National Defense Medical Center (NDMC; ) is a ROC military affiliated

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. The NDMC is responsible for the training of military doctors, nurses and other medical personnel.

History

The former institute of the National Defense Medical Center, established by

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, China in 1902, was recognized as the first military school in Chinese history. This center was the amalgamation of the Army Medical College, the Wartime Health Personnel Training Center and its 13 branches in Shanghai, China on June 1, 1947, and later, in 1949, moved to Taipei, Taiwan. Following the annexation of the

Tri-Service General Hospital The Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH; ) is a medical center in Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the teaching hospital of the National Defense Medical Center. History The hospital was originally established in 1946 as 801 Army General Ho ...

, a total integration of basic and clinic department was achieved in 1983. In October, 1999, the school moved to the

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of Taipei; in the next year, the

, the affiliated hospital, also moved to Neihu, where they were renamed collectively as the National Defense Medical Center.

Educational Systems

Graduate Institutes

Doctorate Program

*Institute of Medical Sciences
Institute of Life Science
(formed by NDMC,

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NHRI

Master Program

*Inst. of Dental Sciences *Inst. of Pharmaceutical Sciences *Inst. of Nursing *Inst. of Public Health *Inst. of Biology & anatomy *Inst. of Physiology *Inst. of Microbiology & Immunology *Inst. of Pathology & Parasitology *Inst. of Biochemistry *Inst. of Pharmacology *Inst. of Aerospace and Undersea Medicine Kok-hông I-ha̍k-īⁿ 1

Undergraduate Program

Presidents

# LTG Robert Kho-Seng Lim (林可勝) (1947–1953) # LTG Chih-Teh Loo (盧致德) (1953–1975) # LTG Chok-Yung Chai (蔡作雍) (M47) (1975–1984) # LTG (潘樹人) (M39) (1984–1989) # LTG T. H. Yin (尹在信) (M49) (1989–1991) # LTG Cheng-Ping Ma (馬正平) (M49) (1991–1993) # LTG Hsheng-Kai Lee (李賢鎧) (M59) (1993–1996) # LTG Kao-Liang Shen (沈國樑) (M59) (1996–2000) # MG Sun-Yuan Chang (張聖原) (M66) (2000–2002) # MG Hsian-Jenn Wang (王先震) (M66) (2003–2005) # MG Deh-Ming Chang (張德明) (M74) (2005-) member of

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Notable alumni

* Chang-Sheng Yin (尹長生) (M66), World famous gynecologist, President of Kung-Ning General Hospital. * Jeng Wei (魏崢) (M68), famous cardiac surgeon, former superintendent of Cheng Hsin Medical Center. * Shinn-zong Lin (林欣榮) (M73), superintendent of Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Center.

Teaching Hospital & Practice Institutions

Teaching Hospital

Practice Institutions

Taipei Veterans General Hospital Taipei Veterans General Hospital () is a national first-class medical center and a teaching hospital that provides tertiary patient care, undergraduate medical education programs and residency programs in Taiwan. It was founded in 1958 and admin ...

Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Tai ...

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital The Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital (KSVGH; ) is a hospital in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The hospital was opened in 1990. Transportation The hospital is accessible within walking distance east of Ecological District ...

Chi Mei Medical Center Chi or CHI may refer to: Greek *Chi (letter), the Greek letter (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ); Chinese *Chi (length), ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter *Chi (mythology) (螭), a dragon *Chi (surname) (池, pin ...

* Synpac-Kingdom Pharmaceutical Co. * Yung Shin Pharm. Ind. Co. * Veterans Pharmaceutical Plant * Health Centers in the northern Taiwan

Contact

* No.161, Sec. 6, Minquan E. Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan (R.O.C.) * Phone：+886-2-87923100

External links

About Ndmc

National Defense Medical Center

Tri-Service General Hospital
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