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SMHS International Medicine - Khon Kaen University (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Khon Kaen, Thailand
  • Program Terms: Fall, January Term, Spring
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There are currently no active application cycles for this program.
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Program Description:

Khon Kaen University (KKU) - Khon Kaen, Thailand

 
 
KKU was one of four regional universities established in 1964 as part of a decentralized development plan for higher education in Thailand. KKUs medical school was established in 1972 and was the first in the northeast region of Thailand and a leading academic center. KKUs main interest emphases are on family medicine and community health and being a collaborative research center for addressing endemic health problems. 
 
KKU provides an outstanding opportunity for students to partake in rotations related to rural and tropical disease medicine and other specialties through the Srinagarind (University) Hospital. Srinagarind Hospital  is the main tertiary medical referral centre for Northeast Thailand and serves as the main teaching for the Faculty of Medicine for KKU. The hospital has over 1000 beds, 21 operating theatres, 11 nursing care departments, a Blood Bank and serves over 700,000 out-patients and 50,000 in  patients each year. Students may choose from a variety of specialties that are offered at KKU such as: 
  • Rural and Tropical/Infectious Diseases 
  • Medicine and Subspecialties 
  • Pediatrics and Subspecialties 
  • Anesthesiology 
  • Emergency Medicine 
  • Clinical Neuroscience 
  • Urology 
  • Radiology 
  • Ophthalmology 
  • OB/GYN 
  • Surgery and Subspecialties  
Students must be able to perform standard clinical duties while in Khon Kaen and are expected to work with a designated faculty mentor, who will evaluate the students progress.
 

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying to the program, click on the Apply Now button above to get started. Please note you will have to login with your GW Net ID (the first part of your @gwu.edu or @gwmail.gwu.edu. email address) and GW Net ID Password.

What to Do When You Login:

The system will prompt you to select which semester you would like to attend your international clinical elective. You will not choose by elective block, but rather put Fall, Spring, or Summer depending on the month you will be going abroad. 

Please do not hesitate to contact International Medicine Programs (IMP) Office (impinfo@gwu.edu) with questions or problems applying online. 

Do not have a Net ID?

Go to http://helpdesk.gwu.edu/, click on the Account Center link in the top left corner and following the prompts and/or directions from there: http://helpdesk.gwu.edu/accounts/.