Portfolio

Achieved ‘Individual Gold’, and ‘Team Gold’ by the National University of Singapore for the outstanding performance in Singapore-Thailand Science Immersion Programme 2023 Science Challenge. (8th May 2023 – 13th May 2023)

 After being selected to attend the Singapore-Thailand Science Immersion Programme 2023, organized by the prestigious Faculty of Science at the National University of Singapore, I achieved gold medals in both the Team and Individual categories of the Science Challenge held at the end of the rigorous programme held during 8th May 2023 – 13th May 2023. Throughout the week, through my efforts, I was astutely able to successfully grasped complex topics in STEM, ranging from nanotechnologies to probabilities, all taught in English by leading university professors in their fields. This experience not only broadened my academic horizons but also reinforced my belief in a non-competitive learning environment. During the camp, I partially take it as my responsibility to help others who struggle with the materials after the lectures.
 By helping and tutoring other students, I fostered collaboration among peers, believing that shared learning leads to collective growth—a mindset that aligns with the spirit of medical education. I see challenges as opportunities to improve and believe that success is driven by effort and openness to feedback. I had held this as a great learning point in my life, not only for the fact that it opens my experience to look forward to the bigger world of academics with the community helping and fostering each other’s but also to establish my confidence through persistence in learning.

Attained the Semi-finalists Stage (Last 4 Teams) as Team Player of the Science Gameshow ‘Genwit อัจฉริยะพันธุ์ใหม่ Presented by Bangchak Group’ on Workpoint Entertainment (5th April - 24 June 2024)

 After conscientious selections and interviews, I was recruited to represent my school in the STEM game show "Genwit Presented by Bangchak Group", aired on Workpoint TV. The game challenges were unknown to the contestants prior to the game and thus required adaptability, agile thinking, and the integration of all discipline of science and mathematics. Although we are from the same school, most of us had barely known others prior to the first tape. As the team leader, I had to be both decisive and democratic, trusting my other teammate of 4's expertise while remaining confident in my own, particularly in Biology which the basis of my information is mostly built on my experience form the POSN Biology camp. Once we advance to the next round, we hold a meeting to plan and prepare, as the challenges often come unexpectedly and plan for the conditions that the next challenges may occur. Conducting research not only boosts our confidence but also helps us better understand the dynamics of the opposing team. When challenges fell outside my field, I stepped back, letting the subject expert take the lead to be adaptive based on facts as much as possible, embodying the spirit of teamwork and leadership.
 Effective communication was crucially required, both in collaborating with my team and explaining complex scientific concepts to a general audience - a vital skill for any medical professional. My team and I reached the semifinals, surpassing two other school teams. We remained professional and respectful of our highly skilled peers throughout, as they are also highly skilled in their own fields. During filming and while in the public eye, we had to maintain our composure under scrutiny, knowing that our actions could be misinterpreted. Although there were some particular online judgments toward our team, I saw them as opportunities to grow, using the feedback for self-improvement - considering some of them while taking them professionally. Overall, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I am proud of.

Completed the Second POSN Biology Olympiad Camp of the Bangkok POSN Centre at Debsirin School (Camp II & I: 1st -18th March 2023 & 2nd -19th October 2024)

 After a year of diligent effort, I was accepted into the 23rd POSN Biology Olympiad Camp in 2023. Through learning with college professors with diverse styles, propelled me to adapt to being more active in my learning, having had absorbed quickly the condensed curriculum that compresses three years of high school biology into just three weeks. With endeavour in mind, in the camps, we helped each other’s in the studying, sharing short notes, mock exams and helping with unfamiliar materials. This surrounding teamwork and collaborative environment pleasantly surprised me which I courteously adapted and changed to ever since, which changed my whole perspective for me. This is since that there is always a bigger fish in the sea, whether they are competitors at the National or the International Olympiad which if we pass the camp, we have to compete with anyhow – simply a more benefit for all and made us all more fit for the challenges ahead.
 Involving myself deeply with the subject of Biology, the closest one could get to experience when compared to studying medicine at a secondary school level, also made me more confident that I prefer schooling in the subject. This made me sure that I will also be able to study proficiently in medicine, given all my effort that I am willing to give to medicine.

Medical and Medical Related Competitions

Secured the Semi-final round of the Chulalongkorn University Dental Academic Competition, 2024 hosted by the Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University.

 Nominated by my school during the filming of ‘Genwit,’ my strong teamwork and academic abilities in Biology allowed me to participate as a team member in this competition. The second round of the tournament, known as the 'Bell Ringing Examination,' required effective communication due to its format, which combined calculations with scientific theory, primarily integrating Chemistry and Biology. My friend and I each took on our respective roles in these parts. Alongside these skills, our ability to manage time effectively played a crucial role. This ultimately led us to secure a spot in the semi-finalist round. Overall, I see this experience not only as an academic achievement but also as an opportunity to practice my communication and teamwork skills in an academic setting.

Placed in the Top 70th Percentile in Siriraj Mathematical and Science Aptitude Test 2024 held by Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.

 Self-pursued by my teammates and I, we were able to be placed on the top 70th percentile of more than 300 teams competing with each other’s. The test was segmented into Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics and the team was allowed with only 3 people per group which our effective partition of the work, effective management along with time management were crucial for our place on the 70th percentile. Although this was not the first time I had personally tried to compete in this tournament, this proved to me that the diligent effort that I have put in my study and the diligent undertaking needed made me improved in over a year and are the keys in the journey to success in the long-term.

