Evaluating of Medical Sciences Knowledge and Technology transferring to Local Government in Surat Thani Province

Abstract

       Study on medical sciences knowledge transfer to Local Government in Surat Thani province was launched by Regional Medical Sciences Center 11, Surat Thani during the year 2008 to 2011. The objective of this study was to present project’s model in the topic of project’s co-ordination, activities’model, budget allocation and Local Government’s attention to the project. The results
showed that the project’s implementation collaborate with networking. The activities’model composed of 1) medical sciences knowledge’s communication such as training program, providing exhibition, demonstrating and practicing how to use test kit for consumer health products, 2) a Memorandum of Understanding for networking operation, 3) encorage to practice and incentive by selecting the best practice competition, to award a prize and knowledge exchange. Although the Local Government supported budget and attended to join in this project increase yearly. However, The Department of Medical Sciences should to 1) survey the availability of local governments to take knowledge into action, 2) have guidelines for monitoring the agreement’s implementation 3) push medical sciences knowledge’s transferring to the authorized office of Local Government in order to set up it as the important key success factor for assessment as the pay. 4) have a good test kit distribution management system and easily to give service to the customers.