National Defense Medical Center

國防醫學院
Motto	博愛忠真 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phok-ài Tiong-chin) (Fraternity, Faithfully)
Type	military academy
Established	1902; reorganized in 1945 as National Defense Medical Center
President	Major General Cha, Tai-Lung (查岱龍 MD, PhD)
Location	Neihu , Taipei , Taiwan
Website	ndmctsgh.edu.tw

National Defense Medical Center
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Traditional Chinese	國防醫學院
Simplified Chinese	国防医学院
Literal meaning	National Defense Medical College
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guófáng Yīxuéyuàn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kok-hông I-ha̍k-īⁿ

National Defense Medical Center (NDMC; Chinese: 國防醫學院; pinyin: Guófáng Yīxuéyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-hông I-ha̍k-īⁿ) is a ROC military affiliated medical school in Taipei, Taiwan. The NDMC is responsible for the training of military doctors, nurses and other medical personnel.

History

The former institute of the National Defense Medical Center, established by Yuan Shikai in Tianjin, China in 1902, was recognized as the first military school in Chinese history. This center was the amalgamation of the Army Medical College, the Wartime Health Personnel Training Center and its 13 branches in Shanghai, China on June 1, 1947, and later, in 1949, moved to Taipei, Taiwan. Following the annexation of the Tri-Service General Hospital, a total integration of basic and clinic department was achieved in 1983. In October, 1999, the school moved to the Neihu District of Taipei; in the next year, the Tri-Service General Hospital, the affiliated hospital, also moved to Neihu, where they were renamed collectively as the National Defense Medical Center.

Educational Systems

Graduate Institutes

Doctorate Program

• Institute of Medical Sciences
• Institute of Life Science (formed by NDMC, Academia Sinica, and NHRI)

Master Program

• Inst. of Dental Sciences
• Inst. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Inst. of Nursing
• Inst. of Public Health
• Inst. of Biology & anatomy
• Inst. of Physiology
• Inst. of Microbiology & Immunology
• Inst. of Pathology & Parasitology
• Inst. of Biochemistry
• Inst. of Pharmacology
• Inst. of Aerospace and Undersea Medicine

Undergraduate Program

• School of Medicine
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Dentistry
• School of Nursing
• School of Public Health

Presidents

1. LTG Robert Kho-Seng Lim (林可勝) (1947–1953)
2. LTG Chih-Teh Loo (盧致德) (1953–1975)
3. LTG Chok-Yung Chai (蔡作雍) (M47) (1975–1984)
4. LTG (潘樹人) (M39) (1984–1989)
5. LTG T. H. Yin (尹在信) (M49) (1989–1991)
6. LTG Cheng-Ping Ma (馬正平) (M49) (1991–1993)
7. LTG Hsheng-Kai Lee (李賢鎧) (M59) (1993–1996)
8. LTG Kao-Liang Shen (沈國樑) (M59) (1996–2000)
9. MG Sun-Yuan Chang (張聖原) (M66) (2000–2002)
10. MG Hsian-Jenn Wang (王先震) (M66) (2003–2005)
11. MG Deh-Ming Chang (張德明) (M74) (2005-) member of American College of Rheumatology.

Notable alumni

• Chang-Sheng Yin (尹長生) (M66), World famous gynecologist, President of Kung-Ning General Hospital.
• Jeng Wei (魏崢) (M68), famous cardiac surgeon, former superintendent of Cheng Hsin Medical Center.
• Shinn-zong Lin (林欣榮) (M73), superintendent of Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Center.

Teaching Hospital & Practice Institutions

Teaching Hospital

• Tri-Service General Hospital

Practice Institutions

• Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Taichung Veterans General Hospital
• Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
• Chi Mei Medical Center
• Synpac-Kingdom Pharmaceutical Co.
• Yung Shin Pharm. Ind. Co.
• Veterans Pharmaceutical Plant
• Health Centers in the northern Taiwan

Contact

• No.161, Sec. 6, Minquan E. Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
• Phone: +886-2-87923100