Physician Fellows of the Royal Society of Thailand: From Past to Present and Future Roles for Thai Society

Abstract

Thirty Physician Fellows of the Royal Society of Thailand at the Academy of Science in the Royal Society of Thailand have been bestowed during the past 80 years from 1942 to 2022. They have performed their assigned duties according to the Royal Institute Act (B.E. 2476, 2485, 2544) and the Royal Society Act (B.E. 2558), especially academic aspects, for the government, governmental services, private sectors, and Thai people in general – worth as the Fellows of the Royal Society of Thailand. They play an important role in coinage for medical terminology in Thai to keep the standard of Thai language usage in medical field so that Thai people can understand these medical terms properly, facilitating the medical knowledge dissemination to the public. Nevertheless, advance in technologies and communication through various facilities are challenging for not only Physician Fellows but also all Fellows of the Royal Society of Thailand. The future roles of Physician Fellows for Thai society needs participation from all stakeholders in the society that should better concern more toward our living world.