Doctor of Philosophy Program in Medical Technology
(International Program)
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Program in Medical Technology is the international program that aims to enhance the student’s ability in seeking their own ways of learning and researching for the innovations. The Ph.D program in medical technology is enriched by the vibrant research and academic. The program emphasizes advanced knowledge, advanced technology, knowledge integration together with cutting-edge research designed to equip graduates with strong academic and research competencies in order to be innovative change agents and make the largest possible impact for society needs. In addition to the academic and research competencies, our Ph.D program has produced scholars with eagerness for life-long learning and individuals who are capable of thriving in this ever-changing and globalized world. As such, our graduates have enjoyed pursuing careers in wide varieties of setting including academia, research, profession, the private sector and in government service and business sectors. The Ph.D program in Medical Technology was developed in 1995. Since then, the program has been effectively revised every 5 years (major revision) in order to improve its quality, offers an advanced high quality educational and cutting edge research opportunities that are aligned with the faculty/university’s vision and mission, labor social/market/country needs, the aspirations and abilities of each individual, and keep up to date with trends in medical technology/radiological technology, and advanced technology in other related fields.
Philosophy
The Doctor of Philosophy Program (Ph.D.) in Medical Technology is the international program that emphasizes learning and researching for the innovations. The program is designed to equip students with the strong research competency, analytical and critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, innovative capacity together with morality and ethics essential for finding and implementing innovative solutions and/or discovering novel body of knowledge and innovation that add meaningful knowledge to the field of study, contribute and lead to country and global sustainable development.
The Ph.D. program in Medical Technology covers the multi-disciplinary field of Medical Technology profession, radiological technology profession, human health, disease treatment, health informatics, advanced technology and other related fields. The program provokes into an active learning process of the students via multi-disciplinary approaches such as outcome-based learning, goal-oriented activities, problem solving, and individual experience sharing and searching for new information via information technology. Innovative research and publication on the dissertation work in an international standard journal are also required for degree graduation.
Distinctive features of the program
The Ph.D Program in medical technology at MUMT aims to bridge basic sciences, professional knowledge, advanced science and technology knowledge, together with fostering research to generate and/or discover novel body of knowledge/state of the art/innovation and leads to creation innovation development in order to that adds meaningful knowledge to the field of study as well as contribute to the sustainable development of the country.
The program aims to develop strong research competent graduate students through the conduct of original research leading to the doctoral dissertation. The advantages of pursing a Ph.D in medical technology at MUMT include participation in cutting edge medical technology, radiological technology and biomedical research and preparation for pursuing careers in academia, medical research, and professional arena.
Another distinctive feature of the Ph.D program is that graduate students participating in a multi disciplinary model of education. The program provides learning system based on outcome based education, problem based learning, informatics searching and researching with publication in peer reviewed international journal as well as translational research for mankind. Moreover, the program offers a very interdisciplinary research environment. Students are encouraged to develop their own research questions with supervision from research, methodological and content expertise. Furthermore, our program is designed to focus on developing skills in database and research management.
Expected program learning outcomes (PLOs)
By the end of the program, student will be expected to achieve the indicated PLOs through variety of learning method and assessed both during the learning process and final thesis defensive examination. The award of Ph.D. is based on the evidence of students demonstrate the achievement of the expected learning outcomes (PLOs) as follows;
| PLOs | The graduates of the program will be able to: |
| 1 | Possess moral standards and ethics in academic, research, and medical technology profession |
| 2 | Construct the new knowledge or innovation involving medical technology |
| 3 | Conduct research works to generate new knowledge or innovation in medical technology |
| 4 | Demonstrate leadership and interpersonal skills |
| 5 | Demonstrate effective communication skills in academic and research to exchange and share knowledge to public in both national and international levels |
| 6 | Perform effective information technology, data analytics and bioinformatics skills |
Plan 1 Research only
Plan 2 Course work and Research
2.1. For students with Master Degree in Medical Technology or other related field
2.2. For students with Bachelor Degree
(1) Plan 1 Research only
(2) Plan 2 Courses work and Research
Plan 2.1. For students with Master Degree in Medical Technology or other related field
2.2. For students with Bachelor Degree
Admission Requirements
The requirements admission of each study plan are as follow.
Plan A1 (Research based) A candidate must:
1. 1. Hold a master degree in Medical Technology, Health Science or other related disciplines from academic institute accredited by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation with cumulative GPA > 3.50
2. Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies
3. Have at least 1 year working experience in Medical Technology or other relates fields
4. Have at least 1 original research publication or academic work in peer reviewed national or international journal as the first author or corresponding author
5. A student who does not meet qualification criteria no.2-4 could apply to the program if the permission is granted by the Administrative Program Committee in concurrence with the Dean of The Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University
Plan 2 (Course work and research based) A candidate must:
Plan 2.1 For students with Master Degree in Medical Technology or other related field.
