Chief Division of Trauma Surgery Department of Surgery

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

Mahidol University

The Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand in cooporation with the American College of Surgeons has established the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course in Thailand since 2003. Currently, there are 25 ATLS courses conducting each year. The Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital is one of the training centers which operate 3 courses a year. With the facilities of the Thai–German Multidisciplinary Endoscopic Training Center (TG-MET Center), students can practice common surgical procedures such as Crico thyroidotomy, Intercostal drainage, Pericardiocentesis and Diagnostic peritoneal lavage.

In addition to ATLS course, we also organize the Definitive Surgical Trauma Care (DSTC) course for trauma surgeons. Students have to perform the operations for injuries in the different parts of the body such as cardiac injury, bowel injury or great vessel injury, etc. All these major operations were practiced successfully in the animal LAB.

In this auspicious occasion, I would like to express my deep appreciation for the support of the TG-MET Center.

Preecha Siritongtaworn

Chief, Division of Trauma Surgery

Department of Surgery

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital