Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Sciences
Bangkok, Thailand
PhD
DURATION
5 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
* February-April for August intake | September-October for January intake
Key Summary
About: The Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Sciences at Chulalongkorn University trains clinical researchers in research methods, study design, ethics and publication standards. Established 2015 in the Faculty of Medicine in Bangkok, the research-based M.Sc./Ph.D. programme spans pre-clinical and clinical disciplines, follows outcome-based education and AUN-QA criteria, emphasizing translational clinical research. You’ll gain methodology and leadership skills, can combine clinical training with doctoral research to become an independent investigator.
Career Outcomes: The programme opens career opportunities in academia (faculty/researcher), university and tertiary hospitals (clinician-researcher), government, non-profit, managed care and private industry, including clinical trials, policy, research management and biomedical development.
In recent years, the area of clinical sciences progress rapidly, and new knowledge in the medical sciences has been integrated into the therapy and prevention of disease and health promotion. This program aims to produce clinical researchers with experience in advanced research and to produce specialized innovative research works in the various areas of clinical science, which would ultimately be translated into the treatment and therapy of patients. During the period of study, students will learn how to conduct clinical research in their interested field of clinical practice by means of valid design and methodology and in compliance with research ethical standards and publication ethics.
The M.Sc./Ph.D. in Clinical Sciences is the research-based international programs offered by faculty from a variety of scientific disciplines from both pre-clinical and clinical departments at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. This program was established in 2015 and aims to produce clinical researchers with experience in advanced research and to produce specialized innovative research works in the various areas of clinical sciences. This program aims to cultivate competent clinical researchers for society and be able to contribute to the scientific community both nationally and internationally.
During the period of study, students will learn how to conduct clinical research in their interested field of clinical practice by means of valid design and methodology and in compliance with research ethical, scientific, and practical standards. Ph.D. graduates are positioned to be able to lead the teams and become independent investigators after graduation. In addition, the students with high potential can be enrolled in the available clinical training programs while they run their clinical research.
The learning concept of the program is in line with that of outcome-based education and ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) criteria.
Contact
Graduate Program in Clinical Sciences (International Program)
Graduate Affairs, Faculty of Medicine,
Chulalongkorn University,
Rama 4 Rd., Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Website: http://grad.md.chula.ac.th
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grad.md.chula
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoEeQHLJlEADxoaDn9Gyi3w
Key research areas
- Global Health and Tropical Medicine
- Advanced clinical investigation (medicine, pediatrics, surgery, orthopedics, etc.)
- Clinical epidemiology and Health systems
- Infectious diseases
- Adolescent and reproductive health
- Anesthesia: general, regional, neurosurgical, pediatric, OB-GYN, etc.
- Ophthalmology
- Pathology and Clinical Pathology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Nasal cytology / Rhinology
- Radiation oncology
- Neurosciences
- Psychiatry
- Transgender Medicine
Why the Clinical Sciences Program at Chula?
Excellence in Research and International Opportunities
Our program focuses mainly on in-depth research in various areas of clinical sciences to create a new body of knowledge. Our students will gain extensive research experience in working at Chulalongkorn’s Center of Excellence (CE), Research Unit (RU), Medical Research Center (MRC), and Clinical Research Center (CRC). We encourage our students to publish their work in first-line international peer-reviewed journals and to present their work at international conferences.
Career Paths / Opportunities
The knowledge and skills acquired while earning a degree in Clinical Sciences Program can be applied to pursue a career path in academic institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, private industry, managed care organizations, and a range of local to international organizations. Since the establishment of the program in 2015, most of the alumni have been successful and become academic staff and researchers at leading universities or work at the tertiary care/university hospitals in Thailand and other countries. The great satisfaction levels on the desired characteristics of graduates have been annually and continuously reported from employers.
