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 Orientation 09.16.2013 1 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-Kwung Fan Department of Parasitology School of Medicine Dr. Chien-Yeh Hsu Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics College of Medical Science and Technology 2 About the Program ◆ Establishment Student recruitment began in the the first semester of 2011 academic year Enrollment openings: 10~15 students per year 3 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 7 Visiting 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) 4 5 Previously Enrolled Students Student 2011 academic year 2012 academic year Domestic 2 0 International 3 4 Total 5 4 Current students from India, Jordan, Kenya, Mongolia 6 Faculty Members Full-time Faculty Name Background Betty (Ya-Wen) Chiu Health Policy Jean (Feng-Jen) Tsai Law and Public Health Bruno A Walther Environmental Sciences Jane CJ Chao (Director) Nutrition and Health Adjunct Professor Hang Chang Disaster and Emergency Medicine Chao-Hsiun Tang Economic Evaluation Chia-Kwung Fan Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Chien-Yeh Hsu Biomedical Informatics 7 Faculty Members Faculty Part-time Faculty Name Background/Institution (country) Tzay-Jinn Chen Medicine and Public Health/TMU-Wan Fang Hospital Ferdinand Siem Tjam Medicine and Public Health/Suriname Visiting Professor Ted Chen International Health/Tulane University, USA Carl Kendall Health Monitoring and Evaluation/Tulane University, USA Richard Oberhelman International Pediatrics/Tulane University, USA Yujiro Handa International Oral Medicine/Health Science University of Hokkaido, Japan Hiko Tamashiro Global Health and Epidemiology/ Hokkaido University, Japan Chunhuei Chi Health System Finance/Oregon State University, USA Supporting Faculty School of Health Care Administration, School of Public Health, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine 8 Requirements for Master Degree 20 credits from required core courses including master thesis (6 credits), 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 9 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 10 Learning Fields Law and Economics Public Health and Nutrition Information and Technology Epidemiology and Biostatistics Prevention and Disaster Medicine Health Policy and Management Nutrition and Health Global Health and Development Sociology and Humanity Basic Medicine Health Care Administration 11 Curriculum Theoretical and practical courses Add and drop course period: Sep. 16~ Sep. 25, 2013 Course Name (Required) Fundamentals of Global Health Applied statistics Course Name (Elective) Global environmental health science and development Issues in international public health Quality management in international public health Medical diplomacy for global public health Research Methods for social and behavioral sciences Applied epidemiology Evolutionary and ecological medicine Resources in international public health International law and health System thinking-for health system strengthening Community health and primary care Seminar in global health and development Injury epidemiology Global trade and health topics Introduction to disaster medicine Tropical diseases research Master thesis Nutrition & health (I, II) Medical informatics Health & international politics Community nutrition 12 Economic evaluation Management of health service organizations Organization and management of global health Field study in global health Courses in the 1st Semester Required/ Elective credits semester Fundamentals of global health 2 1st R Dr. Jean Tsai Applied statistics 2 1st R Dr. Yi-Hua Chen Research methods for social and behavioral sciences 2 1st R Dr. Bruno Walther Dr. Ya-Wen Chiu course title instructor(s) Seminar in global health and development 1 1st R Dr. Ya-Wen Chiu Dr. Bruno Walther Dr. Jean Tsai Global environmental health science & development 2 1st E Dr. Bruno Walther Issues in international public health 2 1st E Dr. Ferdinand Sien Tjam Quality management in international public health 2 1st E Dr. Ferdinand Sien Tjam Medical diplomacy for global public health 2 1st E Dr. Hang Chang 13 Courses in the 2nd Semester course title 14 Required/ Elective credits semester instructor(s) Community health and primary care 2 2nd R Dr. Chung-Fu Lan Dr. Tzay-Jinn Chen Applied epidemiology 2 2nd R Dr. Fang-I Hsieh Seminar in global health and development 1 2nd R Dr. Ya-Wen Chiu Dr. Jean Tsai Dr. Bruno Walther Organization and management of global health 2 2nd E Dr. Ferdinand Sien Tjam Dr. Ya-Wen Chiu Management of health service organizations 2 2nd E Dr. Yi-Hsin Hsu International Law and Health 2 2nd E Dr. Jean Tsai Evolutionary and ecological medicine 2 2nd E Dr. Bruno Walther Injury epidemiology 2 2nd E Dr. Mau-Roung Lin System thinking for health system strengthening 2 2nd E Dr. Sheu-Wen Chuang Resources in international public health 2 2nd E Dr. Ferdinand Sien Tjam Courses in the 3rd Semester course title credits semester Required/ Elective instructor(s) Seminar in global health and development 1 3rd R Dr. Ya-Wen Chiu Dr. Bruno Walther Dr. Jean Tsai Global trade & health topics 2 3rd E Dr. Jean Tsai Tropical diseases and research 2 3rd E Dr. Chia-Kwung Fan Nutrition & health (I) 2 3rd E Dr. Shih-Yi Huang et al. Introduction to disaster medicine 2 3rd E Dr. Hang Chang Medical Informatics 3 3rd E Dr. Chien-Yeh Hsu et al. Field study in global health 2 3rd E Dr. Jean Tsai 15 Courses in the 4th Semester Required/ Elective credits semester Seminar in global health and development 1 4th R Dr. Bruno Walther Dr. Jean Tsai Master thesis 6 4th R Thesis advisors Health and international politics 2 4th E Dr. Peter Chang Community nutrition 2 4th E Dr. Yi-wen Chien Economic evaluation 2 4th E Dr. Chao-Hsiun Tang Nutrition & health (II) 2 4th E Dr. Yue-Hwa Chen et al. course title 16 instructor(s) Curriculum Design Core Courses Epidemiology and Biostatistics Health Policy and Management Prevention and Disaster Medicine Nutrition and Health Fundamentals of global health (1), Applied statistics (1), Applied epidemiology (1), Research methods for social and behavioral sciences (1), Community health and primary care (1), Seminar in global health and development (1,2), Master thesis (2) Global environmental