Taipei Medical University (TMU; ) in

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is located in

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's Xinyi District. Founded as Taipei Medical College in 1960, it was renamed as Taipei Medical University in 2000. TMU has expanded into a world class university with ten colleges, 6,000 students per year, five hospitals (TMU hospital, Wan Fang Medical Center, Shuang-Ho Hospital, Taipei Cancer Center, TMU NingBo medical Center), and more than 40,000 alumni around the world. In July 2017, ''Global Views Monthly Magazine'' released the ranking for Taiwan’s Best Universities, in which TMU was ranked 9th. In particular, TMU was ranked top 1 in both the faculty-student ratio section (1:9.9) and the average annual budget per student section. In February 2017, ''Cheers Magazine'' published the list of the Top 20 Universities of Excellence Performance. TMU was at the 10th place in overall national ranking. Moreover, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Ranking 2017, TMU was ranked as 91st place.

History

Dr. Shui-Wang Hu and Dr. Chien-Tien Hsu founded Taipei Medical College on June 1, 1960. The college started as three buildings. Dr. Shui-Wang Hu and Dr. Chien-Tien Hsu, together with other medical professionals and educators, ran the school, using their own personal books as textbooks. With the help of private donations, the school flourished. In 2000 the school was renamed Taipei Medical University.

Academics

TMU is composed of eleven colleges and one center: * College of Medicine * College of Oral Medicine * College of Pharmacy * College of Nursing * College of Public Health * College of Medical Science and Technology * College of Humanity and Social Science * Biomedical Engineering * College of Management * College of Nutrition * College of Interdisciplinary Studies * Center of General Education There are three affiliated hospitals throughout southern Taipei. The university also has 12 undergraduate schools and 14 graduate institutes.

Research

TMU research focuses on traumatic brain injury, regenerative medicine, cancer,

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medicine,

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materials, and dental research. The annual funding TMU receives for research exceeds NT$600 million. In 2009, a Ministry of Education incentive program promoting university-industry cooperation selected the university to receive more than NT$50 million in grants over three years.

Campus

Taipei Medical University is located on Wuxing Street, a few blocks away from one of the tallest buildings in the world,

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. The campus is made up of 10 school buildings, each equipped with instructional rooms as well as research facilities. Adjacent to the campus is the Taipei Medical University Hospital, one of the university's three affiliated hospitals. The TMU website provides an onlin
campus map
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Transportation

The hospital runs a free shuttle bus to and from the Taipei City Hall MRT stop every 15 minutes. There is also a shuttle bus to and from the Liuzhangli MRT station, running every half hour. Other public transport to TMU are the public buses that stop near the university.

Green University

The university turned to international environmental diplomacy scholars, the former Director of Environmental Protection, Professor Chen Zhongxin, now the Chair Professor of International Health at Taipei Medical University. He and ten other environmental health professors help the university participate in carbon reduction as well as sustainable management. Taipei Medical University received the Taipei City "Green Procurement" and the Ministry of the Interior's "Green Building Award".

Attractions

Located within a ten-minute bus ride from the university are some of Taipei's cultural centers.

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are down the street from the MRT station. A little further and there is

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. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is also located near Taipei 101. Close by are shopping centers as well as a Warner Village Cinema and an

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Student life

Residential life

There is one dormitory on campus and three international dormitories off campus, all within walking distance or reachable by bus. The Liuzhangli dormitories feature furnished, 2-bed rooms. The Wuxing Street dorms are available on four floors. All rooms are furnished. It is located near a traditional market and convenience store. The last dorm, located on Fuyang Street, is on the fourth and fifth floor of an apartment building, located near the Liuzhangli MRT station.

Dining

The university offers a food court in the basement of the United Medical Building. In the center of campus is a

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as well as a French-Italian restaurant called Mr. J. The hospital contains a cafeteria that makes MSG-free food. In the streets near the campus are small restaurants, shops, and vendors for a quick meal or a sit-down meal.

Library

The library, located in the United Medical Building's second to fourth floor, contains 150,000 volumes as well as DVDs and movies. Printed and electronic books are available in Chinese, English, Japanese, and other languages. There are spaces for students to study or to hang out with friends.

Clubs and facilities

TMU contains a computer lab, meeting rooms, and offices for its 80 student clubs. Sports facilities include an indoor pool, aerobics room, gym, baseball field, basketball court, and tennis courts.

