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| Motto | 誠愛精勤(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sêng-ài Cheng-khîn)[1] |
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Motto in English | Honesty, Love, Excellence, Diligence |
| Type | Private |
| Established | Founded: 1960 |
| President | Te-Jen Lai (賴德仁) |
| Undergraduates | 7,049 |
| Postgraduates | 527 |
| Location | , |
| Website | csmu.edu.tw |
| Chung Shan Medical University | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中山醫學大學 | ||||||||||
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Chung Shan Medical University (CSMU; Chinese: 中山醫學大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-san I-ha̍k Tāi-ha̍k) is a medical university located in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. Chung Shan Medical University Hospital is affiliated with the university.
CSMU offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and health sciences.
CSMU has established partnerships with more than 60 universities and institutions worldwide, including the United States, Europe, Japan, and China. The university has also established a dual-degree program with the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry.
History
The university was established as Chung Shan Dentistry Specialized School (Chinese: 中山牙醫專科學校; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-san Gê-i Choan-kho Ha̍k-hāu) in 1960, by Dr. Chou Ju-chuan (周汝川; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Lú-chhoan), a Taiwanese dentist. At first it only provided four year dentistry education, and enrolled only 112 students. In 1962 it changed its name into Chung Shan Medical Specialized School (Chinese: 中山醫學專科學校), and provided medical education from then. In 1977, it was upgraded to Chung Shan Medical College (Chinese: 中山醫學院; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-san I-ha̍k-īⁿ), and in August 2001 it was certified by the Ministry of Education as a normalized university named Chung Shan Medical University.[2]
Faculties
- College of Health Care and Management
- College of Medical Science and Technology
- College of Medicine
- College of Humanities and Social Science
- College of Oral Medicine[3]
Student life
There are 76 student clubs divided into six types: autonomy, learned, service, amity, artistry and sports. The university arranges instructors and offers subsidies to the clubs.
Notable alumni
- Chuan Wen-sheng, member of Legislative Yuan
- Ker Chien-ming, member of Legislative Yuan
- Chi-Chao Chan, ophthalmologist who has published over 600 papers and discovered new method of diagnosing primary vitreoretinal lymphoma.
Transportation
The university is accessible within walking distance North East of Daqing Station of the Taiwan Railways and Taichung Metro.
See also
References
- ↑ "College Motto". Chung Shan Medical U. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ↑ 中山簡史 Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Colleges and Departments". Chung Shan Medical University. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
External links
- Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (in Chinese)
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