International Health Program

The International Health Program (IHP) at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University provides a multidisciplinary and comprehensive course and training focused on global public health issues. The program is jointly operated by faculty members from the graduate institutes of public health, hospital and health care administration, health and welfare policy, environmental health sciences, clinical and community nursing, clinical medicine (including tropical medicine), biomedical informatics, microbiology and immunology, and dentistry, amidst the university renowned for its biomedical research capacity.

Students are expected to complete courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, environmental health, social and behavioral sciences, and international health; the courses are solid and demanding, so the study is expected to be challenging and fulfilling. In addition to the courses, students actively participate in the seminars where they global public health issues are discussed and debated. The master degree thesis, which is often initiated by the student and closely and individually coached by the advisors, provides the opportunity to synthesize knowledge and put skills into practice. The program encourages the students to study significant public health issues from their home country, which is dealt with by primary data collection or secondary data analysis. The IHP aims to cultivate the ability to assess the situation, analyze the factors associated with the problem, and to address the shortcomings in public health.

The university put the learning and living requirements at the top of its priorities, with aim to reduce the burden of accommodating to the new environment and facilitate concentration on the study. With the full administrative support from the University, the objective of the IHP is to provide the highest level of education and training possible, and to foster the research and practical capabilities of the international students in public health.