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Mecca of doctor training programs

Taiwan vision: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen (center, in glasses) tours the 2018 Taiwan Healthcare Expo at the Nangang Exhibition Center on Nov

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Wed, December 12, 2018

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Mecca of doctor training programs

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aiwan vision: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen (center, in glasses) tours the 2018 Taiwan Healthcare Expo at the Nangang Exhibition Center on Nov. 29. At the event, Tsai expressed her confidence that Taiwan was the best place to develop the healthcare technology industry.

In the past, a lot of doctors from the Eastern world would seek new skills and knowledge in Western countries. What is trending now appears to be the other way around.

Dr. G. Di Taranto from Italy is one of the foreign doctors who flew to Taiwan to master the latest medical technology and procedures.

Following a recommendation from his seniors, Taranto went to the China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) in Taichung to learn advanced reconstructive microsurgery for a year.

He chose the hospital because of the reputation of its International Medical Service Center superintendent, professor Hung-Chi Chen, who is often referred to as one the most important plastic surgeons in the world.

Under the Training the Trainers program supported by the Taiwanese government, Taranto hopes to train fellow doctors in his country about the new knowledge he gained in Taiwan.

Throughout the year, more than 100 physicians from 26 countries have come to CMUH for integrated reconstructive microsurgery training programs.

“The hospital [CMUH] applies a great level of technology. The IT [information technology] system is incredible and efficient,” Taranto said during the 2018 Taiwan Healthcare Expo at the Nangang Exhibition Center on Nov. 29. 

Taranto said he planned to bring home a 3D microscope used in the CMUH as the tool had yet to be used in his country.

Meanwhile, Rafael Denadai, a surgeon from Brazil, said he was satisfied with the training program at the Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, which is known for its expertise in craniofacial reconstructive surgery for cleft lips and palates and jaw deformity, among others. He particularly applauded the program for providing hands-on training with the guidance of local professors.

Learn from the East: Yueh-Ping Liu, a senior technical specialist at the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare’s medical affairs department, explains the country’s Training the Trainers program during the 2018 Taiwan Healthcare Expo in Taipei on Nov. 29.
Learn from the East: Yueh-Ping Liu, a senior technical specialist at the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare’s medical affairs department, explains the country’s Training the Trainers program during the 2018 Taiwan Healthcare Expo in Taipei on Nov. 29.

Denadai said the hospital was well-known in his country and he believed the training would be beneficial for his career.

As of 2018, 828 physicians have been trained in the Craniofacial Center of Chang Gung Hospital.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare recorded that from 2014 to October 2018, around 2,700 foreign doctors, particularly those from Europe, the United States and Asia, had joined the training programs in several hospitals in Taiwan. Among them are 124 Indonesian doctors.

“We want to keep learning by teaching [international trainees],” said Yueh-Ping Liu, a senior technical specialist at the ministry’s medical affairs department.

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The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) recently invited The Jakarta Post to go on a three-day medical tourism trip to Taipei and several surrounding cities.

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