On April 23, 2026, Phra Phromwachirakhunatharn, Abbot of Wat Srisudaram Worawihan, Advisor to the Bangkok Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Council, and Assistant Chief of the Pali Examination Board, along with Professor Dr. Bang-orn Benjathikul, President of Bangkok Thonburi University (BTU), participated in the gowning ceremony and the commencement of clinical training for fourth-year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, BTU, for the academic year 2026. They also gave words of encouragement to the medical students receiving their gowns. Also present were Air Chief Marshal Dr. Ittiporn Kanacharoen, Secretary-General of the Medical Council of Thailand; Dr. Lertlak Leelaruangsaeng, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration; Professor Emeritus Dr. Saraneet Waikakul, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, BTU; and Dr. Puritat Saengthongpanichkul, Director of Rajpipat Hospital and Clinical Medical Education Center. Also present to give words of encouragement to the medical students on this occasion were:
Professor Emeritus Dr. Saraneet Waikakul, Dr. Puritat Saengthongpanichkul, and
Assistant Professor Dr. Nattawan Sasingh, Assistant to the President of Bangkok Thonburi University, who participated in the gowning ceremony and presented bouquets of flowers to the medical students.
The gowning ceremony was held to make medical students aware, mindful, and prepared to cope with the changes in their education related to the intensive teaching at a higher level, as they will be studying at Rajpipat Hospital.
Therefore, the Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok Thonburi University, recognizes the importance of training medical students to become physicians with knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes, and good professional ethics—the desirable attributes of graduates. This transition of medical students to clinical studies is crucial for their academic and professional development, adaptation to the related learning system, and adaptation to various environmental factors such as faculty, physicians, colleagues from allied health professions, patients, and their families.
On this occasion, the executives of Bangkok Thonburi University and Rajpipat Hospital, faculty members, and distinguished guests were present. Parents also joined in congratulating the medical students on this occasion at the Phra Thep Prasithimon Meeting Room 71, 9th floor, Bhumibol Building, Rajpipat Hospital.