Assoc. Prof. Kasem Kaew-Im

• 1957 Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, College of Medicine


• 1969 Ph.D Melbourne University, Australia

• House Officer, Senior House Officer, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital.


• Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Offering Anatomy courses for Medical students, Veterinary students, Nursing students and students of Physical therapy, as well as supervising students pursuing Master Degree in Anatomy


• 1979 until retirement, Lecturer both at the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University.


• Curator and museum superintendent.

• Display of dissected human body, showing details of various systems.


• Design and display of models of human figure with details of neurological systems, blood circulation system etc.


• Display of male topographic sections from head to toes.


• Arrangement of MRI with all proportion compared to Topographic sections.


• Collection of some fragments useful for Anatomy study.


• Design of a special camera for viewing Duraclear charts, pictures of gross Anatomy and Microscopic Anatomy, displayed on the three walls of the museum.


• Arrangement of a small class for students to discuss problems in Anatomy.


• Presentation of Duraclear Pathology the museum, in collaboration with the Department of Pathology.

In 1994, after retirement, Dr. Kasem Kaew-Im started the responsibility to establish the museum. Since Anatomy section was not directly under the supervision of the Faculty of Medicine, many problems arose. However, certain support was derived from the Faculty of Medicine, particularly in collaboration with the Department of Pathology. Therefore a temporary office was set up until the complete construction of the new building. As a result, whenever there was cadaveric dissection, those staff working in the Department of Pathology were unavoidably affected by the smell, unpleasant pictures, including the loud noise from sawing plastic material to make a container.

Despite all obstacles, until the complete construction of the new building, all specimen collection was moved to the 4th floor of Rajanagarind building since 1999. Although the museum has achieved its initial aims, certain problems still remain : how to maintain durability and usefulness of those specimen. Since there is only one piece of each specific specimen, and if any one of the collection is damaged, such display would be impossible. At present, provided that an actual curator is assigned, the museum will become considerably beneficial for teaching/learning Anatomy to many generations of students.