Taipei Medical University
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Taipei Medical University was founded as Taipei Medical College in 1960. It was renamed as Taipei Medical University in 2000. Its campus is in Wuxing Street, Xinyi District, Taipei
, Taiwan
. TMU is 600 metres away from the world’s second tallest building - Taipei 101
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During the past 50 years, TMU has been 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 Humanity and Social Science) and Center for Continuing & Extension Education. Currently, there are over 6,000 students, 418 full-time faculty members and 600 part-time faculty members. As of now, there are more than 31,000 TMU graduates.
, Wan Fang Hospital and Shuang Ho Hospital, with a total of 3,080 beds.
With a total of 3,080 beds in capacity, TMU Healthcare System is one of the largest healthcare systems in Metropolitan Taipei. It comprises one medical university and three JCI-accredited hospitals and integrates primary and specialty care with research and education. With the line-up of Taipei Medical University Hospital, Wan Fang Hospital, and Shuang Ho Hospital, TMU Healthcare Group becomes a heavy weight healthcare provider.
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. TMU is 600 metres away from the world’s second tallest building - Taipei 101
Taipei 101
Taipei 101 , formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010...
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During the past 50 years, TMU has been 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 Humanity and Social Science) and Center for Continuing & Extension Education. Currently, there are over 6,000 students, 418 full-time faculty members and 600 part-time faculty members. As of now, there are more than 31,000 TMU graduates.
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.Academic Organization
Currently, there are 7 colleges, 12 schools, and 14 Graduate Programs in Taipei Medical University.Three JCI-accredited Hospitals
TMU operates three Joint Commission International (JCI)-accredited hospitals, including Taipei Medical University HospitalTaipei Medical University Hospital
-About TMUH:Neighboring Taiwan landmark Taipei 101, Taipei Medical University Hospital has thirty years of establishment.-Reproductive Center－In Vitro Fertilization :The Center for Reproductive Medicine at Taipei Medical University Hospital was...
, Wan Fang Hospital and Shuang Ho Hospital, with a total of 3,080 beds.
Strengths
- The leading university with HIVHIVHuman immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
and malariaMalariaMalaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
programs in AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
: Long-stay Taiwan medical mission to SwazilandSwazilandSwaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
& São ToméSão Tomé-Transport:São Tomé is served by São Tomé International Airport with regular flights to Europe and other African Countries.-Climate:São Tomé features a tropical wet and dry climate with a relatively lengthy wet season and a short dry season. The wet season runs from October through May while the...
and PríncipePríncipePríncipe is the northern and smaller of the two major islands of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa. It has an area of 136 km² and a population of approximately 5,000. The island is a heavily eroded volcano over three million years old, surrounded by other... - Leading research around the world
- Neural Injury & Neuroregeneration
- National Emergency Air Medical Service (NEAMS)
- Telehealth Research
- Reproductive Medicine
- Biomedical Materials
- Stem CellStem cellThis article is about the cell type. For the medical therapy, see Stem Cell TreatmentsStem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells...
Imaging - CancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
Research - Health Policy
- International programs in
- 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
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Medicine
- School of Medicine
- Undergraduate Program
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
- Master Program
- Ph.D. Program
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine
- Master Program
- Ph.D. Program
- School of Respiratory Therapy
- Undergraduate Program
- 2 Year Professional Program
College of Oral Medicine
- School of Dentistry
- Undergraduate Program
- Master Program
- Ph.D. Program
- School of Dental Technology
- Undergraduate Program
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- Master Program
- School of Oral Hygiene
- Undergraduate Program
College of Pharmacy
- School of Pharmacy
- Undergraduate Program
- Master Program
- Ph.D. Program
- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy
- Master Program
College of Nursing
- School of Nursing
- Undergraduate Program
- Two-Year Professional Program
- School of Geriatric Nursing and Care Management
- Undergraduate Program
- Graduate Institute of Nursing
- Master Program
- Professional Master Program
- Ph.D. Program
College of Public Health and Nutrition
- School of Public Health
- Undergraduate Program
- Master Program
- Ph.D. Program
- School of Nutrition and Health Sciences
- Undergraduate Program
- Master Program
- Ph.D. Program
- Professional Master Program
- Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control
- Master Program
- School of Health Care Administration
- Undergraduate Program
- Master Program
- Professional Master Program
College of Medical Science and Technology
(New in the Fall, 2010)- School of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology
- Undergraduate Program
- Master Program
- Professional Master Program
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics
- Master Program in Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics
- Professional Master Program in Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics
- Ph.D. Program in Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics
- Ph.D. Program for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, Taipei Medical University and Academia SinicaAcademia SinicaThe Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
(Fall, 2011) - Ph.D. Program for Neural Regenerative Medicine, Taipei Medical University and National Health Research Institutes (Fall, 2011)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
(New in the Fall, 2010)- Center for Liberal Arts
- Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine
- Master Program in Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine
Awards & Accreditations
- Organization Award, 20th Taiwan's National Quality Award (2010)
- Accredited as an International Safe School (ISS) by the World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
- Certified by the British Standards Institution for global development in sustainabilitySustainabilitySustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
at the international level (GRI G3) and AA 1000 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 ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management), ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management), OHSAS 18001:2007 (Vocational Safety & Hygiene), ISO 27001:2005 (International Information Safety), ISO 14064ISO 14064The ISO 14064 standards are part of the ISO 14000 series of International Standards for environmental management. The ISO 14064 standards provide governments, businesses, regions and other organisations with an integrated set of tools for programs aimed at measuring, quantifying and reducing...
:2006 (Green House Gas, GHG)
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Taipei Medical University Healthcare System
There are three affiliated hospitals:- Taipei Medical University HospitalTaipei Medical University Hospital-About TMUH:Neighboring Taiwan landmark Taipei 101, Taipei Medical University Hospital has thirty years of establishment.-Reproductive Center－In Vitro Fertilization :The Center for Reproductive Medicine at Taipei Medical University Hospital was...
- Wanfang Hospital
- Shuang Ho Hospital
With a total of 3,080 beds in capacity, TMU Healthcare System is one of the largest healthcare systems in Metropolitan Taipei. It comprises one medical university and three JCI-accredited hospitals and integrates primary and specialty care with research and education. With the line-up of Taipei Medical University Hospital, Wan Fang Hospital, and Shuang Ho Hospital, TMU Healthcare Group becomes a heavy weight healthcare provider.
Medical Strengths and Facilities
- Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging for breast cancer early diagnosis, the only hospital that provides this new technology in Taiwan
- CyberKnife and Gamma Knife for brain tumour treatment
- The first in vitro fertilization in Taiwan
- The first cosmetic laser centre in Taiwan
- Functional MRI & PET-CT centre
- Comprehensive health management centre
- Weight management centre
- Others