A student must
1. Hold a master degree in Medical Technology, Health Science or other related disciplines from academic institute accredited by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation
2. Have cumulative GPA not less than 3.50
3. Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies
4. A student who does not meet qualification criteria no.2-3 could apply to the program if the permission is granted by the Administrative Program Committee in concurrence with the Dean of The Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University
Plan 2.2 For students with Master Degree
A student must
1. Hold bachelor degree in Medical Technology, Health Science or other related disciplines from academic institute accredited by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation with honors
2. Have cumulative GPA not less than 3.50
3. Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies
4. A student who does not meet qualification criteria no.2-3 could apply to the program if the permission is granted by the Administrative Program Committee in concurrence with the Dean of The Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University
Course registration and fee payment, academic year 2023
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | Summer | |
| Semester start-end dates | Aug 5 – Nov 29, 2024 | Jan 6 – May 2, 2025 | May 26 – Jul 18, 2025 |
| Consultations with advisors for course registration approval (Regarding course registrations deviating from study plans, a request must be approved prior to registration) | From Jun 17, 2024 | From Nov 18, 2024 | From Apr 21, 2025 |
| Regular Registration | Jul 1 – Jul 12, 2024 | Dec 2 – Dec 13, 2024 | May 5 – May 9, 2025 |
| Last day of payment for tuition fees during the regular registration period (If the payment is made after this deadline, the students will be charged 2,000 baht for late registration.) | Aug 2, 2024 (before 10:00 p.m.) |
Jan 3, 2025 (before 10:00 p.m.) |
May 23, 2025 (before 10:00 p.m.) |
| Late registration (The students will be charged for 2,000 baht) | Aug 5 – Aug 16, 2024 | Jan 6 – Jan 17, 2025 | May 26 – May 30, 2025 |
| Add / Drop course Registration (Refund Graduate Tuition Fee Drop Course) | Aug 5 – Aug 16, 2024 | Jan 6 – Jan 17, 2025 | May 26 – Jun 13, 2025 |
| Submission of credit refund request form for the dropped course(s) (during Add/Drop registration period) Remarks: The refund request must be proceeded within the specified period. All requests submitted after the specified period will not be considered. | Aug 7 – Sep 1, 2023 | Jan 8 – Feb 2, 2024 | May 27 – Jun 14, 2024 |
| Last day of payment for tuition fees and fines for late registration (The students will be charged for 2,000 baht) | Aug 30, 2024 (before 10:00 p.m.) |
Jan 31, 2025 (before 10:00 p.m.) |
Jun 13, 2025 (before 10:00 p.m.) |
| Course withdrawal (No refund) | Aug 17 – Nov 22, 2024 | Jan 18 – Apr 25, 2025 | May 31 – Jul 11, 2025 |
| Advisor or program director’s approval notice toward the registration results | Within 5 days after receiving student registration request | Within 5 days after receiving student registration request | Within 5 days after receiving student registration request |
| Invoice and course list will be informed via e-mail to each student. The students can download and print out the invoice for payment to be proceeded at bank counters or through electronic channels. Regular Registration, Late Registration, Add/ Drop Course Registration |
12 days after student registration request | 12 days after student registration request | 12 days after student registration request |
| Announcement of student enrollment’s list and payment status on https://graduate.mahidol.ac.th (Student Service System) | From Jul 17, 2023 | From Dec 18, 2023 | From May 13, 2024 |
| The Faculty of Graduate Studies submits the list of students who do not register for courses or register without the tuition fee payment for student status suspension. | Oct 2, 2023 | Mar 4, 2024 | – |
| Course evaluation | Nov 11 – Dec 16, 2024 | Apr 14 – May 19, 2025 | Jun 30 – Jul 28, 2025 |
| Submission of course evaluation summary for the semester to FGS | Within Dec 20, 2024 | Within May 23, 2025 | Within Jul 25, 2025 |
| Grade Report announcement on https://graduate.mahidol.ac.th (Student Service System) | From Dec 21, 2024 | From May 24, 2025 | From Jul 26, 2025 |
Faculty of Graduate Studies : https://graduate.mahidol.ac.th/
For more information please contact
1) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaniya Leepiyasakulchai
Program director
E-mail : chaniya.lee@mahidol.ac.th
2) Asst. Prof. Dr. Sumana Dakeng
E-mail : sumana.dak@mahidol.ac.th
3) Asst. Prof. Dr. Sirirat Luk-in
Secretary of the program
E-mail : sirirat.luk@mahidol.ac.th
