School of Veterinary Medicine National Taiwan University

School of Veterinary Medicine National Taiwan University

School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology Academies for DVM in Taiwan

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Spaces of NTU Vet. School Buildings M 2 Veterinary Building I 3,648.2 Veterinary Building II 2,910.0 (Animal Hospital 7-9 Floors) (8-9 F: Experimental Animal Building Veterinary Building III 2,993.0 Animal Hospital 8,521.0 Total Area 18,072.2 4

Brief History of NTU Vet School-1 1945, National Taiwan University set up Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine (ASVM). 1955, ASVM set up Veterinary Medicine Division. In 1959, the Department of Veterinary Medicine was formally founded; offered 30 students per year with a five-year program leading to a degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM). 1968, the Graduate Institute started and offered master degree program; in 1977, a Ph.D. degree program was inaugurated.

Brief History of NTU Vet School-2 1990, the veterinary undergraduate program expand to 2 classes with 60 students each year to now. 1995, six-story newly Veterinary Teaching Hospital opened. 1998, Hong Kong and Macau recommended NTUDVM program.

Brief History of NTU Vet School-3 2008, the School of Veterinary Medicine established on August 1st. The school includes one department (Veterinary Medicine), three centers (Development Center for Animal Disease and Livestock Hygiene Technology, Center for Zoonosis Research, and Animal Cancer Center) and three graduate institutes (Veterinary Medicine [since 1968], Veterinary Clinical Sciences [since 2007] and Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology [since 2011]). 2009, Offer Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree.

Vet. School Students of the Year 2010 Items No. Total Rate Dept. of Vet. Medicine Male 163 49% 334 Female 171 51% Educational Background Master 3 0.9% Bachelor 25 7.5% High School 306 91.6% Gender No. Total Rate Master Program Male 52 129 40% Female 77 (68%) 60% Ph.D. Program Male 43 62 69% Female 19 (32%) 31% Total Male 95 191 49.7% Female 96 50.3% 8 8

NTU Vet. School s Faculty and Staff Department (Institute) of Vet. Medicine Institute of Vet. Clinical Sciences Institute of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology 小計 Professor 9 2 4 15 Associate Professor 6 1 2 9 Assistant Professor 3 6 1 10 Instructor 0 1 0 1 Vacancies 1 1 0 2 By Courtesy Professor Total 19 11 7 37 2 0 2 Adjunct Professor 5 2 7 Adjunct Associate Professor Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adjunct Instructor and other Adjunct Teacher 3 0 3 2 3 2 7 Total 12 5 2 19 Staff 5 5 9

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NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE -Institute of Veterinary Medicine Lab of Livestock Pollution Prevention and Control Lab of Food Hygiene and Safety Lab of Infection and Immunity Lab of Reproductive Biology and Cell Biology Lab of Neurophysiology Lab of Veterinary Parasitology Lab of Veterinary Immunology Lab of Molecular Bacteriology Lab of Veterinary Cancer Medicine Lab of Clinical Pathology and Cancer Research Lab of Immunopharmacology & Immunotoxicology Lab of Veterinary Pharmacology Lab of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research Lab of Poultry Diseases Lab of Monoclonal Antibody and Clinical Microbiology Lab of Molecular Cell Biology Lab of Aquatic Animal Diseases (1) 11

NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE -Institute of Veterinary Clinical Sciences Lab of Large Animal and Wildlife Medicine Lab of Veterinary and Comparative Ophthalmology Lab of Small Animal Diseases Lab of Small Animal Surgery Lab of Small Animal Nephrology Lab of Small Animal Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology Lab of Veterinary Neurology Lab of Veterinary Molecular Diagnosis Lab of Companion Animal Oncology -Institute of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology Lab of Electron Microscopy Lab of Veterinary Pathology Lab of Veterinary Neuropathology Lab of Laboratory Animal Medicine Lab of Aquatic Animal Diseases (2) Lab of Molecular Pathobiology 12

CURRICULUM UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS The department offers a five-year program leading to a doctorate's degree of veterinary medicine. Students must complete and pass all required courses during the first four years before they are allowed to proceed to the final year's course for at least 1400 hours of clinical training. A minimum of 182 credit units is required for DVM. Core Courses include: Veterinary Basic Sciences of the first 2 year, para-veterinary medical science at the 3rd to 4th year, and Veterinary clinical sciences and practice at 4th to 5th year. Courses offered: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Embryology, Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Physiology, Animal Histology, Veterinary Bacteriology, Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Virology, Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary Immunology, Biostatistics, Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Diagnosis, Veterinary Pharmacology, Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Veterinary Theriogenology, Veterinary Public Health, Animal Feeding and Management, Veterinary Genetics, Veterinary Anesthesiology, Small Animal Surgery Skills, Large Animal Surgery Skills, Small Animal Surgery, Ruminant Medicine, Diseases of Swine, Poultry Diseases, Equine Diseases, Animal Hospital Practices, Aquatic Animal Diseases, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Jurisprudence and Ethics, Clinical Conference, Clinical rotation, and Necropsy.

