2012年12月8日 星期六

An Introduction to Medical Campus


課程訓練部 醫學六 丁鵬升 製作

10 second Q&As

Q: What is the significance of National Taiwan University College of Medicine (NTUCM)?

A: NTUCM is the beginning of Western medical education in Taiwan.  It was founded in 1897 as the School of Medicine by the Japanese occupation and later was incorporated into Taipei Imperial University, one of the 7 Imperial Universities that were at the spearhead of academics in the Japanese Empire.  In 1971, the School of Medicine was incorporated into National Taiwan University College of Medicine, and it continues to be the beacon of medicine in the nation today.

Q: What is the curriculum at NTUCM?

A:
l   School of Medicine offers a 7-year courses leading to the degree of MD.
l   School of Dentistry offers a 6-year training leading to the DDS.
l   Schools that offer a 4-year training for the bachelor degree: School of Pharmacy (offers also a 6-year for PharmD Program), School of Nursing, School of Physical Therapy, School of Occupational Therapy, School of Clinical Laboratory Science and Medical Biotechnology
Extended Answer:
Taiwan’s medical education underwent two drastic changes first in 1950s and then in the 1990s.  Before the 1950s, the education system was grafted from the German model that focused on scientific theory and empirical science, and placed less emphasis on clinical teaching and individual students.  A student’s time was mainly spent in classroom lectures and laboratories.  In the 1950s after Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China, our former Deans Dr. Tu Tsung-Ming and Dr. Wei Huo-Yiao decided to change our medical education system towards the American system that emphasized more on clinical learning in addition to lectures.  Furthermore, several other Schools such as Public Health, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology were established, which provides the College with a broader scope of studies.  In 1990s, due to the rapid technological advancements that led to an explosion of medical ethics and evidence based medicine since the 1970s, NTUCM began in 1992 the first problem based learning classes in Taiwan and this marked the second change that persists today.

Q: Who was the first Taiwanese NTUCM Dean?

A: Dr. Tu Tsung-Ming.  His name Tsung-Ming in Chinese literally means “smart”, so literally, his name is Smart Tu!  And indeed, he’s smart. He dedicated his time to research, especially the snake toxin.

Q: How is the Medical Campus organized?

A: The main building of the College of Medicine is situated on the South end of the East Wing of the NTU Hospital, closest to Chiang Kai Shek Memorial.  The first 5 floors are lecture halls, the medical library, student areas, student laboratories, and administrative offices.  From the 6th to 15th floors are the offices and laboratories of our graduate institutes.  The College of Public Health is an independent building located in the block diagonally behind the East Wing of the hospital to the northeast.  Beside the College of Medicine is the Medical Humanities Building, which used to be a lecture hall and offices in the School of Medicine.  There is a student gym located behind the East Wing of the hospital and it has indoor basketball/volleyball/badminton courts, outdoor tennis courts, outdoor basketball courts, and outdoor volleyball courts.

Q: Where do students and faculty go for meals?

A: There is a student cafeteria with faculty lounges on the second floor of the College main building called Apricot Garden.  There is also the basement 1st floor of the hospital that has a foodcourt.

Appendix:

Our 7 schools:

l   School of Medicinel   School of Pharmacy
l   School of Nursing
l   School of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology
l   School of Dentistry
l   School of Physical Therapy
l   School of Occupational Therapy

Our 23 graduate institutes:

l   Anatomy and cell Biology
l   Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
l   Biomedical Engineering
l   Clinical Dentistry
l   Clinical Laboratory sciences and Medical Biotechnology
l   Clinical Medicine
l   Clinical Pharmacy
l   Forensic Medicine
l   Immunology
l   Genomic & Proteomic
l   Brain and Mind Sciences
l   Microbiology
l   Nursing
l   Molecular Medicine
l   Oral Biology
l   Occupational Therapy
l   Pathology
l   Pharmacology
l   Pharmaceutical Sciences
l   Physical Therapy
l   Physiology
l   Toxicology
l   Clinical Oncology

Our 28 Departments under School of Medicine

l   Anesthesiology
l   Anatomy and Cell Biology
l   Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
l   Dermatology
l   Emergency Medicine
l   Environmental and Occupational Medicine
l   Family Medicine
l   Forensic Medicine
l   Internal Medicine
l   Laboratory Medicine
l   Microbiology
l   Neurology
l   Obstetrics and Gynecology
l   Ophthalmology
l   Orthopedics
l   Otolaryngology
l   Parasitology
l   Pathology
l   Pediatrics
l   Pharmacology
l   Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiology
l   Primary Care Medicine
l   Psychiatry
l   Radiology
l   Social Medicine
l   Surgery
l   Urology


The College of Medicine Building:

1st Floor: Main Hall, Anatomy Dissection Room, entrance to the Medical Library, passageway to the Student Activities Center and Auditorium, Lecture Halls
2nd Floor: Office of the Dean, 1st Conference Room, Office of International Affairs, Apricot Garden Restaurant, Student Area, Study Room, Discussion Rooms
3rd Floor: Office of the School of Medicine, Office of Student Affairs, Office of the Registrar, Parasitology and Histology Student Laboratories, Lecture Halls
4th Floor: Pathology Student Laboratory, Discussion Rooms, Lecture Halls
5th Floor: Computer room, Discussion Rooms, Biochemistry Student Laboratory, Office of Toxicology, Lecture Halls

Statistics for 2011:
396 Faculty, including 180 professors, 108 associate professors, 87 assistant professors, 21 lecterers
3174 Students, including 1872 undergraduates, 769 masters degree graduate students, 533 PhD candidates

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