| College of Medicine, Rangsit University | |
| Established: | 1 May 1989 |
| Type: | Private |
| Location: | 2 Joint Institute of the Department of Medical Services-Rangsit University Building, Rajavithi Hospital, Phaya Thai Road, Thung Phayathai Subdistrict, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok 10400, Thailand |
| Coordinates: | 13.763°N 100.5368°W |
| Colors: | Green |
| Website: | http://www.rsu.ac.th/medicine/Default.aspx http://www.dms.rsu.ac.th |
| Native Name: | วิทยาลัยแพทยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยรังสิต |
| Former Name: | Faculty of Medicine, Rangsit College Faculty of Medicine, Rangsit University |
The College of Medicine, Rangsit University is the first private medical school and the ninth oldest medical school in Thailand.
The Faculty of Medicine, Rangsit College was founded on 1 May 1989, following a successful proposal to the council of Thai Universities. On 1990, following the name change of Rangsit College to Rangsit University, the name changed to Faculty of Medicine, Rangsit University. On 15 March 1994, the university made an agreement with the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health to provide medical teaching facilities at Rajavithi Hospital and the Children's Hospital (now Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health). In February 1996, the university made an agreement with Harvard Medical School of Harvard University to improve medical education and set up a conference, of which all medical schools in Thailand attended.
On 1 May 2002, the faculty became the College of Medicine, Rangsit University, following the management model of Harvard University. In 2013, Lerdsin Hospital became affiliated to the college as a teaching hospital.[1] [2] Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital also became affiliated to the college in 2015 and accepted the first cohort of medical students in the 2021 academic year.[3] Students applying to study medicine through the Consortium of Thai Medical Schools Examination (กสพท), can select to study at three different hospital groups: 1.Rajavithi and Queen Sirikit, 2.Lerdsin or 3.Nopparat Rajathanee.