2015 Chuan Lyu Lectures in Taiwan Studies Lecture 2 "The Development of the Health Care System and Medical Education in Taiwan (1895-the Present)"

Wed 20 May 2015

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Faculty of

2015 Chuan Lyu Lectures in Taiwan Studies "The Making of Modern Medicine in Taiwan, 1865 to the Present"

Lecture 2: The Development of the Health Care System and Medical Education in Taiwan (1895-the Present)

Dr LAI Chi-Wan (?????)
Medical Doctor and Educator, Taiwan

Wednesday, 20th May, 2015
5pm in Rooms 8 & 9 (Ground Floor)
Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (Sidgwick Site)

Abstract

When the Japanese government annexed Taiwan in 1895, it was faced with serious health problems on the island, particularly infectious diseases, so it established its first hospital in 1895 and the first medical school in 1897, and laid down the foundations for a solid public health system. After WWII, the health care system and medical education in Taiwan continued to improve, with the eradication of malaria in 1965, and the implementation of a nationwide hepatitis B vaccination program in 1984 and universal health insurance program in 1995. Currently, there are twelve medical schools, all of which admit high school graduates for a six-year education program, and one of which also provides a post-baccalaureate program. These medical education programs are monitored by the Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council.

Speaker:

Dr. LAI Chi-Wan graduated from the Medical College of National Taiwan University in 1969. He completed his neurology and psychiatry residency training at National Taiwan University Hospital (1970-1974) and neurology residency/epilepsy fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospitals (1975-1979). Before his return to Taiwan in 1998, he was a Professor of Neurology with the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He then served as the Dean of the College of Medicine and Vice President of Tzu Chi University in Taiwan until 2001. He served as Chairman of the Medical Education Committee, Ministry of Education in Taiwan, and Chairman of the Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council.

Cost: Free entry