The School of Medical Sciences offers three academic degree programs: the Bachelor of Science Program in Microbiology, the Bachelor of Science Program in Biochemistry, and the Bachelor of Science program in Nutrition and Dietetics.
The Microbiology program
is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of medical microbiology and applied microbiology. This curriculum emphasizes extensive knowledge of microorganisms together with applicable analytical skills.
Graduates can integrate microbiological knowledge into developing their own potential within the community. They can apply their knowledge to medical research and contribute to innovations in microbiology, leading to sustainable social, economic, and environmental development.
The Biochemistry program
aims to provide students with knowledge, understanding, and practical skills in the fields of biochemistry. The curriculum covers the structure and functions of biomolecules, cellular energy transformations, the synthesis and degradation of biomolecules through metabolic processes, and genetic mechanisms to both normal and abnormal conditions. These aspects are fundamental to understanding the origins of various diseases.
Additionally, the program includes education and practical skills in molecular biology, cell culture techniques, and current important contemporary biotechnology such as enzyme technology and phytochemical analysis.
Graduates can integrate and apply their knowledge and skills in fundamental and advanced research, thereby creating valuable knowledge in health science and technology that benefits the sustainable development of communities and society for the future.
The Nutrition and Dietetics program
is a curriculum that focuses on providing students with knowledge, understanding, and expertise in the field of nutrition, dietetics, and dietary planning.
A dietitian is an important person in the medical field who can diagnose nutritional problems by assessing the nutritional status of patients, analyzing and planning nutritional therapy, providing counseling, monitoring progress, promoting nutrition, and restoring nutritional health.
The program also emphasizes knowledge in the customization of diets to suit specific diseases and individual nutritional conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, obesity, cancer, and various infectious diseases. Additionally, the curriculum aims to produce graduates who possess ethics, morality, and a sense of responsibility towards themselves and the community.
In addition to the three academic programs, there are two divisions that instruct in fundamental subjects in the Health Science group and preclinical subjects for medical students.
Anatomy
is the field of biology concerned with the study of the structures of organisms. It is divided into several branches, composed of human gross anatomy, histology, embryology, neuroanatomy and comparative anatomy.
The Division of Anatomy provides academic knowledge to paramedic, dental, and medical students. Additionally, our research addresses the gross anatomy and anatomical variation, forensic sciences, toxicology, comparative anatomy, molecular biology, and neurobiology. Our goal is to produce outstanding research within the School of Medical Sciences.
To follow the mission of the University of Phayao, we share and disseminate our research knowledge with the community in Northern Thailand and beyond.
Physiology
is the study of the control of normal functions, mechanisms, and structures of living organisms such as the human body. The study of physiology involves learning core concepts and principles that are applied to the various organ systems including cellular physiology, body temperature regulation, the nervous system, muscular system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, gastrointestinal system, urinary system, endocrine system, and reproductive system.
Our division focuses on human physiology, with academic staff teaching towards the various degrees in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Allied Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, School of Dentistry, and School of Science.
In addition to teaching, we also conduct extensive biomedical research aimed at integrating various functions of cells, tissues, and organs within intact organisms. In many instances, the solutions to physiological problems are of practical value in medicine, and help in understanding the human body as well as those of other animals.
