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Taipei Medical University

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University in Taiwan

Taipei Medical University (TMU; Chinese: 臺北醫學大學; pinyin: Táiběi Yīxué Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak I-ha̍k Tāi-ha̍k) is a private medical school in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. Founded as Taipei Medical College in 1960, it assumed its current name in 2000. The university is organized into ten colleges and five teaching hospitals, including Taipei Medical University Hospital and Shuang-Ho Hospital.2 It employed 697 people in 2022.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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臺北醫學大學校門口
Photo: 賴亮名, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Taipei Medical University (TMU; Chinese: 臺北醫學大學; pinyin: Táiběi Yīxué Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak I-ha̍k Tāi-ha̍k) is a private medical school in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. Founded as Taipei Medical College in 1960, it assumed its current name in 2000.2

Corporate structure

Taipei Medical University sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Taipei Medical University
    • Taipei Medical University Hospital Subsidiary · Xinyi District, Taiwan
    • Taipei Medical University Library Subsidiary · Xinyi District, Taiwan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Dr. Shui-Wang Hu and Dr. Chien-Tien Hsu founded Taipei Medical College on June 1, 1960. The college started as three buildings. Dr. Shui-Wang Hu and Dr. Chien-Tien Hsu, together with other medical professionals and educators, ran the school, using their own personal books as textbooks. With the help of private donations, the school flourished.

In 2000, the school was renamed Taipei Medical University.

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Leadership

Who has led Taipei Medical University, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (7)

Products and brands

Research

TMU research focuses on traumatic brain injury, regenerative medicine, cancer, reproductive medicine, biomedical materials, and dental research. The annual funding TMU receives for research exceeds NT$600 million. In 2009, a Ministry of Education incentive program promoting university-industry cooperation selected the university to receive more than NT$50 million in grants over three years.

Clubs and facilities

TMU contains a computer lab, meeting rooms, and offices for its 80 student clubs.

Sports facilities include an indoor pool, aerobics room, gym, baseball field, basketball court, and tennis courts.

From Wikipedia’s article on Taipei Medical University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Taipei Medical University Hospital
  • Taipei Medical University Library

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Employees over time

  • 20226971

Timeline

  1. 1960Founded Founded1