School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine

Bachelor’s Degree

Department Introduction

Our unique features are listed below:

    • With the spirit of kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity in mind, the school prepares students to become medical professionals capable of integrating Chinese medicine and Western medicine with skills, knowledge, and altruism.
    • The school provides courses based on modern medical education. It emphasizes evidence-based learning to prepare students to be good at diagnostics and therapeutics using both Western medicine and Chinese medicine in their practices.
    • We collaborate with Tzu Chi Hospitals and other Tzu Chi affiliates to provide abundant opportunities for students with comprehensive Chinese and Western medicine training.

       

    • The school works on numerous interdisciplinary research projects. It seeks to utilize scientific approaches to evaluate the efficacy of various Chinese medicine treatment modalities, such as acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, etc.

       

    • Tzu Chi affiliate’s charity and healthcare endeavors have reached over one hundred countries worldwide. The school plans to work continuously with Tzu Chi volunteers and other Tzu Chi affiliates, extending traditional Chinese medicine to enhance the well-being of humanity.

The school plans to head for the future in the following directions:

    1. With the cultivation of a new generation of Chinese medicine practitioners in mind, the school will keep developing a healthcare model, integrating Chinese medicine and Western medicine and making it a vital modality of mainstream healthcare worldwide.

       

    2. Collaborate with researchers/experts in basic medicine and clinical applications, in Chinese medicine and Western medicine, in Taiwan and overseas to put forward evidence-based research on individualized treatment approaches in Chinese medicine, to establish efficacy indicators of treatment. The school wishes to become one of the global benchmarks of integrating research endeavors in Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

       

    3. To face the challenges of treating rare/intractable diseases and enhancing humanity’s well-being, the school plans to integrate Chinese medicine and Western medicine further and employ molecular biology and other cutting-edge biomedical technologies to produce innovations beneficial to humanity.

Future Career

Seek employment:

Students have a wide range of career choices. After completing residency training, they can work for healthcare institutions or open their own practices; students can also become teachers, get involved in public administration, or conduct research in basic medicine.

Pursue advanced studies:

Students may pursue master’s or doctoral studies. They may choose to study traditional medicine, biomedicine, medical engineering, medical law, health management, healthcare institutions, public health, social welfare, etc.

Language of Instruction

Chinese

Documents to Be Submitted

  • Chinese proficiency test results
  • English proficiency test results
  • A study plan must be written in Chinese and in applicant’s handwriting, to include learning motivation, expected length of study and future plan(s), and should be submitted along with application package.
  • Chinese proficiency test results:
    ․Level 4 of the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL);
    ․Level 6 of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)
  • English proficiency test results
    ․Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference
    for Language (CEFR);
    ․Score 47 of TOEFL iBT;
    ․Score 460 of TOEFL ITP

Evaluation Criteria

Qualified prospective students must come to TCU to take the following exams:

  • The Chinese language exam(test scores of prospective students must satisfy the minimum standard of 60 points)
  • Chemistry and biology exams
  • Interview for medical suitability, aptitude, humaneness and ability to communicate in Chinese.

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Exams：50%
  • Interviews：30%
  • Other documents pertinent to the application：20%

※Tzu Chi University School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine review panel determines the minimal admission fraction.

Remarks

  1. Proficiency in Chinese (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) is required; Chinese proficiency test results, which meets the International or their governmental standard, must be submitted.
  2. The applicant should have a score of at least 457 for the institutional testing program TOEFL (ITP), or at least 47 for the internet-based TOEFL (iBT).
  3. The applicant should have a bachelor’s degree and Level 4 Certificate or above for the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL), or an equivalent certificate.
  4. Chinese is used in classes and exams.
  5. No admission will be granted if minimum requirements are not met.

6. Prospective students with the same overall scores will be admitted, according to their exam scores in biology.

7. Website：http://chinesemed.tcu.edu.tw

※Transfer of Credits: An applicant, who has graduated from the Department of Medicine of any overseas university, which is approved by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan, and possesses a medical license in that country, may apply to be exempted from the Western Medicine curriculum. Credits attained prior to admission must be submitted with the application and further evaluated by the departmental committee before transfer of credits. Transfer of credits from other universities shall be handled according to the credit-transfer regulations of TCU.

