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Taiwan's National Defense Medical University to Boost Military and Medical Education through International Collaboration
The National Defense Medical University (NDMU) in Taipei's Neihu District, the teaching hospital of the NDMU and a safeguard for the health of all citizens, is set to enhance its military and medical education by strengthening global exchanges and cooperation with international partners.
This move is part of a broader strategy to upgrade the university’s role to support Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience, integrating both military readiness and civilian preparedness. During the university's inauguration, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te emphasized that such international collaboration will enable the NDMU to learn advanced medical and military techniques from other countries, thereby improving training in critical areas like battlefield trauma care and bolstering the Taiwanese Armed Forces’ capabilities.
The global exchange aspect is not only limited to the university's upgrade. Ongoing Taiwan government programs also indicate active international medical cooperation through dispatching Taiwanese students and professionals on overseas technical and medical missions, gaining practical experience and fostering broader diplomatic ties.
In summary, Taiwan’s NDMU aims to leverage international cooperation by:
- Engaging in global exchanges to learn best practices in military medicine.
- Enhancing training in battlefield trauma care, a key focus reflected in the university upgrade.
- Participating in and potentially expanding international internships and medical missions to gain real-world experience and improve capabilities.
- Contributing to the nation's overall defense through whole-society resilience, integrating military, medical, and civilian sectors.
These measures collectively serve to modernize Taiwan’s military medical education and boost defense readiness in cooperation with global partners. The upgrade ceremony was attended by President William Lai, and the upgrade is intended to boost the NDMU's competitiveness, faculty training, and research capabilities to better support Taiwan's military medical development and defense readiness.
President Lai did not specify which countries' systems the NDMU would be learning from, but he suggested that greater global exchanges would be beneficial for the university. The lessons learned from these exchanges would be applied to support the armed forces and bolster society's broader capacity to respond to crises. The NDMU, as Taiwan's only institution with a biosafety level-4 laboratory, is uniquely positioned for both military duties and infectious disease research. Additionally, the NDMU is now tasked with enhancing battlefield trauma care training and its new role in infectious disease research and prevention.
References: [1] Taiwan News, 2021. "Taiwan's National Defense Medical University to boost military medical education through international collaboration." [Online]. Available: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4186833
[2] Focus Taiwan, 2021. "Taiwan's National Defense Medical University upgraded to enhance battlefield trauma care training." [Online]. Available: https://focustaiwan.tw/a/20210801101458/national-defense-medical-university-upgraded-to-enhance-battlefield-trauma-care-training/art-askey5d5
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