ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาอายุรศาสตร์เขตร้อนคลินิก (หลักสูตรนานาชาติ)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN CLINICAL TROPICAL MEDICINE (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)

Doctoral FACULTY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE

Program Information
Program Code	4803DG00
Program Name	ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาอายุรศาสตร์เขตร้อนคลินิก (หลักสูตรนานาชาติ)
Program Name	DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN CLINICAL TROPICAL MEDICINE (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)
Major	-
Level of Study	Doctoral
Faculty/Institute/College	คณะเวชศาสตร์เขตร้อน
Faculty/Institute/College	FACULTY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
Website	https://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/phd-ctm/

STUDY PLAN

Study Plan Available for Admission

Doctoral Plan 1.1 (Thesis Only for students with Master Degree)

Expected Number of Admitted Students
7 students

Admission Requirements
Plan 1 Research only Plan 1.1: For students with Master's Degree 1. Holding a Medical degree (M.D. or M.B.B.S. or equivalent degrees) from medical school listed in World Directory of Medical Schools (https://search.wdoms.org/) and endorsed by The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation with the average grade not less than 3.50 and 1.1 or 1.2 1.1 Graduate from M.C.T.M. or M.C.T.M. (Tropical Pediatrics) 1.2 Graduate diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene or diploma in any medical fields and having an experience in research proofing by a publication in an international peer-review journal publication at least 2 publications 2. Have an English Proficiency Entrance Requirement according to the Faculty of Graduate Studies criteria 3. Exceptions to the above items may be made by the Program Administrative Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies Plan 2 Course work and research Plan 2.1: For students with Master's Degree 1. Holding a Medical degree (M.D. or M.B.B.S. or equivalent degrees) from medical school listed in World Directory of Medical Schools (https://search.wdoms.org/) and endorsed by The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation with the average grade not less than 3.50 and 1.1 or 1.2 1.1 Graduate from M.C.T.M. or M.C.T.M. (Tropical Pediatrics) 1.2 Graduate diploma or proof of clinical expertise in any fields 2. Have an English Proficiency Entrance Requirement according to the Faculty of Graduate Studies criteria 3. Exceptions to the above items may be made by the Program Administrative Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies

For International Applicants, please refer to the Operative Guidelines "Operative Guidelines toward the Minimum Requirements of Thai Language Proficiency for Foreign Students in Thai-delivered Graduate Programs of Mahidol University (No. 2) B.E. 2568 (2025)"

Minimum Requirements Thai Language (EN)

English Proficiency Score Requirement

English Proficiency Test	Minimum Entry Criteria			Graduation Criteria
English Proficiency Test	Total	Speaking	Writing	Total	Speaking	Writing
IELTS	4	-	-	6	6	6
TOEFL-iBT	42	-	-	79	19	23
MU GRAD PLUS (MU GRAD TEST + SPEAKING)	48	-	-	90	12	12

Condition of English Proficiency Requirements for this Program

English score is compulsory (applicant without valid English score may initially submit application, by the way, the program will make consideration for eligibility based on a case-by-case basis).

