THE FIRST MASTER DEGREE COURSE IN BIOMATERIALS FOR IMPLANTATION COMMENCED ON THE 31ST OF MARCH 1999 AT THE BANGKOK BIOMATERIAL CENTER, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, 3rd Floor, Lottery Building, SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK-10700, THAILAND. THIS IS THE FIRST COURSE OF IT'S KIND IN THE WORLD. THIS MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMME IS SUPPORTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY  (IAEA) AND THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY. A TOTAL OF 6 STUDENTS ARE REGISTERED FOR THIS COURSE. OF THE TOTAL STUDENTS, FOUR ARE SUPPORTED BY THE IAEA AND COME FROM THE MALAYSIA, VIETNAM, SRILANKA AND BANGLADESH. THE REMAINING TWO ARE FROM THAILAND. 

THIS COURSE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A COMPEHENSIVE TRAINING TO THE STUDENTS AND MAKE THEM SELF SUFFICIENT TO BE TRAINERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTIRES. IT IS ALSO INTENDED THAT THESE STUDENTS AFTER COMPLETING THIS COURSE WILL BE ACTIVELY INVLOVED IN RESEARCHES INVLOVING TISSUE ENGINEERING AND PAVE WAY FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS FIELD. THIS PROGRAMME IS ALSO INTENDED TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM FACED BY TISSUE BANKS ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH RESPECT TO THE TISSUE BANK OPERATORS WHO DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIFIC DEGREE IN THIS FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION. THUS OVERALL IT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF TISSUE BANK OPERATORS FROM TECHNICIANS TO EXPERTS.

The proud team of Prof Yongyudh Vajaradul - Course Director sitting in the center and other officers of the Bangkok Biomaterial Center in the foreground with the first batch of master degree students in the background.

For any further query about the master degree course, please send your query at : siyvj@mahidol.ac.th