Master Program in Global Health and Development Taipei Medical University 臺 北醫學大學 全球衛生暨發展碩士 學位學程

1. Master Program in Global Health and DevelopmentTaipei Medical University臺北醫學大學全球衛生暨發展碩士學位學程 Orientation 09.16.2013

2. Adjunct Professor Dr. Hang Chang Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control College of Public Health and Nutrition Dr. Chao-Hsiun Tang School of Health Care Administration College of Public Health and Nutrition Dr. Chia-KwungFan Department of Parasitology School of Medicine Dr. Chien-Yeh Hsu Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics College of Medical Science and Technology

3. About the Program • ◆ Establishment • Student recruitment began in the the first semester of 2011 academic year • Enrollment openings: 10~15 students per year

4. Program Features • Strengthen global competitiveness of the students Courses taught in English exclusively 3 full-time faculty members (including 1 international faculty), 5 Adjunct Professors, 13 supporting faculty members from 5 schools/graduate institutes, and 7Visiting Professors from Japan, Suriname, and USA • Recruit faculty members with multidisciplinary training • Concentrate on both theory and practice • Hold international seminars and workshops regularly • Visit domestic and international institutions/organizations • Establish the joint and dual degree with MBA program at the University of Findlay (USA)

6. Previously Enrolled Students Current studentsfrom India, Jordan, Kenya, Mongolia

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9. Requirements for Master Degree • 20 credits from required core courses including master thesis(6credits), and 10 credits ( 8 from the program) from elective courses. • Students must complete at least 30 credits to be awarded the MS degree. • Graduate students must choose their (co-)advisor (program full-time faculty members including Adjunct Professors) by the end of June in year one and turn in the “Thesis Advisor Agreement”. http://global.tmu.edu.tw/stu/super_pages.php?ID=stu1

10. Educational Goals • To cultivate students integrated professional knowledge of global health with the leadership ability to understand, analyze, and solve global health issues • Core Competencies • Professional knowledge in global health • International perspective leadership abilities • Critical thinking and systems integration research abilities • Social responsibilities and the humanities

11. Learning Fields • Law • and Economics • Public Health • and Nutrition • Information and Technology • Global Health and Development • Sociology • and • Humanity • Basic Medicine • Health Care Administration 11

12. Curriculum Theoretical and practical courses Add and drop course period: Sep. 16~ Sep. 25, 2013

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17. Curriculum Design 17 The number in the parentheses is the year of the course offered.

18. Extracurricular Events • Workshops and seminars on relevant topics • Visitations to health-related organizations locally and globally • Short-term courses/practicum locally and globally • Conducting field studies locally and globally

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26. Dual Degree with UF • Dual degree program established with University of Findlay’s MBA Program in Findlay, Ohio

27. University of Southern California TMU visits USC: June 20-29, 2012; June 13-18, 2013 USC visits TMU: July 9-21, 2012; July 8-17, 2013

28. Career Opportunities • Global health practitioners within international governmental organizations (IGO), international non-governmental organizations (INGO), and international health and development agencies • Health policy decision makers, researchers, or managers within the health care system worldwide • Academic professionals in the university or academic institute worldwide

29. Announcement • Workshop: • Speaker: Dr. Yujiro Handa, Health Science University of Hokkaido • Time/Date: 9:00 am-4:00 pm, September 25 (Wednesday), 2013 • Location: Office of Student Affairs conference room • Topic: Project Cycle Management: Simulative planning workshop to learn how to conduct "Participatory Planning Workshop“ • 1st year students are required to attend • TMU External Evaluation on-site visit: • 5 committees from other universities • Time/Date: 9:00 am-17:30 pm, October 18 (Friday), 2013 • Location: program meeting room • Institutional Evaluation on-site visit: • 4 committees from Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan • Time/Date: 10:00 am-17:30 pm, November 1 (Friday), 2013 • Location: program meeting room

30. Leading program Elite professionals Global impact Educational leadership National unique Devoted services

31. 31 Master Program in Global Health College of Public Health and Nutrition Faculty Members

32. Research Highlights • Global health • Trade and public health law • Impact of aging on health policy • Global biodiversity monitoring and indicators • Health care quality, international health development • Community health planning and evaluation

33. Jane C-J Chao Professor, PhD • PRESENT APPOINTMENTS • Professor, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, TMU • Director, Master Program in Global Health and Development, TMU • PROJECTS • Investigation the feasibility of promotion of international health based on the experiences of the health care system in Taiwan. DOH, 2013. • Effects of new siwu beverage on iron-deficient anemia in women. Standard Foods Corporation, 2013. • Effect of cooking oil on blood lipids. AGV Products Corporation, 2013. • Effect of fish oil on alcoholic liver disease from the aspect of pathogenic mechanisms. NSC, 2011-2014. • Effects of ginkgolide and bilobalide on tumorigenesis and angiogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma. NSC, 2011-2012. • PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS • Tsai, Y-H, Wang, T-W, Wei, H-J*, Hsu, C-Y, Ho, H-J, Chen, W-H, Young, R, Liaw, C-M, and Chao, JC-J* Dietary intake, glucose metabolism and sex hormones in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) compared with women with non-PCOS-related infertility. Br J Nutr 2012;10: 1-9. • Lo, Y-T, Tsai, Y-H, Wu, S-J, Chen, J-R, and Chao, JC-J*. Ginsenoside Rb1 inhibits cell activation and liver fibrosis in rat hepatic stellate cells. J Med Food 2011;14:1135-1143. • Wu, P-S, Wu, S-J, Tsai, Y-H, Lin, Y-H, and Chao, JC-J*. Hot water extracted Lyciumbarbarum and Rehmanniaglutinosa inhibit liver inflammation and fibrosis in rats. Am J Chin Med 2011;39:1173-1191. • Hsu, C-Y, Huang, L-C, Chen,TM, Chen, LF,andChao, JC-J*.A web-based decision support system for dietary analysis and recommendations. Telemed E Health 2011;17:68-75. • Wu, S-J, Tam, K-W, Tsai, Y-H, Chang, C-C, and Chao, JC-J*. Curcumin and saikosaponin a inhibit chemical-induced liver inflammation and fibrosis in rats. Am J Chin Med 2010;38:99-111. 33