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醫學院
College of Medicine

學生餐廳 / 每天
Student Cafeteria / Day

生活費 / 每月
Living Cost / Month

宿舍費 / 每學期
Dormitory / Semester

$48,849~$61,975

$65（校本部 Main Campus）

$91（人社院校區 Jieren Campus）

$5,000~$10,000

$8,200

 

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

 

Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine

2

 

History of Chinese Medicine

2

Traditional Chinese medicine

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

3

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine I

2

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine Philology

 

1

Required

Introduction to Medicine

 

1

 

Gross Anatomy

 

5

 

Gross Anatomy Experiment

Basics of Western Medicine

2

 

 

Histology

 

2

 

 

Introduction to Biochemistry (College Common course)

 

2

Education for life

Medical Humanities

2

I-Chin

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2

Elective

Medicinal Plant Applied Scienc

 

2

World Traditional Medicine and Culture

Medical Humanities

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine II

 

3

Chinese Medicine Pathology

 

3

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics

4

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine Environmental Medicine

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2

 

Formulation of Chinese Medicine I

 

2

Required

Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing and Medicinal Materials Science (including experiments)

2

 

Nei-Ching

 

2

 

Microbiology and Immunology

 

3

 

Physiology

Basics of Western Medicine

3

 

Medical career

1

 

Tzu Chi Humanities and Service Learning

Medical Humanities

2

 

An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

1

Elective

Research on special topic I

2

 

Chinese Medicine Dietetics and Experiments

Featured Programs

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Traditional Chinese Medicine III

 

1

 

Formulations of Chinese Medicine II

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2

Prescriptions Laboratory of Chinese Medicine

 

1

 

Chinese Traditional Health

 

2

Required

Pathology

 

3

Pharmacology

Basics of Western Medicine

3

 

Public Health (including Epidemiology)

 

3

 

 

Acupuncture Science I

Clinical Traditional Chinese Medicine

2

Theory of Shang-Han I

 

2

 

Socio-culture and Medication

Medical Humanities

1

Medical classical selective reading – Nan-Ching

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

1

Traditional Medicine and Engineering and Experimental Design

 

2

Elective

Taiwan Traditional Chinese Medicine Biotechnology

Featured Programs

2

Circulatory Physiological Signals

 

1

Research on Special Topic II

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology III

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

1

 

Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica

 

1

 

Parasitology

Basics of Western Medicine

1

Acupuncture Science II

3

 

 

Theory of Shang-Han I

Clinical Traditional Chinese Medicine

2

 

Symptoms & Treatment of Chinese Medicine

 

5

Required

Introduction to Internal Medicine

 

2

 

Clinical Diagnosis

 

2

 

Laboratory Medicine

Clinical Western Medicine

1

 

Radiology

 

1

 

Cardiovascular Medicine

 

2

 

Chest Medicine

 

2

 

Chinese Medical Meditation and Treatment

Medical Humanities

2

 

Medical Ethics

 

1

 

Science of Health Maintenance

Basics of Western Medicine

1

Elective

Sphygmograph Pulseology in Traditional Chinese Medicine

 

2

 

Immunotoxicology of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Featured Programs

2

 

Materia Medica

 

1

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Chinese Surgery

 

2

 

Chinese Internal Medicine

 

5

 

Wen-Bing (Chinese Medical Epidemic Febrile Diseases)

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

3

 

 

Chinese Ophthalmology & Otorhinolaryngology

 

2

 

 

Neurology

 

2

 

Required

Endocrinology & Metabolism

 

1

 

 

Nephrology

 

1

 

 

Rheumatology, immunology, allergy

Clinical Western Medicine

2

 

 

Hematology & Oncology

 

2

 

 

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

 

2

 

 

Clinical Nutrition

 

1

 

 

Treatment Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Basics of Traditional

1

 

 

Theory of Chin-Kuei (Chinese Medical Theory for Internal Medicine)

Chinese Medicine

2

 

 

Otorhinolaryngology

 

1

 

 

Electrocardiogram

Clinical Western Medicine

1

 

Elective

Ophthalmology

 

1

 

 

Chinese Medicine Combination

 

2

 

 

Introduction to Discovery & Development and Methodology of Clinical Trial of New Chinese Herbal Medicine

Featured Programs

1

 

 

English Terminology of Chinese Medicine

 

1

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Traumatology of Chinese Medicine

 

3

Gynecology & Obstetrics of Chinese Medicine

Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

3

 

Pediatrics of Chinese Medicine

 

3

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine Family and Community Medicine

 

1

 

Emergency Medicine

 

1

Introduction of Pediatrics

 

2

 

Required

Introduction of Gynecology & Obstetrics

 

2

Introduction to Surgery

Clinical Western Medicine

2

 

Orthopedics

 

2

 

Dermatology

 

1

 

Rehabilitation Medicine

 

2

 

Infectious Diseases

 

2

 

Communication Theory & Skill

Medical Humanitie

1

 

Chinese Medicine About Mental Diseases

 

1

 

Clinical Study of Chinese Traumatology

Clinical Traditional Chinese Medicine

1

Elective

Clinical Study of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

 

1

 

Ultrasonics

Basics of Western Medicine

1

 

Research on Special Topic III

 

2

Taiwanese Terminology of Chinese Medicine

Featured Programs

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Required

Western Medicine Clinical Training

Clinical Western Medicine

28

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Required

Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Internship

Clinical Chinese Medicine

45