24 monthsProgramme duration
3,418 USDTuition Fee/year
Feb, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Institute of Traditional Medicine is the first and only institute for traditional medicine amongst all the national medical colleges in Taiwan and specializes in education and research on traditional medicine (Chinese Medicine). We introduced a Master’s program in August 1991 and a Doctoral program in 1998.
Professor Julia J. Tsuei was the institute’s first director. Professor Chuang-Ye Hong became the second director in August 1992 and Professor Yi-Tsau Huang the third director in January 1997. Since July 2003, Professor Jen-Hwey Chiu has served as the institute’s fourth director. Since August 2009, Professor Tung-Hu Tsai served as the institute’s fifth director since August 2009, and Professor Shu-Ling Fu served as the institute’s sixth direct since October 2015. Since February 2022, Professor Fang-Pey Chen began serving as the institute’s seventh director. In 2025, Professor Tung-Yi Lin was formally appointed as the eighth director of the institute, undertaking the weighty responsibility of its leadership.
The objectives of PhD in Traditional Medicine program are: To promote Chinese culture, to break through the bottlenecks in modern medicine, and to cultivate research talent and teachers; To follow the trend of global medicine and serve the health of mankind through studying how to combine traditional medicine with modern medicine; To standardize, systematize and modernize the diagnostics of traditional medicine by studying and collating traditional pharmacology. The Institute of Traditional Medicine is the first and only institute for traditional medicine amongst all the national medical colleges in Taiwan and specializes in education and research on traditional medicine (Chinese Medicine).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Institute of Traditional Medicine is the first and only institute for traditional medicine amongst all the national medical colleges in Taiwan and specializes in education and research on traditional medicine (Chinese Medicine). We introduced a Master’s program in August 1991 and a Doctoral program in 1998.
Professor Julia J. Tsuei was the institute’s first director. Professor Chuang-Ye Hong became the second director in August 1992 and Professor Yi-Tsau Huang the third director in January 1997. Since July 2003, Professor Jen-Hwey Chiu has served as the institute’s fourth director. Since August 2009, Professor Tung-Hu Tsai served as the institute’s fifth director since August 2009, and Professor Shu-Ling Fu served as the institute’s sixth direct since October 2015. Since February 2022, Professor Fang-Pey Chen began serving as the institute’s seventh director. In 2025, Professor Tung-Yi Lin was formally appointed as the eighth director of the institute, undertaking the weighty responsibility of its leadership.
The objectives of PhD in Traditional Medicine program are: To promote Chinese culture, to break through the bottlenecks in modern medicine, and to cultivate research talent and teachers; To follow the trend of global medicine and serve the health of mankind through studying how to combine traditional medicine with modern medicine; To standardize, systematize and modernize the diagnostics of traditional medicine by studying and collating traditional pharmacology. The Institute of Traditional Medicine is the first and only institute for traditional medicine amongst all the national medical colleges in Taiwan and specializes in education and research on traditional medicine (Chinese Medicine).
Admission Requirements
- Eligible applicants include those holding a master’s degree in related fields from Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, Engineering, or Agriculture, as well as graduates of MD, TCM, Dentistry, Post-baccalaureate TCM, or Post-baccalaureate Medicine programs who meet the admission requirements.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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