincial Hospital Human Development in Medical Education • Thanks to Bunrod Brewery Company • Our first Private Public Partnership who donated 40 million baht to School of Medicine , MFU for staff development , medical equipment and manikins for teaching and learning • By the budget, Our young talent staff at Charoenkrung and Klang Hospitals could be able to study Medical Education in Dundee, They are all now being as work-horses in our clinical year recently! • We also thanks to Siriraj to provide seats for training Med ED to all of staff from the two BMA Fourth hospitals and preclinical year staff and assistances collaboration during the early years MFU School of Medicine Our pioneers staff and medical students • Established in 2012 (19 January 2012/B.E. 2555) • Medical Curriculum approved by the Medical Council of Thailand on 7 February 2013 (B.E.2556) • First class started in June 2013, consisted of 32 medical students, 17 from northern region and 15 from other parts of Thailand It was the last medical school to accept them to learn Medicine in that year after they had failed from other Universities, “Where you gonna go, No Where!!!” first class of Thirty-two medical students, 2013 Early experience in the community for first year medical students Joining local activities, learning ways of living Self reflection & feedback at the end of sessions Experiences in Community Sharing their experiences with colleagues and faculty Feedback and evaluation with community hospital staff Feedback, evaluation & curriculum development Research methodology in Community BDMS led by Mr. President donated 1 million baht to University and provided visiting staff for clinical teaching Community research methodology for both under and post grad also involved by BMJ team Fifth Collaboration Collaboration with private sector (BDMS) Educational & Research English Language • Intensive English course for all new students • English as media for teaching and learning • Fulltime native English speaking MD as English and Medical English teacher Plan for the enrollment of medical students from neighboring countries and from overseas in the near future Oversea Collaborations • Exchange program • Community Medicine Collaboration with Overseas Institutes • Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China (MOU) • Kumamoto School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan (MOU) • Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (MOU) • University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas, USA (MOU) • Oregon Health Science University, School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon, USA (MOU in February 2018) Internationalization Towards Globalization Collaboration with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Exchange of students Collaboration with Kumamoto University School of Medicine & Kumamoto AIDS Research Center President, Kumamoto AIDS Research Center visiting Mae Sai Hospital Oregon Health Science University, School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon, USA (MOU in February 2018) National License Step 1 Examination 3rd year medical student class of 2013 (1st batch) (Taken on 23 April 2016) • Total number of students 32 • 29 students passed the exam at first trial (90.6%) • Another 2 students passed at 2nd trial (96.8% total) • 12 students passed at over 80 percentile • 4 students passed at over 90 percentile • One with highest score, at 98.06 percentile National License Step 1 Examination 2nd class / class of 2014 (Taken on 22 April 2017) • Total number of students 32 • 31 passed the exam at first trial (96.8%) • 14 students passed at over 80 percentile • 9 students passed at over 90 percentile • One with highest score, at over 97.12 percentile MFU Medical Curriculum with emphasis on community medicine • Our first class, 30 newly qualified medical graduates, are now working in provincial hospitals around the country. • It will be very interesting to follow these graduates, to see how many of them will remain in provincial or community hospitals following completion of this focused medical curriculum. Our first class of Med students in BMA hospital , Bangkok We made it, Sir! New facility and accommodation for medical student in CKP hospital , BMA Our own clinical teaching hospital in the near future Our new University Hospital : Smart Hospital, opening in April 2019 Excellence Centers School of Medicine Medical Center Hospital School of Dentistry Wellness Center MFU Medical Center Comprehensive & Integrated Healthcare: Health Promotion,