Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
Khon Kaen University
The Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences of Khon
Kaen University was founded in 1978, as the first national medical technology
school in Northeastern Thailand. Moreover, it was the first national physical
therapy school in the region. The faculty currently offers undergraduate,
postgraduate degree programs and international programs in response to a
growing demand in the area of Medical Technology and Physical Therapy. The
faculty pursues the vision to becoming “a leading Medical Technology and
Physical Therapy institution in Thailand and ASEAN.”
The faculty continually endeavors to improve and to
ensure that a range of disciplines, teaching methodologies, academic and
research facilities, and activities reflect international standards.
Studying at AMS will prove both academically and
personally rewarding. Among our staff and students you will feel at home
knowing that you are with people who share a common goal to make a full
contribution to tomorrow’s exciting, and challenging world.
RESEARCH STRENGTH Research at the faculty covers all kinds of
traditional and modern physical therapies including the production of kits for
medical diagnostic use in hospitals as well as basic medical science research.
The Research institutes under AMS have risen through the ranks to become the
foremost research institutes in Thailand such as The Centre for Research and
Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Cardiovascular Research Group,
and The Back, Neck, and Other Joint Pain Research Group. Moreover, since 2009
the Faculty’s journal has been rated by the Thai Journal Citation Index Centre
as the journal with the highest impact factor in the area of Medical Technology
and Physical Therapy.
OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS - Medical Science Program Specialized
Research Fields Thalassemia, Melioidosis, Cellular and Molecular Immunology,
Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Biosenser, Microdevice, and Nanotechnology,
Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
- Physical Therapy and Human Movement Science Specialized
Research Fields Musculoskeletal Disorders, Neurology, Cardiopulmonary,
Pediatrics, Elderly, Community, and Innovation
- Biomedical Science Program Specialized
Research Fields Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Infectious Diseases,
Oncology, Molecular Genetics, Parasitology, Pathology, Hematology/Thalassemia,
Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Nanotechnology, etc
TOP RESEARCH - Medical Diagnostic and Clinical Laboratory
Science Focus on Thalassemia, Molecular & Cellular Immunology in Infections
and Cancer, Molecular Oncology, and Infectious Diseases
- Musculo – skeletal disorders Back pain, Neck pain, Knee and Shoulder pain in
Ergonomics, Alternative treatment especially Thai massage, Manual therapy in
Back and Neck Pain
- Elderly and disability
Exercise in
the elderly and in the disabled population
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