International missions

Taipei Medical University is involved in the

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. It helps organize and manage the medical mission to

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island. The project develops diplomatic relationships for the government of Taiwan. TMU sends medical personnel to the area, and provides medical services to its citizens, screens for parasites, and investigates

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Affiliated hospitals

TMU has three affiliated hospitals, all located within Taipei.

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, established in 1976, is the oldest of TMU's three affiliated hospitals. It is located next to the university and is composed of three buildings. The hospital researches

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) as well as

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. Wan Fang Medical Center is the first privately owned and publicly run hospital in Taipei. It is located in the Wenshan District of Taipei, near its own MRT station. Some of its departments are the Cyberknife, reproductive medicine center,

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research, and joint replacement center. Shuang-Ho Hospital is the newest of the three, opened in 2008. It is the largest hospital in

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. The hospital has a helicopter landing pad, allowing for 24-hour air emergency medical services to patients throughout Taiwan and to Taiwan's offshore islands. The hospital has the only Disabled Patient Oral Health Care Center in Taipei.

Awards and accreditations

Taipei Medical University has earned the National Quality Award and has been accredited by the

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as an International Safe School. The school is listed as one of the top 100 medical universities in QS Asia University Rankings 2011. All three of its affiliated hospitals have earned

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status. * Organization Award, 20t
Taiwan's National Quality Award
(2010) * Accredited as an International Safe School (ISS) by the

* Certified by the British Standards Institution for global development in

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at the international level (GRI G3) and AA 1000 AS certification * Accredited by

(JCI) for three affiliated hospitals: TMU Hospital, TMU-Wan Fang Hospital and TMU-Shuang Ho Hospital * Accredited by

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Sister schools

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University of Western Macedonia The University of Western Macedonia (UoWM; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας) is a multi-campus university in Western Macedonia region of Greece. It was founded in Kozani in 2003 (Presidential Decree No. 92 / 11 ...

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Semmelweis University Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (; hu, Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp ; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist, who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "saviour of mothers", he discovered that t ...

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University of Florence The University of Florence (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'', UniFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The first universi ...

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University of Bologna The University of Bologna ( it, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is a public research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (''studiorum''), it is the oldest university in continuo ...

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Polytechnic University of Valencia The Technical University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat Politècnica de València, UPV; , es, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science, technology, and arts. It was founded ...

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University of Dundee The University of Dundee; . Abbreviated as ''Dund.'' for post-nominals. is a public university, public research university based in Dundee, Scotland. It was founded as a University college#United Kingdom, university college in 1881 with a donation ...

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University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

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University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong (abbreviated as UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2017, the university had an enrolment of ...

Notable alumni

Chen Shih-chung Chen Shih-chung (; born December 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as Minister of Health and Welfare from 2017 to 2022, gaining wide recognition in 2020 as the public face of Taiwan's COVID-19 efforts. He was the Democratic Progressiv ...

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Hsueh Jui-yuan Hsueh Jui-yuan () is a Taiwanese physician who has served as the vice minister of Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan), Health and Welfare since August 2017 until July 18 2022. He currently serves as the Minister of Health and Welfare since J ...

, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare * Lin Tzou-yien, Minister of Health and Welfare (2016-2017) *

Winston Dang Winston Tion-sin Dang (; born 1943) is a Taiwanese politician and member of the Democratic Progressive Party. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2004, and served through 2007, when he was appointed leader of the Environmental Protection A ...

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Environmental Protection Administration The Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan (EPA, ) is a cabinet-level executive agency responsible for protecting and conserving the environment in the Republic of China (Taiwan). This also includes, air quality, noise control, m ...

(2007-2008) * Yang Sui-sheng, Magistrate of

Lienchiang County The Matsu Islands ( or , ; Foochow Romanized: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤), officially Lienchiang County (, ; Foochow Romanized: Lièng-gŏng-gâing), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China ( ...

(2009-2014) * Jen-Tien Wung, anesthesiologist/neonatologist, professor at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, and developer of Bubble CPAP

References

External links

Official website

Office of Global Engagement

Taipei Medical University Hospital

TMU-Wan Fang Hospital

TMU-Shuang Ho Hospital

TMU Lihuili Hospital (Ningbo, China)
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