On December 18, 2019, Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, MD, Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs and Director, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University welcomed Professor Makoto Michikawa, MD, PhD, Dean, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Chairman of Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya City University, Japan and his colleagues: Professor Hideki Murakami, MD, PhD, Chairman of Orthopedics Surgery; and Dr. Masahiro Nozaki, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopedics Surgery, to the MOU Signing Ceremony between Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan and Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University at Blood Bank’s Meeting Room, 8^th Floor, Galyani Vadhana Memorial Building, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

We would like to express our appreciation to coordinators of this linkage program, namely Associate Professor Supat Sinawat, MD, Associate Dean for International Relations and Cooperation Strategies; Associate Professor Winai Sirichativapee, Head, Department of Orthopedics; Associate Professor Poonsri Rangseekhajee, Head, Department of Psychiatry; Professor Yuichi Kasai, Visiting Professor; and staff of Department of Orthopedics: Associate Professor Taweechoke Wisanuyotin; Associate Professor Surachai Sae-jung; Associate Professor Kriangkrai Wittayapairoj; Dr. Permsak Paholpak; included a staff Department of Psychiatry Dr. Pongsatorn Paholpak, MD.