Metropolis (กระทรวงนครบาล) for administration, but currently operated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. It was one of the earliest built modern hospitals in Bangkok, serving areas of northern Bangkok and northern part of Thonburi areas. In 1923, Prince Mahidol, the father of Thai modern medicine, was appointed director of the hospital. Vajira hospital underwent immense changes and improvements. It expanded from its historic site next to Samsen road to the edges of the Chao Phraya River. In 1954 it became a teaching hospital for its nursing school, now Kuakarun college of nursing. In 1985 it became a Medical School known as the Faculty of Medicine Srinakharinwirot University. Srinakharinwirot medical student attend clinical years training at Vajira hospital. Later on in 1993 the BMA Medical College was established, which headquarters here in Vajira hospital. BMA medical students spends their pre-clinic years at Mahidol University and clinic years in Vajira hospital. At the time Vajira hospital handles over 600 medical students, in clinic years alone. By 1998 Vajira Hospital and BMA Medical College were merged to form a unity in healthcare services and education, under the name "BMA Medical College & Vajira Hospital". In 2010 BMA Medical College & Vajira Hospital along with Kuakarun College of Nursing joined to form a new University named University of Bangkok Metropolis, with the medical school's name changed to "Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, University of Bangkok Metropolis". See also Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital University of Bangkok Metropolis List of hospitals in Bangkok List of hospitals in Thailand List of University hospitals in Thailand References History of Vajira Hospital (th) History of Vajira Hospital (eng) External links Official Website Vajira Medical Journal Thailand Clinics Hospitals in Bangkok Teaching hospitals in Thailand Navamindradhiraj University Hospitals established in 1912 Dusit district 1912 establishments in Siam