Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung Medical University
高雄醫學大學

Motto 樂學至上,研究第一
堅忍自強,勵學濟世[1]
Type Private
Established 1954 (as Kaohsiung Medical College)
August 1999 (as KMU)
Principal Ching-Kuan Liu (劉景寬)
Academic staff
537[2]
Undergraduates 4,802
Postgraduates 950
Location Sanmin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Campus Downtown
Mascot None
Website www.kmu.edu.tw
Kaohsiung Medical University
Traditional Chinese 高雄醫學大學

The Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU; Chinese: 高雄醫學大學), originally known as Kaohsiung Medical College, is a private university located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

Kaohsiung Medical College (KMC) was established in 1954 by the former mayor of Kaohsiung City, Chen Chi-chuan, and Tu Tsung-ming, the first Ph.D. of Medical Sciences in Taiwan.[3] At the time of its establishment, the college was the first private institution of its kind in southern Taiwan.

The college hospital, the Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, was founded three years after the establishment of KMC in June 1957. Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital is the largest medical center in southern Taiwan and serves as a teaching hospital. In 1998, KMC, in agreement with the Kaohsiung Municipal Government, acquired an additional teaching hospital, the Hsiao-kang Hospital.

Kaohsiung Medical College was re-shaped into the Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) in August 1999 with the permission of the Ministry of Education, Taiwan.

KMU was rated "superior" by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan in all categories of the "Mid-term School Administration Development Plan."

Kaohsiung Medical University

Teaching

As of October 2013, KMU has a student-faculty ratio of 13.1:1.[2] The university offers 6 bachelor's, 10 master's and 5 doctoral degree programs.[4]

Up to NT$35 million of scholarships and student grants are offered each year. KMU is the only medical academic institution offering graduate-entry medical programs in Taiwan (the Faculty of Post-Bachelor's degree of Medicine), an admission system based on North American medical institutes.[5]

Research

Kaohsiung Medical University Downtown Campus

KMU is associated with eleven major research centers and networks, and is engaged in research partnerships with other universities, government and industry in Taiwan and other countries.

Post-Baccalaureate/Bachelor Degree of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate

Established in the spring of 1983, the program enrols applicants with recognized undergraduate/bachelor's degrees. Admission into the program is based solely on the two-staged PBD Medicine Entrance Examination (consisting of a written exam and an interview), which takes place annually in June. Subjects of written examination include English, Biology and Organic Chemistry. Enrolment into the program is highly competitive with admission rate in 2011 approximately 4.3%. The faculty currently enrols 261 students.

Post-Bachelor's degree of Medicine is a five-year program. The program consists of two-year pre-clerkship (77 credits), two-year clerkship, and one-year internship. Pre-clerkship consists of 16 integrated blocks and problem-based learning (PBL). Individual and population health, ethical practices, and related issues are integrated into and emphasized, where appropriate, in all phases of the pre-clerkship. Each block consists of two semesters each with at least one mid-term written examination and ends with a final examination that concludes each semester of a block.

Departments

College of Medicine

College of Dentistry

College of Pharmacy

College of Nursing

College of Health Science

College of Life Sciences

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "About KMU (in Chinese)". KMU. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. 1 2 "Education". KMU. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  3. "Overview". KMU. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  4. "Degree Programs". KMU. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  5. "Kaohsiung Medical University Outstanding Features:Teaching". Kaohsiung Medical University. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  6. "Kaohsiung Medical University Outstanding Features:Research". Kaohsiung Medical University. Retrieved 2006-11-16.

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Coordinates: 22°38′51″N 120°18′38″E / 22.64752°N 120.31043°E / 22.64752; 120.31043

  1. "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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