Chung Shan Medical University

Chung Shan Medical University (CSMU; Chinese: 中山醫學大學) is a medical university located in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. Chung Shan Medical University Hospital is affiliated with the university.

Chung Shan Medical University
中山醫學大學
Motto誠愛精勤[1]
Motto in English
Honesty, Love, Excellence, Diligence
TypePrivate
EstablishedFounded: 1960
PresidentTe-Jen Lai (賴德仁)
Undergraduates7,049
Postgraduates527
Location
South, Taichung
,
Taiwan
Websitecsmu.edu.tw
Chung Shan Medical University
Traditional Chinese中山醫學大學

History

The university was established as Chung Shan Dentistry Specialized School (Chinese: 中山牙醫專科學校) in 1960, by Dr. Chou Ju-chuan (周汝川), 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), 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

Transportation

The university is accessible within walking distance North East of Daqing Station of the Taiwan Railways and Taichung Metro.

See also

References
  1. "College Motto". Chung Shan Medical U. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  2. 中山簡史 Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Colleges and Departments". Chung Shan Medical University. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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