Thread: Over 1,800 new doctors to be sent to upcountry hospitals nationwide

BANGKOK, 19 April 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health is preparing to dispatch more than 1,800 new doctors to upcountry hospitals this year.

According to Public Health Minister acting Permanent-Secretary Surachet Satitniramai, the 1,863 new doctors who make up 78 percent of all recent graduates from medical schools countrywide, were sponsored by the ministry’s special projects department aimed at alleviating the scarcity of doctors in remote areas.

Dr. Surachet confirmed that the dispatch of doctors this year would differ from previous occasions, in that the ministry had established two committees to supervise the placements of doctors and properly manage the proportion of personnel in line with the needs of each region.

The new doctors will perform their duties at central and general hospitals as well as major community hospitals, with senior doctors as their mentors. The Ministry of Public Health thus believes that the scheme can identify the true needs of each area and provide the new doctors with an opportunity to utilize their skills. -

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Where will they get 1800 doctors, or is it like all Thai trades people, architecs, designers, what ever, do 2 days training and call them-selves what they want.

Not such a bad thing. Where I live the doctors in the main hospital work 9 to 5 any other time ie; emergency the Thais are looked after by nurses. If anyone has a heart attack....... They are buggered

may even employ vets to move up.

Originally Posted by Mozzbie47

2 days training and call them-selves what they want.

in the uk they are dealing with the after shock of having some Indian dude who forged
loads of visas to guys with false papers and are now employed in the health system as dentists and doctors.
he's doing jail time now while they try to recover the millions he made sent to banks in India.