Taipei Medical University

Towards the World’s Best Medical University
- Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
“TMU is further committed to be the best incubator for medical elite in the 21st century.”

Near the World’ s Tallest Building
Taipei Medical University (TMU), formerly known as Taipei Medical College (TMC), was founded on June 1, 1960 by Dr. Shui-Wang Hu and Dr. Cheng-Tien Hsu, along with other medical professionals and devoted educators. TMU
is 600 metres away from the world’s tallest building - Taipei 101.

A Quick Glance of TMU
During the past 50 years, TMU has 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 Humanities and Social Sciences) and Center for Continuing & Extension Education. Currently, there are over 6,000 students, 459 full-time faculty members and 600 part-time faculty members. As of now, there are more than 31,000 TMU graduates. Most of our alumni serve in medical institutions and clinics while some are prominent figures in the fields of research, politics and business.

Three JCI-accredited Hospitals
TMU operates three Joint Commission International (JCI)-accredited hospitals,
including TMU Hospital, Wan Fang Hospital and Shuang Ho Hospital, with a total of 3,080 beds. TMU becomes one of the largest and intact healthcare systems with high quality of teaching, research and clinical services in Taipei. Under the connection of the International Office, we have built the partnership with more than 100 world-wide universities, institutes and hospitals, and the successful experience of TMU is well-known around the world.

Total Quality Education
Our teaching achievement has been awarded for four consecutive years by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. We continuously improve the quality and quantity of teaching, research and clinical services to become an influential,
globalized and world leading university.

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.

Awards & Accreditations of TMU
• Accredited as an International Safe School (ISS) by the World Health Organization
• Certified by the British Standards Institution for global development in sustainability at the international level (GRI G3) and AA1000 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 ISO9001:2008 (Quality Management), ISO14001:2004 (Environmental Management), OHSAS18001:2007 (Vocational Safety & Hygiene), ISO27001:2005 (International Information Safety) ISO14064:2006 (Green House Gas, GHG)

50th Anniversary
TMU celebrates its 50th anniversary in the year 2010, and we define this year as the “Year of Institutional Development.” Fifty-year-old is considered mid-life age, but it is only the beginning of the development and improvement of TMU.

Leading the Promising Future
TMU has established the primary goal to be “Striving for in-depth research, educational and medical excellence.”
• Develop topnotch research centres
• Excel in the area of translational medicine
• Implement liberal and life education as well as translational medicine education
• Cultivate teaching-oriented faculty
• Recruit outstanding national teaching faculty
• Increase international certificate-oriented courses
• Strengthen Total Quality Education (TQE) and implement more OpenCourseWare (OCW)
• Establish learning benchmarks
• Cultivate distinguished clinicians in clinical and translational medicine
• Enter the top ranking of world universities

TMU has dedicated tremendous time and efforts to delivering the highest quality of education and research under the spirit of “Honesty, Care,
Excellence and Innovation.”

TMU – Your Best Choice for Studying Abroad
People in Taiwan believe in an old saying: ” At home parents are what you need, while leaving home, you need friends.” At Taipei Medical University (TMU), we cherish foreign students not only as friends but more like families. Our foreign students from USA, Canada, Japan and Tuvalu, exchange students, visiting professors, and visiting professionals all agree on this.
English programs offered here are designed for students who are willing to obtain a postgraduate degree in Taiwan. As a host, I sincerely welcome you to join TMU, a great family near Taipei 101.

Taipei Medical University Healthcare System: Soaring to Excellence

About TMU
Perceived as the best medical university in Asia and Pacific Region, TMU is 600 metres away from the world’ s tallest building - Taipei 101. With more than 31,000 graduates who serve and act as health leaders in more than 100
countries around the world. TMU owns 3 Joint Commission International (JCI, international quality assurance standards)-accredited worldclass medical centres that lead the cutting-edge health research and education. With more than 5,000 faculty and professionals as well as 6,000 students in 7 colleges, TMU is further committed to be the best incubator for medical elite in the
21st century.

TMU’s Strengths
• The leading university with HIV and malaria programs in Africa
– Philanthropic medical missions to Swaziland, São Tomé and Príncipe
• Leading research around the world
– Neural Injury & Neuroregeneration
– National Emergency Air Medical Service (NEAMS)
– Telehealth Research
– Reproductive Medicine
– Biomedical Materials
– Stem Cell Imaging
– Cancer 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
– Continuing and Extension Education

TMU’s Mission
To cultivate medical professionals with enthusiasm of human concern, social service and global perspectives.

TMU’s Vision
To become a world-class university in 2020. About TMU Healthcare System
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 heavyweight healthcare provider, which emphasizes the quality of medical service, teaching and clinical research. TMU Healthcare
System continuously strives to improve the quality of medical care and research with the goal of becoming the best global healthcare provider.

TMU Healthcare System’s Profile
• Outpatients: 3 million/year
• Inpatients: 70,000/year
• Emergency patients: 200,000/year
• Operations: 40,000/year

Medical Strengths and Facilities
• Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging for breast cancer early diagnosis
• 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

TMU Healthcare Group

Taipei Medical University
250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2736-1661
Fax: +886-2-2377-2956
http://eng.tmu.edu.tw

Taipei Medical University Hospital
252 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2737-2181
Fax: +886-2-2737-4257
http://www.tmuh.org.tw

TMU-Wan Fang Hospital
111 Section 3, Hsing-Long Road,
Taipei 116, Taiwan