School of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine APPLY NOW
Medical Doctor Program for Post-baccalaureate The five-year Post-baccalaureate program in Medicine is the only one program in Taiwan for the non-medical students with Bachelor’s degrees to learn medicine. And the students of this program have opportunities to take their clerkship electives at Harvard University.
School of Dentistry APPLY NOW
Kaohsiung Medical University (formally a College) was established in 1954, the very first private medical college in . Three yours later, in 1957, we established the first private dental school in within our university, accredited by the Ministry of Education. To date, the School of Dentistry is over half a century old of 52 years. In 1985, we established the very first MS program in Dentistry in our country, followed by setting up a Ph.D. degree program in 1990, the first such program in Dentistry in . In 1992, we further established the first Graduate Institute for Oral Health Science (GIOS); providing the concrete basis for promoting dental public health in our country. In order to offer further clinical-basic science training for denstists on a continuing bases, the On-the-Job MS program was founded within the graduate institute of dental and oral health sciences in 1999. This program has a special feature focusing on “Periodontal Prosthodontics training for the practicing dentists, and it is currently the only one of its kind in .
With the refinement of the university’s organization and mandates, we evolved into a full-sized College of Dental Medicine by 1999, providing our country's very first and foremost college-level professional education in all aspects of basic and clinical dental sciences, which is consisted of the School of Dentistry and a separate Department of Oral Hygiene. Our School of Dentistry runs four different programs: the undergraduate program for DDS training, the M.S. program and the Ph.D. program for graduate training and the On-the-Job MS program for the established dentists. In parallel, the Department of Oral Hygiene also has four programs: the undergraduate Hygiene program, the On-the-Job undergraduate program, the M.S. program and the On-the Job M.S. program.
School of Pharmacy APPLY NOW
The School of Pharmacy was established on August 1, 1957. It was the first private School of Pharmacy in Republic of China. The Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (GIPS) was established on August 1, 1982, with a Master degree program in pharmaceutical research. A PhD program, begun on August 1, 1988, was initiated to give students an opportunity to conduct advanced research in pharmaceutical sciences. The School of Pharmacy is affiliated with a teaching hospital accredited as a first-class medical center by the Ministry of Education and the Department of Health of the Executive Yuan. Students get practical, hands-on trainings and experiences through their exposure to the hospital's pharmacy.
Graduate Institute of Medicine APPLY NOW
The Graduate Institute of Medicine is an integrative medical research organization, which emphasizes integration of basic and clinical research. In our institute, there are master and Ph.D. programs. Students of the Institute consist of graduates from life science-related faculties and clinicians. These programs include basic and clinical medical courses, and utilize modern biotechnology research methods. Topics related to biologic and human phenomena are further discussed at the cellular and molecular levels. The scope of research includes life science research involving clinical and basic medicine.
Masters Program in Clinical Medicine APPLY NOW
The Master Program in Clinical Medicine aims to provide education and training for students with the capacity to design and carry out medicine program through professional clinic knowledge and innovative basic research in the international arena. The program will recruit students from international and domestic applicants with the expectation of active learning and experience sharing among students. The Master program in Clinical Medicine is an interdisciplinary functional unit based primarily on Graduate Institute of Medicine and joined by member of School of Medicine and College of Health Sciences. Go to the website.
Department of Medical Genetics APPLY NOW
Genetic studies have emerged as one of the major research fields. In addition to rare mono-gene diseases, increasing evidence indicates that many common diseases are also significantly influenced by genetic factors. With the completion of the Human Genome Project, human beings have moved to the post-genome era. Geneticists in this new era are dedicated to disclose the genetic mechanisms underlying mono-gene and polygenic diseases. The new discoveries will bring a revolution to biomedical research and clinical practice.
A number of scientists and physicians at the Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) and KMU Hospital have been involved in genetic studies. In the past few years, many important findings have been published from the University and/or Hospital. To further consolidate the resource and expertise, to improve inter-disciplinary collaborations and to educate the next-generation geneticists, the Graduate Institute of Medical Genetics (GiMG) was established in August 2004. The first 6 master-level graduate students were enrolled in September, 2004. The GiMG currently only enrolls 6 master graduate students per year. Although GiMG just started, it has become one of the most competitive Graduate Institutes at KMU. With the efforts from all faculty members and students, GiMG will grow and prosper rapidly.
