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| Students present Dr. Koh-Knox with a bouquet of thanks for acting as their guide and escort during the trip to Thailand. |
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Having arrived in Thailand, the students enjoy a refreshing meal in a beautiful setting before embarking on the day's educational sight seeing. |
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| Our first two nights of the study abroad program, students stayed at the SASA International House, which is on the Chulalongkorn University campus in Bangkok. |
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At the Siriraj Hospital, students were shown Thai Traditional massage classroom. The massage methods are much different than those used in the U.S. |
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| In the Pharmacy at Silpakorn University, is Pornsak Sriamornsak, center, who was a PhD student under Dr. Dane Kildsig. |
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Silpakorn Community Pharmacy shelves stocked with medications, many requiring no prescription to purchase. |
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| School of Pharmacy at Silpakorn University, where Dean Sindhchai provided a campus tour. This facility has the world's most technologically advanced helmet testing facility. Additionally, students in the School of Pharmacy are allowed to grow any herbal plant for purposes of doing research in the School's botanical garden. |
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Walking over the re-built Bridge over the River Kwai, as depicted in the Academy-Award winning WWII film. The destruction of the bridge as depicted in the film is entirely fictional. In fact, two bridges were built: a temporary wooden bridge and a permanent steel and concrete bridge a few months later. Both bridges were used for two years until they were destroyed by Allied aerial bombing. The steel bridge was repaired and is the one still in use today. |
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| Due to language barriers, some pharmacies in Thailand display this pain description chart. |
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Makarak Hospital Pharmacy tour. |
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| Bankok's Bumrungrad International Hospital is the largest private hospital in South-East Asia. |
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The outpatient Pharmacy at Bumrungrad offers prescription distribution, medication profile maintenance and medication counseling. |
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| Brumrungrad's inpatient pharmacy provides IV preparation services, drug compatibility information, and specialty products, including TPN, Chemotherapy, Irrigation solutions, etc. |
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The Sena Hospital at Ayutthaya is a typical Thai hospital. It is open to the outside with no enclosed hallways. |
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| Sena Hospital's inpatient pharmacy is surrounded by glass walls. |
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One of Nakhon Pathom's Community Pharmacies is Sakol Pharma, owned by Mr. Chusak Maitreemit, BSPharm, MPharm, shown here stocking shelves. |
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| Accredited Pharmacies will display this icon in their windows. Accredited means the pharmacy has been inspected and is a legitimate establishment. The majority of pharmacies in the area are not accredited. |
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Dispensing herbal medicines in a local Thai pharmacy. |
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| Stocking shelves with various local remedies. |
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Similar to pharmacies in the US, a smiling clerk awaits behind the counter. |
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| An herbal medication for postpartum pain. Cost: 150 bahts ($4). |
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Study abroad students pose in front of a piece of fabric they have signed that will eventually be wrapped around the tower of the pagoda as a memento of their visit. |
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| The signed fabric will join others wrapped at the top of the pagoda shown here. |
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Purdue study abroad students pose with their host committee from Silpakorn University in Thailand. Back row: Nattiya Kapol, Kristen Greiwe, Burin Sriwong, Ashley Davish, Surasit Lochid-Amnuay, Cindi Koh-Knox, Daraporn Rungprai, Inthira Kanchanaphibon; Front row: Bhavik Nana, Varit Chantarastapornchit, Pinn Suppatkul, Amber Parish. |
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