Academic in Thai Travel Clinic

Integrating Clinical Practice, Research, and Education at the Thai Travel Clinic

Thai Travel Clinic serves not only as a leading clinical center for travel health services but also as an academic platform for research, training, and international collaboration. We established our academic part, the “Travel Medicine Research Unit” since 2006. It is the part of Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine in Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University. Our academic mission is to advance scientific knowledge, strengthen global health collaboration, and train the next generation of Travel Medicine and tropical medicine experts.

Through high-impact academic research, structured training programs, and global partnerships, we contribute to evidence-based practice in travel and tropical medicine across the region and beyond.

Our Academic Pillars

Our academic activities are organized into four key areas:

Research Activities

We conduct clinical and epidemiological research in travel medicine, vaccine science, tropical infectious diseases, and global health surveillance, including collaborative initiatives with international partners.

Publications

With more than 125 peer-reviewed publications, our clinic contributes to international journals in travel medicine, infectious diseases, and preventive health. Our work reflects real-world clinical expertise and regional epidemiological insight.

Education and Training

We offer structured training for medical students, residents, and international physicians—combining bedside learning, case-based discussion, and exposure to travel and tropical medicine practice. Our courses included Residency training in Travel Medicine, DTM&H, MCTM, PhD. CTM and elective/volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer & Elective

We welcome visiting students and physicians through elective rotations and volunteer opportunities—supporting international exchange and capacity building in travel and tropical medicine.

Want to visit us?

Each year we receive many requests from medical students/doctors/residents and research volunteer from all around the world for the opportunity to join us. Although we try to accommodate you all, we have some limitations. Only a limited number of requests will be successful.

Academic Impact

Over two decades, Thai Travel Clinic has established itself as a regional academic center in travel medicine—combining clinical excellence with scholarly contribution.

125+

Peer-Reviewed Publications

20+

Years of Academic Contribution

500+

Visitors welcomed

2

Textbooks Published

International Collaboration

Our academic work is strengthened through collaboration with international institutions, global surveillance networks, local as well as regional partners. These partnerships enhance our ability to respond to emerging infectious diseases, strengthen evidence-based travel health practice, and contribute to global knowledge in tropical and travel medicine. Some of our collaboration institutes included Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network of the International Society of Travel Medicine, Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH).

Looking for a specific output?

Visit our Publications page for selected landmark papers, themed highlights, and textbook contributions.

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