Further details, How to submit the English Proficiency score

Announcement of English Proficiency Standard

Consideration Process
Considered based on the application documents Interview

Examination Schedules

Admission Process	First Semester Enrollment				Second Semester Enrollment
Program admission rounds	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Second Semester
Cut-off for Consideration (only for applicants who have completed the application fee)	Round 1 Sun. 30 Nov 2025	Round 2 Sat. 31 Jan 2026	Round 3 Tue. 31 Mar 2026	Round 4 Sun. 31 May 2026	Second Semester Wed. 30 Sep 2026
Announcement of List of Eligible Applicants for Examination	Round 1 Tue. 15 Dec 2025	Round 2 Thu. 12 Feb 2026	Round 3 Fri. 17 Apr 2026	Round 4 Mon. 15 Jun 2026	Second Semester Thu. 15 Oct 2026
Interview	Round 1 Fri. 19 Dec 2025	Round 2 Wed. 18 Feb 2026	Round 3 Mon. 27 Apr 2026	Round 4 Tue. 23 Jun 2026	Second Semester Wed. 21 Oct 2026
Announcement of List of Successful Applicants	Round 1 Tue. 13 Jan 2026	Round 2 Thu. 12 Mar 2026	Round 3 Thu. 14 May 2026	Round 4 Wed. 8 Jul 2026	Second Semester Tue. 10 Nov 2026
New Student Check in (Online)	Round 1 Tue. 13 Jan - Thu. 22 Jan 2026	Round 2 Thu. 12 Mar - Mon. 23 Mar 2026	Round 3 Thu. 14 May - Sun. 24 May 2026	Round 4 Wed. 8 Jul - Thu. 16 Jul 2026	Second Semester Tue. 10 Nov - Thu. 19 Nov 2026
Announcement of List of New Student Check in	Round 1 Mon. 26 Jan 2026	Round 2 Tue. 24 Mar 2026	Round 3 Tue. 26 May 2026	Round 4 Mon. 20 Jul 2026	Second Semester Mon. 23 Nov 2026
หมายเหตุ : The date of your application fee payment must comply with the schedule of your selected admission round.

Application Requirements
Recent Photo Copy of Degree Certificate / Letter of Student Status (Official English Version) Copy of Transcript / Grade Report (Official English Version) Copy of Passport Working Experience Letter (If any) (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) Copy of Professional License (If any) (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) Statement of Purpose (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) English Proficiency Test Result (IELTS/TOEFL/MU-Grad Test) (If any) (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) Curriculum Vitae (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) Recommendation letter (If any) (for Thai and Foreigner applicant)

Application Portal
Apply through the Online Admission system Apply Now For more details, visit How to Apply

Curriculum Structure
Curriculum Details

JOB OPTION AFTER GRADUATION
1. Medical doctors with in-depth knowledge in tropical medicine, both in theory and practice, working in hospitals, travel clinics, medical and organizations, both in government and public sectors 2. General physicians with tropical medicine expertise, who can be community leaders, consultants or policy makers for prevention of tropical diseases in communities, national, region or worldwide 3. General physicians with the expertise in clinical research especially in tropical medicine

Language of Instruction and Thesis/Dissertation Writing
Language of Instruction : English Thesis/Dissertation Writing : English

Available Scholarships
For more detail please see the website https://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/bstm/ E-mail : tmbstm@mahidol.ac.th

Tuition Fees

Announcement of Tuition Fees
Announcement of Fixed-Rate Tuition Fees for Postgraduate Studies for Students Enrolling Academic Year B.E. 2569 (Important)
Estimated Total Tuition Fees of the Program

Study Plan	Duration of Study ( according to the program's curriculum)	Fixed-rate Tuition Fee (per semester)	Other Fees ^[1]
			Research Fees and/or Equipment Fees	Work-Site Study Fees
Thai Students
Plan 1.1 Research only For students with Master Degree	3 Years (6 Semester)	30,000	150,000	0
Foreign Students
Plan 1.1 Research only For students with Master Degree	3 Years (6 Semester)	50,000	450,000	0

Remarks:
[1] "Other Fees" which refer to "Research Fees and/or Equipment Fees" and "Work-Site Study Fees", The program may consider reduction or waives for students on case by case basis
[2] In the case of students required by the program to register for course or attend the defense examination of thesis thematic paper or independent study in summer semester the tuition fees shall be charged a rate of fifty-percent of the fixed rate tuition fees of each program.
[3] For foreign students, "Health Insurance Fee" is additionally required until graduation (3,500 THB per academic year).

Contact the Program
(ประธานหลักสูตร (Program Director)) Assistant Professor Dr. Sant Muangnoicharoen sant.mua@mahidol.ac.th Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400. Thailand Tel: 66 (0) 2306-9130
(เลขานุการหลักสูตร (Program Secretary)) Associate Professor Dr. Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn borimas.han@mahidol.ac.th Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400. Thailand Tel: 66 (0) 2306-9130
(ผู้ประสานงานหลักสูตร (Program Coordinator)) อารี บัวแพร aree.bum@mahidol.ac.th Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400. Thailand Tel: 66 (0) 2306-9130