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Global REACH: Taiwan Platform

Welcome to Taiwan

Learn more about our partnering collaborators in Taiwan.

Overview

Taiwan is home to the newest Global REACH Platform with collaborations largely centered on Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, the largest hospital system in Taiwan. The partnership launched in 2016 and has produced 17 joint research projects to-date in fields like surgery, otolaryngology, and cardiovascular medicine. An updated agreement in 2019 calls for expanded faculty exchange and is expected to bring as many as 20 Chang Gung faculty to Michigan Medicine over a five-year period for extensive research training. Michigan Medicine also enjoys partnerships with Academia Sinica, Taiwan's leading research institution, as well as National Taiwan University, a site for student exchange.

Platform Lead

Kevin C Chung, MD, MS

William C Grabb Distinguished University Professor of Surgery
Charles B de Nancrede Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School

Platform at a Glance

Partner Institutions:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Academia Sinica
National Taiwan University

Activities:
Faculty Exchange
Joint Research
Student Exchange

Platform Lead:
Kevin Chung, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Primary Focus Areas:
Surgery
Otolaryngology
Emergency Medicine

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Publications with Collaborators in Taiwan

View a list of publications authored by Global REACH Faculty Network members with collaborators in Taiwan during the 22-23 academic year. Throughout the year, more than 100 Global REACH Faculty Associates (from the medical school) and Faculty Affiliates (from other health science disciplines) published 384 papers with foreign co-authors, including 16 with Taiwanese collaborators.

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Taiwan Platform News

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Medical School News

Awards available for joint research with Chang Gung Memorial in Taiwan

Michigan Medicine and its longtime partner, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, in Taiwan, are pleased to announce a request for joint research proposals for 2023.

A group of UMMS M1 students at the Yanqing District Hospital of the Traditional Chinese Medicine, in Beijing

Department News

A Global Classroom: M1s Experience Medicine in China

Organized by Global REACH and collaborators at Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC), a longtime institutional partner, this summer’s group experience was a first of its kind, partnering Michigan Medicine M1s with PKUHSC students for two weeks of clinical observation, facility tours, and lectures from some of China’s leading global health researchers.

Michael Zhu (foreground) with research colleagues from Peking University Health Science Center.

Worldwide Wolverines

Global Health, Common Ground: A CMB Fellowship Experience in Beijing

Medical student Michael Zhu reflects on experience in the new CMB Research Fellowship program.

Department News

Fulbright Award Enables Low-Vision Rehabilitation Partnership in Taiwan

A Kellogg Eye Center faculty member Sherry Day is headed to Taiwan this fall on a federal Fulbright Scholars Award to help establish the country’s first comprehensive, interdisciplinary low-vision rehabilitation center.

UMich Med Mosaic

Beyond the White Coat: Global & Local Health Experiences

In this UMich Med Mosaic, host Mackenzie Kay talks with medical students Amanda Cassetti, Emily Gitlin and Evelina Hristova about how they’ve engaged in service through initiatives like the U-M Student-Run Free Clinic, Wolverine Street Medicine and Global REACH. They reflect on building trust with patients, navigating care in nontraditional settings and the importance of ethical engagement. The conversation explores how these experiences have shaped their skills and aspirations and reinforced that service can be a critical part of becoming a physician.