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About CoM
History of CoM
The College of Medicine cultivates health professionals and leaders with the educational goal of serving local communities. We emphasize humanities in medical education, and help students develop compassion, global vision, communication skill, leadership, social responsibility and international competitiveness. The College comprised seven academic units, up to 550 faculty members including full-time professors, adjunct professors and clinical instructors, and almost 1500 students from our undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. programs.
The School of Medicine initiated the Freshman Inauguration, Human Anatomy Remembrance Ceremony and White Coat Ceremony in Taiwan. We have also created the On Doctoring Program (Early Clinical Exposure), Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), and Group OSCE clinical practice training system, which have been regarded as role models for medical schools nationwide. TMU is the first university in Taiwan to establish the School of Respiratory Therapy, which was founded in 2003. The College further established the Master Program in Thoracic Medicine, School of Respiratory Therapy in 2015 to offer the Master’s degree in health science with the specialization in respiratory therapy. In 2016, we collaborated with Georgia State University of the USA to institute ‘Integrated Master’s Degree’. Through this dual degree program, we provide international academic exchange opportunities with an aim to broaden students’ global visions and to cultivate advanced clinical practitioners.
The goal of the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine is to train physicians for a career as Physician Scientists with exceptional research capacities. Three core aspects of our curriculum are Disease-Oriented Research, Research Oriented Learning and Dual mentorship. We offer courses in clinical trials, translational medicine, clinical & translational epidemiology, clinical evidenced medicine, cell biology, molecular biology, lab rotation and research techniques, applied statistics, research design, advanced paper writing and genetic medicine. With these independent research skills, we envision our graduates to improve the quality of medical care and promote social welfare.
The Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) is specifically designed for graduate students who are interested in translational research in biomedical sciences. GIMS offers master’s and doctoral degrees in four programs, including (1) Biochemistry/Cellular and Molecular Biology (MCMB), (2) Cellular Physiology/Neuroscience Science (CPNS), (3) Molecular Pharmacology (MP) and (4) Microbiology/Immunology (MI). The goal of Master’s Programs in GIMS is to instill our students with fundamental knowledge in biomedical sciences and refined skills in conducting scientific experiments, so that they will become experts in research. The goal of Ph.D. program, on the other hand, is to educate students with the most modern multidisciplinary knowledge and become independent investigators. With an impressive record, GIMS cultivates high-caliber students who start their promising careers soon after graduation.
The International Master/Ph.D. Program in Medicine (IGPM) was founded in 2016. The IGPM recruits international students from Vietnam, Indonesia, United States, Switzerland, Gambia, and Malawi with expertise in clinical professions, biomedical research and healthcare areas. To accommodate individual aspiration, interests and career goals, IGPM designed flexible study schemes and courses for students. These courses are categorized into six areas including (1) Molecular Medicine, (2) Community Medicine, (3) Tropical Medicine, (4) Neurological Medicine, (5) Clinical Medicine, and (6) Healthcare Education. The goal of IGPM is for our students to become elite scholars or scientists with abilities to initiate research projects and conduct independent research, thus play significant roles in their own professional fields. Furthermore, we expect IGPM alumni to build an academic bridge between TMU and their home countries for more international collaborations in medicine and biomedical research.
The International Ph.D. Program for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine (IPCTRM) began to recruit students in the fall semester of 2017. The mission of this program is to promote translational medicine and clinical trials of cell/ stem cell based therapy. IPCTRM provides diverse research topics, including immune cell applications in cancer treatment; blood and mesenchymal stem cells for regenerative processes, wound healing, graft-versus-host disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; as well as drug screening platform with cancer stem cells and disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells. IPCTRM brings experts and scientists together to facilitate outstanding research not only in basic study, but also in clinical translational medicine and industrial cell/stem cell product development.
Founded in 2018, TMU Professional Master Program in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence. The goal of the program is to cultivate interdisciplinary talent by providing integrated courses in artificial intellectual skill and medical knowledge, and to construct precise medicine and technology. We provide in-service specialization program through intensive courses and clinical practice, including analysis of signal/data, semantics, image recognition and clinical medicine, smart hospitals and other professional courses. The program aims to strengthen students’ ability to integrate cross field learnings and cultivate artificial intelligence talent for Taiwan’s medical industry.
Internationalization and academic excellence are the core missions of the College of Medicine. We regularly affiliate with elite institutions worldwide and work closely with them to seek breakthroughs in medicines. We also expect to deepen and strengthen cross-border cooperation in the medical and biomedical research fields, joining hands to create a future of mutual benefits.
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