Role of the Student Affairs Division, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine in Assessing Medical Cadets
Amnat Ratanawilai MD, MSc*, Dusit Janthayanont MD**, Suthee Panichkul MD, MSc***
Affiliation : * Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand ** Department of Family Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Banngkok, Thailand *** Department of Military and Community Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
Objective : To evaluate the role of the Student Affairs Division: Phramongkutklao College of Medicine in
assessing medical cadets and determine the problems and obstacles in assessing.
Material and Method: Qualitative study using focus group discussion was conducted in staff and medical
cadets to determine functions, problems and obstacles of the Student Affairs Division, Phramongkutklao
College of Medicine. Questionnaire was used to determine the agreement to ten domains: main educational
programs, aims and missions, teaching methods, organizational culture, key requirements and expectation for
programs, related units relationships and communication mechanisms, role of staff for student assessment,
discipline, leadership assessment, problems and obstacles for student assessment and related units of student
assessment, respectively.
Results : The present study indicated that majority of the subjects agreed with the curriculum of the Student
Affairs Division, especially the military subjects. However, a leadership subject should be added. Majority of
the subjects supported the organizational culture of the Student Affairs Division.
Conclusion : This study showed that most of the subjects supported the vital role of the Student Affairs Division:
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine in assessing medical students. However, improving the current
assessment system regarding the leadership, is needed.
Keywords : Academies and institutes, Curriculum, Education medical, Educational measurement, Military medicine, Needs assessment, Schools medical, Students medical