health science and development (1), Organization and management of global health (1), Medical anthropology(1), Issues in international public health (1), Evolutionary and ecological medicine (1), Resources in international public health (1), System thinking for health system strengthening (1), Injury epidemiology (1), Global trade and health topics (2), Tropical diseases research (2), Nutrition & health (I,II)(2), Medical informatics (2), Health & international politics (2), Field study in global health (2) Management of health service organizations (1), Organization and management of global health (1), Medical anthropology (1), Issues in international public health(1), Quality Management in international public health (1), International law and health topics (1), Resources in international public health (1), System thinking-for health system strengthening (1), Economic evaluation in health care (2), Global trade and health topics (2), Introduction to disaster medicine (2), Medical informatics (2), Health & international politics (2), Economic evaluation (2), Field study in global health (2) Global environmental health science and development (1), Management of health service organizations (1), Organization and management of global health (1), Medical anthropology (1), Issues in international public health (1), Quality management in international public health (1), Evolutionary and ecological medicine (1), International law and health topics (1), Resources in international public health (1), System thinking-for health system strengthening (1), Injury epidemiology (1), Economic evaluation in health care (2), Introduction to disaster medicine (2), Tropical diseases research (2), Health & international politics (2), Economic evaluation (2), Field study in global health (2) Management of health service organizations (1), Organization and management of global health (1), Medical anthropology (1), Issues in international public health (1), Quality management in international public health (1), Resources in international public health (1), System thinking-for health system strengthening (1), Global trade and health topics (2), Nutrition & health (I,II) (2), Health & international politics (2), Community nutrition (2), Field study in global health (2) The number in the parentheses is the year of the course offered. 17 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 18 Seminars and Workshops Topic Speaker Date Satisfaction WHO’s Projects for Healthcare System Strengthening in Different Countries Vahé Kazandjian, PhD, MPH Nov. 4, 2011 4.7/5.0 Critical Strategy for Field Assessment and Program Planning and Monitoring Evaluation Ted Chen, PhD, MPH Dec. 3-4, 2011 4.6/5.0 19 Topic Speaker Date Satisfaction Health Program Monitoring and Evaluation Carl Kendall, PhD, MPH March 10-11, 2012 4.4/5.0 Maternal and Child Healthcare Seminar Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury Dr. Daniel Lu Ms. Mayeesha Tseng March 27, 2012 4.6/5.0 20 Topic Speaker Presentations on Health Systems Strengthening Dr. Ferdinand Siem Tjam Dr. Tzay-Jinn Chen Ms. Munkh-Erdene Luvsan Global Economics Aspects of Tobacco Control Dr. Hana Ross Dr. Obijiofor Aginam Date Satisfaction May 25, 2012 4.3/5.0 October 25, 2012 4.0/5.0 21 Topic Speaker Date Satisfaction Global Health Policy Workshop Dr. Vincent Rollet Dr. Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul Dr. Ya-wen Chiu November 26, 2012 4.7/5.0 Project Cycle Management: An Exercise on Participatory Project Planning Professor Yujiro Handa December 8, 2012 5.0/5.0 Participatory Management Framework For Government Sector Hospital and Health Center Workshop Professor Yujiro Handa March 19, 2013 5.0/5.0 22 Topic Project Evaluation & Health issues in traditional custom and culture Critical Strategy for Field Assessment and Program Planning and Monitoring Evaluation Workshop Speaker and Date Professor Yujiro Handa Dr. Ted Chen Participant Numbers May 21, 2013 June 4, 2013 Satisfaction 4.8/5.0 5.0/5.0 23 Visit of Organizations Destination Date Centers for Disease Control 11/29/2011 Danshui Public Health Center 11/29/2011 Department of Health 5/16/2012 New Taipei City Hospital 5/23/2012 24 Destination Date Kungliao Public Health Center 11/27/2012 Nantou Public Health Center (program & School of Health Care Administration) 12/03/2012 Taoyuan Public Health Center (program & School of Health Care Administration) Taoyuan Min-Sheng Hospital 3/20/2013 7/16/2013 25 Dual Degree with UF Dual degree program established with University of Findlay’s MBA Program in Findlay, Ohio 26 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 27 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 28 Announcement Workshop: TMU External Evaluation on-site visit: 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 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 29 Leading program Elite professionals Global impact Educational leadership National unique Devoted services 30 31 Master Program in Global Health College of Public Health and Nutrition Faculty Members 31 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 32 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 si wu 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 Lycium barbarum and Rehmannia glutinosa 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, and Chao, 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 chemical33 33 induced liver inflammation and fibrosis in rats. Am J Chin Med 2010;38:99-111. 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 shortterm 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 34 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 35 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, 20002013 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 Crex crex. 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. Taiwania 57:342-358 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. SpringerVerlag, 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, 36 36 Mooney HA. 2008. Toward a global biodiversity observing system. Science 321:1044-1045. Master Program in Global Health and Development Taipei Medical University Tel. no.: +886-2-2736-1661 ext. 6626 Fax no.: +886-2-2736-1661 ext. 6624 Email: global@tmu.edu.tw website: http://global.tmu.edu.tw/main.php 37