Education Reform of Health Professionals for the 21st Century: A Situation Analysis in Thailand การปฏิรูปการศึกษาวิชาชีพสุขภาพในศตวรรษที่ ๒๑: การวิเคราะห์สถานการณ์ในประเทศไทย Editors Pisake Lumbiganon Wanicha Chuenkongkaew Weerasak Putthasri ISBN 978-616-92278-1-6 First Published August 2016 Quantity 1,000 pcs. Copyright © 2016 Health Professional Education Foundation (NHPE) All rights reserved. Health Professional Education Foundation (NHPE) has asserted its right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 to be identified as the author of this work. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without permission of the copyright holder. National Library of Thailand Cataloguing in Publication Data Health Professional Education Foundation (NHPE) Education Reform of Health Professionals for the 21st Century: A Situation Analysis in Thailand—Nonthaburi: The Health Professional Education Foundation of Thailand, 2016. 112 pages Cover Design Mathuwan Srikong Printer P. A. Living Co., Ltd 4, Soi Sirinthorn 7, Bang Phlat District, Bangkok 10700 Thailand. Tel 0-2881-9890-2 Health Professional Education Foundation (NHPE) 5th Floor, Ministry of Public Health, Thanon Sataranasuk 6, Tiwanon Road, Nonthaburi, Thailand, 11000 Tel: (+66) 2 5170744 E-mail:
[email protected] By the beginning of the 21st century, there were several changes affecting worldwide health care services. Inequities in access to health care, and healthcare cost have been increasing significantly, rapidly and continuously over the years. Biomedical knowledge has also been progressing rapidly, but health professional education has not responded well to the challenges; critically, because of outdated, static and fragmented content oriented curricula.