34. Ya-Wen Chiu Associate Professor, PhD, MEM • PRESENT APPOINTMENTS • Associate Professor, Master Program in Global Health and Development, TMU • Counselor, Taiwan Health Corps • Supervisor,Taiwan Evidence-Based Medicine Association • PROJECTS • Establishing an Academic Network for Cooperation on the International Health Policy (NHRI, 2007-2011) • Establishing Evidence-Based Medicine R&D Center and East-Asian Cochrane Network (NHRI, 2007-2011) • The comparison of international health aid system and policies (NHRI, 2011-2013) • Climate Change and Health Policy (NHRI, 2011-2013) • PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS • Chiu YW*, Weng YH, Chen CF, Yang CY, Lee ML. Perceptions and efficiency of short-term medical aid missions among key groups of health professionals. Evaluation & the Health Professions 2012. Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print] • Chiu YW*, Weng YH, Chen CF, Yang CY, Chiou HY, Lee ML. A comparative study of Taiwan’s short-term medical missions to the South Pacific Islands and Central America. BMC International Health and Human Rights 12(1):37, 2012 • Chiu YW*, Weng YH, Wahlqvist M, Yang CY, Kuo KN. Do registered dietitians search evidence-based information? A nationwide survey of the regional hospitals in Taiwan. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 21(4):630-637, 2012 • Weng YH, Hsu CC, Shih YH,Lo HL, Chiu YW*, Kuo KN. Dissemination of systematic reviews in a hospital setting: a comparative survey for spreading use of the Cochrane Library. Postgraduate Medical Journal 88(1043):511-514, 2012 34 34

35. Jean F-J Tsai Assistant Professor, PhD • PRESENT APPOINTMENTS • Assistant Professor, Master Program in Global Health and Development, TMU • PROJECTS • Development and possible issues of ＇Pandemic influenza preparedness Framework --for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits.NSC, 2012-2013. • Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of the Research, Development, and Application of Vaccine. NSC, 2012-2013. • Evolution in intergenerational exchanges and elders’ health and policy: comparison between Taiwan and the globe. TMU, 2012-2013 • International trade and public health regulations. DOH, 2012. • Framework Convention of Tobacco Control. DOH, 2012. • The ethical, legal, and social impact (ELSI) Office Program for NRPB. NSC, 2011-2013. • PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS • Tsai FJ, Progress and Challenges on Protocol of Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. Health Diplomacy Monitor Vol 3: issue7 Dec,2012 • 蔡奉真，全球衛生治理中之專家決策與透明度問題，中央研究院法律學研究所專書，2012,5月,1-48頁。(in Chinese) • Tsai FJ, Chan CC, Gender Difference in Occupational Stress and Health Functioning among Legal Professionals in Taiwan. Taiwan J Public Health. 2011;30(5):494-504 • Tsai FJ, Motamed S, Elia N, Rougemont A, Evolution in intergenerational exchanges between elderly people and their grandchildren in Taiwan; data from a multiple round cross-sectional study from 1993 to 2007. BMC Public Health 2011 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-639 • Tsai FJ, Chan CC, The impact of financial crisis on psychological work stress and Burnout among financial workers and lawyers. IAOEH 2011;84(4):445-52. 35

36. Bruno A. Walther Assistant Professor, PhD • PRESENT APPOINTMENTS • Assistant Professor, Master Program in Global Health and Development, TMU • PROJECTS • Incorporating multiple criteria into the selection of priority conservation areas using Taiwan’s birds to achieve effective multispecies conservation planning, NSC, 2010-2013 • A database of Western Palearctic birds migrating within Africa to guide conservation decisions. Various funding sources, 2000-2013 • Modelling the evolution of virulence in pathogens. Taipei Medical University, 2012-2013. • PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS • Walther BA, Taylor PB, Schäffer N, Robinson S, Jiguet F. 2012. The African wintering distribution of the corncrake Crexcrex. Bird Conservation International (in press). • Wu T-Y, Lee P-F, Lin R-S, Wu J-L, Walther BA. 2012. Modeling the distribution of rare or cryptic bird species of Taiwan. Taiwania57:342-358 • Walther BA, Larigauderie A, Loreau M. 2011. DIVERSITAS: Biodiversity science integrating research and policy for human well-being. Pp. 1235-1248 in Brauch HG et al. (Eds). Coping with global environmental change, disasters and security - threats, challenges, vulnerabilities and risks. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. • Walther BA, Ewald PW. 2004. Pathogen survival in the external environment and the evolution of virulence. Biological Reviews 79:849-869. • Scholes RJ, Mace GM, Turner W, Geller GN, Jürgens N, Larigauderie A, Muchoney D, Walther BA, Mooney HA. 2008. Toward a global biodiversity observing system. Science 321:1044-1045. 36

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