Tsai Sen-tien (; born 28 October 1948) is a

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politician who was the Vice Minister of

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from June 2016 until August 2017.

Early life

Tsai did his bachelor's degree in medicine from National Taiwan University in 1982.

Medical careers

Tsai was the resident physician of the Department of

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National Taiwan University Hospital The National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH; ) is a medical facility located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It started operations under Japanese rule in Daitōtei (today's Dadaocheng) on 18 June 1895, and moved to its present ...

in 1984–1988, deputy superintendent of

National Cheng Kung University Hospital The National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKU Hospital; ) is a hospital in North District, Tainan, Taiwan. History NCKU Hospital was constructed in 1985 and opened to the public on 12 June 1988. In July 1993, it was upgraded to a medical c ...

(NCKU Hospital) in 2003–2009, superintendent of Tainan Hospital and chairperson of Department of Radiation Oncology of NCKU Hospital in 2014–2016.

Education careers

Tsai was the fellow of Department of

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of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the

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in 1990–1991, associate professor and professor of College of Medicine of

National Cheng Kung University National Cheng Kung University (NCKU; ) is a public research university located in Tainan, Taiwan. The university is best known for engineering, computer science, medicine, and planning and design. As a top university in Taiwan, NCKU has played ...

(NCKU) in 1995-1999 and since 1999 respectively and chairperson of Department of Otorhinolaryngology of NCKU in 1998–2003.

References

1948 births Living people Government ministers of Taiwan Taiwanese hospital administrators Academic staff of the National Cheng Kung University National Taiwan University alumni Otolaryngologists Taiwanese surgeons 21st-century Taiwanese politicians Johns Hopkins University fellows {{Taiwan-politician-stub