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. Through the approval of the Ministry of Education, it became Taiwan's 12th medical school on March 30, 2009. Mackay Medical College offers undergraduate and graduate programs in medicine, nursing, and medical technology. The college has established partnerships with several universities and medical institutions around the world, including the

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Overview

Establishing Mackay Medical College is to commemorate

George Leslie Mackay George Leslie Mackay 偕瑞理 or 馬偕 ''Má-kai'' (21 March 1844 – 2 June 1901) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary. He was the first Presbyterian missionary to northern Taiwan (then Formosa), serving with the Canadian Presbyterian Mis ...

, who is the first

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missionary to

, as well as training of medical personnel. And the anniversary is March 21, which is

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. Parts of the medical curriculum in Mackay adopt

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with

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, and general education courses are admitted by "Summer School" which held by Second Northern Taiwan Teaching Resource Center.

History

Chronicle of Events

*1995/10 Set up medical college preparatory group *1997/03 Filing applications to the Ministry of Education *1999/03 Set up the preparatory office which located in

Mackay Memorial Hospital Mackay Memorial Hospital (), established on 26 December 1912, is one of the largest medical centers in Taiwan. It is a private Christian hospital in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, mostly associated with George Leslie Mackay, the first mode ...

Tamsui branch. *1999/05 Invite Professor Gao Mingxian (高明憲) as director of the Preparatory Office. *2000/01 Submitted a detailed proposal of college to The Ministry of Education. *2003/03 Regional Planning Commission of the Ministry of Interior through the campus development plan. *2005/02 The Ministry of Education through the school's establishment license. *2006/12 Registered the Foundation. *2007/07 Obtained a construction permit. *2008/04 The first phase of campus started constructed. *2008/05 Invite Professor Fang Juxiong (方菊雄) as director of the Preparatory Office. *2008/09/20 Thanksgiving worship of the beaming. *2009/01 The 2nd board of directors elected Mr. Huang Junxiong as the chairman. *2009/02 Ministry of Education through the school's filing applications. *2009/03 The Ministry of Education granted its filing and enrollment (台高(四)字第0980050130號) *2009/04 The Ministry of Education approved the appointment of Wei, Yau-Huei as the founding president of Mackay Medical College. *2009/04 18 Thanksgiving Ceremony of the first phase of campus completion. *2009/07 The 1st students were enrolled. *2009/09 12 The Opening Ceremony and the inauguration of president of Mackay Medical college. *2010/03 20 The first anniversary, scheduled for the day before Mackay's birthday. *2011/10 Notified that the preparation for Institute of Biomedical Sciences is granted by the Ministry of Education. *2012/09 The first graduate students were enrolled. Set up the Department of Audiology and Speech Language pathology. *2013/03/23 The 2nd phase of campus completion. *2013/06/15 Held the 1st graduation ceremony of Department of Nursing.

President

*2009 President Wei, Yau-Huei (魏耀揮) *2013 President Wei, Yau-Huei (魏耀揮)

Chairman

*2009 Chairman Huang Junxiong (黃俊雄) *2013 Chairman Lin Yimin (林逸民)

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