US/THAI Activities
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida

History of the U.S.-Thai Consortium

In 1993, the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, nine other U.S. Pharmacy Schools and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy entered into an international agreement with all nine (at that time) Thailand Colleges of Pharmacy which together designated the U.S.-THAI Consortium Agreement.

The mission of this U.S.-THAI agreement is to provide Thai pharmacists (faculty at the various Thai pharmacy schools), that are selected by a Royal Thai Government Panel, the opportunity for advanced professional (Pharm.D.) or graduate (Ph.D.) study in programs in the selected U.S. pharmacy schools. In return, the Royal Thai government will pay all stipend and tuition costs for these students for a period of five years and provide return favors for both professional students and faculty to visit Thailand and become involved in post-graduate pharmacy education abroad. Furthermore, the initial agreement was for the Thai government to support, and the U.S. colleges to educate, 100 Thai faculty members (i.e., approximately 10 students per U.S. college) over the ensuing 10 years.

As part of the original charter, it was agreed that all parties would meet once a year to discuss the progress of the U.S.-THAI Consortium. These annual meetings would be held in either Thailand or the U.S. on alternating years. The first meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1994; at Purdue University in 1995; at Phuket, Thailand in 1996; in Baltimore, MD in 1997; Chiang Mai, Thailand in 1998; and Orlando, FL in 2000.

Current List of THAI and U.S. Schools of Pharmacy in the Consortium
                  THAI
                  U.S.
1. Chulalongkorn University
2. Mahidol University
3. Khon Kaen University
4. Srinakharinwirot University
5. Prince of Songkla University
6. Silpakorn University
7. Ubon Ratchathani University
8. Chiang Mai University
9. Naresuan University
10. Thammasat University

1. University of Florida
2. Purdue University
3. Ohio State University
4. University of Wisconsin
5. University of Arizona
6. University of Minnesota
7. University of Illinois at Chicago
8. University of Maryland at Baltimore
9. University of North Carolina
10. Rutgers University

Graduate Students from Thailand
  Forensic Toxicology Course in Thailand
    US/Thai Consortium Meeting and Faculty Visits
      Pictures from Faculty Visits to Thailand