Taipei Medical University (TMU)

Overview

Towards the World’s Best Medical University - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary “TMU is further committed to be the best incubator for medical elite in the 21st century.” Near the World’ s Tallest Building Taipei Medical University (TMU), formerly known as Taipei Medical College (TMC), was founded on June 1, 1960 by Dr. Shui-Wang Hu and Dr. Cheng-Tien Hsu, along with other medical professionals and devoted educators. TMU is 600 metres away from the world’s tallest building - Taipei 101. A Quick Glance of TMU During the past 50 years, TMU has devoted to medical education through the efforts of seven colleges (College of Medicine, College of Oral Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, College of Public Health and Nutrition, College of Medical Science and Technology, and College of Humanities and Social Sciences) and Center for Continuing & Extension Education. Currently, there are over 6,000 students, 459 full-time faculty members and 600 part-time faculty members. As of now, there are more than 31,000 TMU graduates. Most of our alumni serve in medical institutions and clinics while some are prominent figures in the fields of research, politics and business. Three JCI-accredited Hospitals TMU operates three Joint Commission International (JCI)-accredited hospitals, including TMU Hospital, Wan Fang Hospital and Shuang Ho Hospital, with a total of 3,080 beds. TMU becomes one of the largest and intact healthcare systems with high quality of teaching, research and clinical services in Taipei. Under the connection of the International Office, we have built the partnership with more than 100 world-wide universities, institutes and hospitals, and the successful experience of TMU is well-known around the world. Total Quality Education Our teaching achievement has been awarded for four consecutive years by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. We continuously improve the quality and quantity of teaching, research and clinical services to become an influential, globalized and world leading university. Leading University in Academic-Industrial Cooperation TMU is the leading university in academic industrial cooperation in Taiwan. TMU has cooperated with 174 biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies. Awards & Accreditations of TMU • Accredited as an International Safe School (ISS) by the World Health Organization • Certified by the British Standards Institution for global development in sustainability at the international level (GRI G3) and AA1000 AS certification • Accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) for three affiliated hospitals: TMU Hospital, TMU-Wan Fang Hospital and TMU-Shuang Ho Hospital • Accredited by ISO9001:2008 (Quality Management), ISO14001:2004 (Environmental Management), OHSAS18001:2007 (Vocational Safety & Hygiene), ISO27001:2005 (International Information Safety) ISO14064:2006 (Green House Gas, GHG) 50th Anniversary TMU celebrates its 50th anniversary in the year 2010, and we define this year as the “Year of Institutional Development.” Fifty-year-old is considered mid-life age, but it is only the beginning of the development and improvement of TMU. Leading the Promising Future TMU has established the primary goal to be “Striving for in-depth research, educational and medical excellence.” • Develop topnotch research centres • Excel in the area of translational medicine • Implement liberal and life education as well as translational...

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