Department of Fragrance and Cosmetic Science
The developing idea of Department of Fragrance and Cosmetic Science is to construct the beauty conception which bases in human and contains the information about both fragrance and cosmetics.
The advantage of our faculty is to integrate professional teacher sand excellent doctors of the first class teaching hospital to take charge the courses in fragrance, cosmetics and medical beauty. Train up professors in make-up, aromatherapy, marketing, management and information field.
According to future development, the students can go into fragrance, cosmetic research, marketing, and kind of practical careers. The way of further education includes fragrance, cosmetic research, biotechnology, medicine and other related graduate school. Being researchers, instructors, quality controllers, managers and marketing in related enterprises. In order to raising employment opportunities, students are encouraged passing beauty certificated examination.
School of Nursing APPLY NOW
Objectives for the Master's Program in Nursing
The aim of the master's program curriculum is to prepare students to be advanced nursing professionals with health care, research, management and decision-making abilities. The curriculum has been structured to prepare graduates to do the following:
- Employ advanced nursing professional knowledge.
- Provide humane care with cultural sensitivity.
- Use evidence-based research findings to improve clinical practice.
- Use management strategies to improve nursing quality.
- Persist in pursuing personal and professional development.
- Generate new knowledge through research and theory development.
- Acknowledge multidisciplinary contributions to knowledge construction.
- Engage in interdisciplinary dialogue and cooperation for the improvement of health care quality.
- Address major nursing and health care issues in a scholarly manner, and participate in the constitution of health policies.
- Demonstrate global views in learning and research.
- We culture the best personnel in natural products research and biotechnology.
- We increase the quality and ability in pharmaceutical service profession related to natural products.
- We pursue eternal academic achievement and leadership in biotech and pharmaceutical industry.
- Cultivate top-notch biotechnological personnel in the field of research and development for natural medicine.
- Focus on practical and application aspects of research to enhance academic accomplishments and research/practical ethics.
- Assist in realization of self-potential, and to nurture exceptional leadership capabilities.
- Focus on topical research to foster independent learning and investigating capabilities.
- Emphasize comprehensive research to stimulate cross-disciplinary thinking and learning.
- Encourage international collaboration to inspire formation of proactive, global perspective
- Integrate theoretical and empirical studies to promote independent, critical thinking ability.
- Faculty: We have excellent professors with more than 30 years of experience in teaching and researching of natural medicine.
- Education: We provide doctorate degrees courses and are proud to be the oldest natural medicine research institution with the most comprehensive program in Taiwan.
- Research: We integrate professional educators in Chemistry, Pharmacology, Medicine and Molecular Biology to actively seek and develop new research topics. The quality and quantity of research papers published by our student and staff in the natural medicine field are the highest in Taiwan.
- International Collaboration: We actively organize international seminars in Taiwan and encourage our student and stuff to study and attend seminars internationally. We also provide short term study opportunities for international students, and the academic results have been excellent.
Objectives for the Doctoral Program in Nursing
The aim of the doctoral program curriculum is to prepare students to be leaders in health care, with abilities to expand nursing knowledge, to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue and cooperation, and to demonstrate global views. The curriculum has been structured to prepare graduates to do the following:
Career Possibilities
Staff nurse, case manager, nurse practitioner, community health nurse, nurse educator, nurse administrator, clinical nurse specialist, researcher, nursing teacher, government official, entrepreneur, etc.
Graduate Institute of Natural Products APPLY NOW
Natural medicine had been used by humans for centuries. Much clinical data had been gathered on their effects on humans, and as such they are extremely valuable in health research. Taiwan, with its geographical location, vast differences in elevation and great variations in the surrounding sea depth, has great wealth in both terrestrial and marine natural resources. It would be of tremendous benefit to the health sciences if these treasures from nature can be studied and examined scientifically.
Missions Statement Objectives Distinguishing Feature
Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry
The Masters and Ph.D. program(s) in Medicinal and Applied Chemistry aim to bridge the gap between basic chemical research and applied medical research. The research topics range from traditional chemistry disciplines to its emerging interfaces with biology, engineering, medicine, and physics.