Prof. Dirk Dresslor, Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, along with Asst.Prof. Witsanu Kumthornthip, Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, gave an excellent talk on the “Rehab-Neuroscience Seminar” on November 1st, 2019, at SIMR Building, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.
Prof. Banchong Mahaisavariya, President of Mahidol University, Prof.Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
along with Asst. Prof. Witsanu Kumthornthip, Chairman of Department of Rehabilitation Medicine welcomed Professor Eiichi Saitoh, President of Fujita Health University, Japan, for the MOU signing ceremony between Fujita Health University and Mahidol University on November 4th,2019.
On November 5th, 2019, Professor Saitoh gave a talk on Robotics and Advanced Technology in the New Era Rehabilitation at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine provides teaching on the subject of rehabilitation medicine in the curriculum for a diploma of medical doctor. There are both compulsory and optional subjects for the 5th and 6th-year medical students. The primary objectives are to learn the principles and treatment modalities in rehabilitation medicine including basic and clinical skills in rehabilitation medicine, to be able to apply and integrate knowledge in clinical practice through a holistic approach management, and to know the indications for referral to rehabilitation specialists as well as networking and referral system. There are regular course feedbacks and evaluations as well as an annual review in order to modify, adjust, and update it to be proper with the context of Thai society, public health policy, the level of clinical year and students’ needs. Over the last year, the teaching method in each subject was adjusted to be more active learning and used the online study material (SELEC program) in order to be appropriate for the 21stcentury medical students.
Postgraduate Program
Our department has established a residency training program in rehabilitation medicine under the supervision of the Medical Council of Thailand since 1988. So far, one hundred and eighteen resident trainees have graduated and got a certified diploma. Currently, our curriculum, including both compulsory and elective rotations, is relevant to competency-based learning. Portfolio, Direct Observation Procedural Skill (DOPS) and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) have been used to monitor, follow up, evaluate and feedback our trainees in their progress of knowledge and skills, working, learning and training as well as their well-being. Moreover, extra-curricular activities have been added in order to improve their health condition, social skills, general knowledge, and life experiences. For quality assurance, our program is annually monitored and evaluated by the internal organizations both EdPEx and MUQD. Moreover, our department provides funding support for our resident trainees to do their elective training overseas; Over the last year, about half of our third-year-residents had clinical experiences in Australia, England , and Taiwan.