 Since both of these are medical and medical related competitions, these allow me to view the coming up problems and apply the knowledge I already have in Biology to a side of which I prospect as a medical student more. These tourneys had also whetted my abilities to be more agile in the academic side of things too. In general, these experience not only gave me these awards but also gave me in the long run the ability to be dextrous in applying the knowledge which I already have in hand, a quality which I think that is crucial in medicine at large.
 Amid successes, failure is natural. I have experienced failure as well. However, I believe it is crucial to manage, understand, adapt, and let not the failure hinder improvement or induce fear. When one fails, one must not fail to learn from one’s mistakes and use them as stepping stones for one’s growth. In summary, if success was to be plotted on a graph, I believe that a sustainable and steady increase is more important than explosive and abrupt growth. The competitions listed below are some of the examples of those in which I have participated.

Innovation Competitions

 Over the years, I have had the privilege, whether nominated by the school or self-pursued, to compete in many a competition, including medical and medical related ones in national, international and city levels. These are the opportunities not only practice myself in the competitions but to also honed ability to respond to critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and perseverance. As is showed below, these are some of the medical and medical related competitions which I had participated in and secured some of the winnings.

Participated in the Pitching Challenge for solving Physically Challenged and Mental Health Problems (PCPM) hosted by IFMSA Thailand

 I had previously participated in the Pitching Challenge for solving Physically Challenged and Mental Health Problems (PCPM) hosted by IFMSA Thailand – a similar style of competitions to the hackathons. This had kickstarted my keen interest in empathizing with the target audience of the problems and using technologies to solve them. The project was entitled ‘Use of new nicotine patch in the scrotal area’ as crazy as it may sound. The core idea was to apply the nicotine patch to the scrotal area of men. Although the idea may be impractical and albeit weird in that sense, this has inspired me to be more creative in the sciences and solve problems outside the box. I have improved much since then but I am proud of it as my starting point in these kinds of competitions.

Qualified for the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2023 presented by Samsung and the Office of the Basic Education Commission

 After being invited into a team, with my background interest in gerontology, we decided to solve the problem about the aging population in Thailand in that respective area. In the duration of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow programme, we were encouraged to use and were thought about design thinking – a method to better solve the core of a problem by empathizing with the people in that situation. We applied that into use in the elderly in Thailand in the city who often lacks the community and the socialization, detrimental to their mental health, and most importantly caretakers. Thus, our team purposed and pitched for the development of an application which would help to connect caretakers to the elderly. I believe that doing research will not only help solving the core of a problem but also help to empathise them as not just a problem but there is a human with in that problem. Although my team and I were just competitors in this challenge, I had however gained far more expected a perspective for better solving problems, empathising and understanding the customer targets of the problems.

Reached the top 10 finalist of the HACK Youth 2023 Hackathon Competition arranged by the International Federation of Medical Students Association Thailand (IFMSA Thailand)

 After meticulous selection from more than 200 competitor teams, my team and I was able to reach the top 10 finalist of the HACK Youth 2023 Hackathon Competition. The competition let us collaborate to rapidly engineer a solution for a problem of presenting a concept for improving the equality of access to healthcare for the people in the rural area, especially of Thailand. Continuous update of technology trends and new existing innovations is cardinal in these kind competition – and as I believe to be so, for the medical education and practice I aim to be in too. We presented a concept of a more practical and economical kind of ambulance that could be stationed in the Heath Promoting Hospitals around Thailand along with installations of telemedical equipment and application which could be realistically put into place given the funding. After we had collaboratively team-worked said solution, it was then presented orally to the judges which our effective oral communication in English was required for the situation. Though not the first attempt of mine at this kind of competition, I am still proud to get to be the top 10 finalist

Communication,Teamwork, adn Leadership

Earned Trust and Elected Class President for Two Consecutive Year (2022-2023)

 From being an accountable and commitment member of the English Program community at my school since the lower secondary, I was able to earn trust of my class, nominated and elected as the Class President for two consecutive years between 2022 to 2023. Through honouring others with open-mind and valuing other people with sincereness, I leaded the class through many schools’ activity, including Samarnmitr day (วันสมานมิตร) - which bridges the generational gap between the alumni and the current students to understand each other’ s better – I maned the activity and encourage open dialogue, Rab-Kwan-Sema day (วัน รับขวัญเสมา) – a sophomore welcome activity which I publicly spoke to my peers for the first time as the representative to the higher year students, and managing work in collaboration with the Student Council. These organizational, teamworking and leadership which being in the position of leader requires me to be trained to not only have those qualities of open-mindedness but also to have a service mind and to be a generous giver of help.

Elected and Served as President for Technology and Development Club, Suankularb Wittayalai School, 2023

Along with the class leadership, I joined the Technology and Development Club to satisfy my interest in technology and was later elected to serve as President for a one-year term. The club's primary mission was to promote technology literacy among students and the school community. Prior to presidency, I was the host of the club podcast, which honed my ability to actively listen and guide dynamic conversations, fostering clear communication - especially during the school’s council election. And when I assume the presidency, I coordinated several club activities, including participating in school-wide events like Activity Day and Science Week. Using leadership, organizational skills, and teamwork, I ensured efficient workflows and clear communication within the club. Quick decision-making and problem-solving were unforeseen challenges which I was able to utilise. And now, as president emeritus, I act as a mentor, helping to recommend and understand the current generation using my past experience including failure which I embrace as my learning opportunity, the experiences I pass on. Overall, I view my experience in this club as very meaningful for me and I owe my growth as an effective leader and as a person from it.