Taipei Medical University (TMU) has been a leader in Taiwan’s healthcare system for more than half a century

Established in 1960, over the past half-century, TMU was able to grow under challenging circumstances and has been at a leading position in Taiwan’s healthcare system for more than half a century. Today, TMU has expanded into world-class university with six hospitals (TMU Hospital, Wanfang Hospital, Shuan Ho Hospital, Taipei Cancer Center, TMU Ningbo Medical Center, and Taipei Neuroscience Institute), eleven colleges, 6,000 students per year. Among which there are more than 600 international students from over 40 countries. TMU leads in many research areas including Clinical & Translational Cancer Research, Neuroscience, Thoracic Medicine, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Medical Device Developments, and Cell Therapy & Immunotherapy. As one of the region’s largest healthcare systems in capital city, TMU’s 3 affiliated hospitals – TMU Hospital, Wanfang Hospital, and Shuang Ho Hospital – are all accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) to guarantee world-class standards and practices, which provides training and research opportunities for professional skills. TMU’s education offers have expanded with the university’s commitment contributing to health service worldwide, accommodating interests of students from around the globe to develop area expertise and service their own communities. The permanent appointment of the university’s medical teams to assist the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Marshall Islands provides a unique opportunity for service and education, as well as enhancing Taiwan’s health diplomacy. TMU’s commitment to internationalization has resulted in over 40,000 alumni serving the society and humankind, also cultivating the future talents for the nation and working to improve healthcare systems in 70 countries. As the university approaches its sixth decade, TMU continues to change and advance in global rankings that have placed it at the front of Taiwan’s private universities in medicine and health science. 

    

In recent years, TMU has been honing its management while seeking breakthrough and innovations. The University has experienced growth and progress in teaching, research, service, etc. and it has garnered unanimous recognition at home and abroad. TMU also seeks links to link the industry, government and academic to jointly create value and constructs a comprehensive medical and biomedical platform and ecosystem to become a top-tire university.

In the years ahead, TMU will work towards becoming a happy enterprise, where the professors and staffs can enjoy work and develop their expertise while also providing students with free energetic campus atmosphere to realize their dream.