About Ndmc

The former institute of the National Defense Medical Center, established 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 on June 1, 1947, and later, in 1949, moved to 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 Nei-hu area of Taipei; in the next year, the Tri-Service General Hospital, the affiliated hospital, also moved to Nei-hu, where they were renamed collectively as the National Defense Medical Center.

At the school, students can pursue course in eight different areas: medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, nursing, public health engineering, public health equipment, public health inspection, and public health administration. There are six different levels of course, including basic education, specialized education and medical technique training. It integrates teaching, research and medical care. In May 2000, the National Defense Medical Center was incorporated with Armed Forces University, National Defense Management College, and Chung Cheng Institute of Technology to National Defense University. Employing the most advanced equipment and teaching methods, National Defense Medical Center has cultivated numerous high-level teachers, researchers and medical personnel. It has made a major contribution to raising medical standards in country and to the nation’s internationalization.

Ø Missions
       ˙To Train Medical Professionals
         ˙To Devote to the Advancement of Medical Education
         ˙To Promote Medical Research and Development

Ø Educational Systems

       (1) 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 Medicine
           ˙Inst. of Undersea Medicine

       (2) Undergraduate Program

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

       (3) Educational Length
          ˙Graduate Institutes

Graduate Institutes	Study Period (years)	Credits	Thesis (credits)
Doctorate Program	2~7	(1) 30	12
Doctorate Program	2~7	(2) 18	12
Master Program	1~4	30	6

                     ※Remarks:
                         Doctorate Program: (1) Students graduated from school of medicine
                                                               must complete 30 credits and 12 credits of
                                                               thesis.

(2) Students graduated form graduate school must
complete 18 credits and 12 credits of thesis.

˙Undergraduate Program

School/ Department	Length of Schooling (years)	Credits	Degree	Rank
School of Medicine	7	274	M.D.	Lieutenant
School of Dentistry	6	242	D.D.S.	Lieutenant
School of Pharmacy	4	131	B.S.	Second Lieutenant
School of Nursing	4	135	B.S.	Second Lieutenant
School of Public Health	4	128	B.S.	Second Lieutenant

Ø Faculty

     There are 219 faculty members in our school. 153 hold doctorate, 25 hold
      master’s degree and 41 hold bachelor’s degree. There are 54 professors, 72
     associate professors, 74 assistant professors, and 18 lecturers.

Ø Students

         Admission:

         (1) For the entrance exam, the master’s program is held in April, and the
               doctor’program is held in May.
         (2) For the undergraduate program, examinees have to pass the Joint Military
               School Entrance Exam held in May and the Joint College Entrance Exam
                held in July.

         Student Composition:

         Doctorate Program:334
         Master Program:358
         Undergraduate Program: 1072
         Total Students: 1764

School Regulation:

According to the University Law, the school regulation adopts the credit system same as the public university.

Ø Academic & Research Collaboration

         Domestic

        ˙National Science Council
        ˙Ministry of National Defense
        ˙National Health Research Institute
        ˙Department of Health
        ˙Academia Sinica

         Foreign:

        ˙USA: NIDA, University-Stanford, Indiana, Tulane, Colorado, Iowa,
            Alabama,Hawaii
        ˙Belgium: Lueven University
        ˙Finland: Jyvaskylan Polytechnic Institute

Ø 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

Ø Outlook for the Future

        ˙To Advance Medical Education
        ˙To Advance Research & Development of Military Medicine
        ˙To Enhance Academic & Research Collaboration with Domestic and Foreign
            Institutes