CURRICULUM GRADUATE PROGRAMS The graduate school offers the 3 different Master's degree program and one Ph.D. degree program. A minimum of twenty-four credit units (the six-credit thesis is not included) is required for the Master's degree. All Ph.D. students must fulfill both course and research requirements for their Ph.D. degree. A minimum of eighteen credit units (the twelve-credit dissertation is not included) is required for the Ph.D. degree. In addition, three Ph.D. research-related publications, including at least two published or accepted by SCI-listed journals, are required for granting a PhD degree.

Veterinarian's Oath at NTU School of Veterinary Medicine... 15

Veterinarian's Oath NTU School of Veterinary Medicine Having chosen veterinary medicine to be my profession, I hereby solemnly swear that I will treat my teachers with reverence and my colleagues with comity; that I will devote my professional knowledge and skills to the respect of animal life, the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of livestock, resources, the promotion of public health and the advancement of medical knowledge; and that I will collaborate with human medical professionals for the benefit of society. I will strive to improve relations between man and animals, societal harmony, and the protection of our environment, and to maintain the highest professional and ethical standards for the profession. I will practice my profession with good conscience, dignity, morality, and professional ethics. I will endeavor continuously to advance my professional knowledge and competence. Upon my beliefs stated above, I hereby solemnly and voluntarily pledge my oath. 19

獸醫師誓詞 誓詞引言 人類背負著保護地球環境, 及謀求與其他生命和諧共存之責任, 特別是獸醫師, 在維護動物健康的同時, 也與人類健康事務息息相關, 因此具有建構人和動物間和平共存環境之義務 此外, 獸醫師為了能夠讓人們享受更多樣化的生活, 在廣博的專門領域之中, 有必要積極回應社會之需求, 獸醫師為實現如此重大之社會使命, 必須以高度的專業知識與嚴正的態度來執行其職務 基於以上理念, 吾等獸醫師宣誓如下 誓詞 當我選擇獸醫學作為我一生的志業並站在這神聖殿堂的此刻, 我鄭重地宣誓, 我將尊重我的師長並視我的同業為手足 ; 我將盡一切努力終身奉獻專業知識及技能 ; 尊重動物生命 保護動物健康 解除動物痛苦 維護畜產品來源的安全 促進公共衛生 精進醫療知識, 並與人類醫學合作以創造社會最大之福祉 我願為改善人類與動物之間的關係, 促進社會的和諧與保護環境而努力 ; 我將本諸我的良心 尊嚴 職業道德, 以及專業倫理從事我的工作 ; 並盡我的力量維護獸醫學的榮譽和高尚的傳統 ; 同時我也願接受終身教育以持續增長我的專業知識 ; 基於以上的理念, 我鄭重地 自主地宣誓以上的約定 17

7 Professional career designed for Taiwan's DVM Small animal Pathology examination Large animal Experiment animal Specialist in veterinary medicine Swine Aquatic animal Poultry 18

Cumulative Graduated Students of Undergraduates, Masters, and Ph.D. Undergraduate (1945- ) Master (1971- ) Ph.D. (1982- ) To 2015.08 2044 783 91 Total 2918 19

Clinical Training 20

Clinical Training 21

Taipei City Zoo's Clinical Training 457 animal species 3154 animals 9 veterinarians

Taipei City Zoo for animal caring and diseases treatment training Source: Taipei Zoo 20

Career investigation after NTUDVM Graduation 85% alumni are still in vet. medicine and associated profession. Graduates occupation in accompany animal clinics is around 60%, and increasing steadily. 25% graduates are in academics and research area. 15% graduates are served as public health DVM in Taiwanese government. Data were collected and analyzed from the past 17 years graduates. 24

Future Prospective Continuous DVM educational reforming Profession DVM systems and continuous education Animal Cancer Researches Laboratory Animal specialties Multi-Animal Diseases Diagnostic Center Prevention world-wide Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Meat Hygiene and Food Safety Continuous supporting Animal welfare 6 year program for College of Veterinary Medicine 25