Ministry of Public Health (MOPH)-Mahidol University's Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctor (CPIRD) (Thai: โครงการร่วมผลิตแพทย์เพิ่มเพื่อชาวชนบท กระทรวงสาธารณสุข สถาบันสมทบมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล), or previously named the Praboromarajchanok Institute until 2019, is the 13th medical program established in Thailand, and was founded in 1997.
The project runs in the collaboration between Ministry of Public Health and Mahidol University which consists of a collection of Medical Education Centers (MEC) (Thai: ศูนย์แพทยศาสตรศึกษาชั้นคลินิก).
In 1992, the Cabinet decided that Thailand health system needed more medical doctors especially in rural areas.
This was subsequently changed to "Office of Administration for Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctor" in 1997.
For the clinical 4th-6th year, students will continue studying at their respective CPIRD Medical Education Center outside Bangkok.