Dr Chhem Rethy is the Executive Director of the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), a leading think-tank in Cambodia and the ASEAN region. He is a medical doctor, biomedical scientist, science diplomat, historian of medicine, and educationalist, with experience in global health policy and ASEAN higher education. Rethy taught radiology at various universities in Canada, Singapore, Japan and Austria for 28 years. He was the Chairman of the Medical Imaging Department at Western University (Canada) before joining the International Atomic Energy Agency as Director of the Division of Human Health (2008-14). Rethy holds an MD, a PhD in Education and a PhD in History, has published more than 100 scientific articles, and edited 17 textbooks on radiology, radiology education, paleoradiology, philosophy of medical imaging and radiation sciences, with two on the Fukushima nuclear accident. He is currently a distinguished visiting professor at the Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Fukushima Medical University.
Education

Flagship Publication 2: Cambodia Education 2015 – Employment and Empowerment
FP 2 English, 260 pp. Mar 2015 Download
Author: CHHEM Rethy, MD, PhD (edu), PhD (his), KHIENG Sothy, PhD, Srinivasa MADHUR - March , 2015
General

Cambodia Development Review – December 2017
CDR Volume 21, Issue 4 Khmer & English In this issue: Cambodian Higher Education Diversity: Towards Differentiation or Homogeneity?; Contextualising the Dual Vocational Education and Training System: A Review of Approaches and Challenges; Economy Watch and CDRI Update.
Author: CHHEM Rethy, MD, PhD (edu), PhD (his), HENG Sambath, KHIENG Sothy, PhD, LENG Phirom, PhD, PON Dorina, SONG Sopheak, PhD, TEK Muy Tieng, VEN Seyhah, PhD - June , 2018
Education

Policy Brief: International Technical Assistance: Lessons Learned from Cambodia-China STEM Diplomacy
Policy brief: 2018, No. 01 English
Author: CHHEM Rethy, MD, PhD (edu), PhD (his), LENG Phirom, PhD - August , 2018
Economics

Industry 4.0: Prospects and Challenges for Cambodia’s Manufacturing Sector
Policy brief Industry 4.0 Khmer & English
Author: CHHEM Rethy, MD, PhD (edu), PhD (his), OUCH Chandarany, PhD, ROTH Vathana, SONG Sopheak, PhD, SRANG Sarot, PhD - January , 2019