學生為主體，教師為資產，行政為後盾

教務處一直以來秉持著「學生為主體，教師為資產，行政為後盾」三大核心理念作為組織經營指標。為促使各項教務行政、教學發展及教學管考等政策得以順利推行，分設招生組、註冊課務組、研究生教務組、學能提升組及教學發展組五組，透過ISO與內部控制建立標準化作業程式，提供優質的行政後盾，並於既有的核心業務上追求突破。

招生組逐年擴大繁星推薦入學比例，提供偏鄉弱勢優秀學生入學機會，善盡社會照顧之責；另開發雙語化未來學生專區，透過積極主動的招生策略與多元入學管道，網羅海內外優秀學子。在教學資源的充實方面，註冊課務組全面建構「IES網路版」，透過雲端教學，打造全時學習環境，並逐步協助各學系所建置專業教室與國家考場所需之數位教學設備。研究生教務組透過研究生預警系統的建置，落實研究生學生學習情形、研究成果與畢業門檻…等學習輔導記錄及追蹤。學能提升組透過核心能力與學生學習成效標準之建立，輔以發展學生學習策略問卷及學業輔導支援系統，建構本校以學生學習成效為導向之教學制度與學習風氣。教學發展組近年來著重於教師教學評量問卷信效度之提升，並於既有之教師評量與課程評量外，納入學生自我評量部分，同步瞭解學生自我學習情況，並輔以全時開放之評量系統，以期使學生能即時反應教師教學與課程規畫上之意見。

本校已8年獲得教學卓越計畫，8年來，在全校師生的努力下，今年度更榮獲教育部認定之「教卓典範大學」，延續深耕及內化既有教與學工程，帶領師生走向「學生學習成效」為中心的教與學，以培養兼具人文力、專業力、就業力、國際力、教學力之優秀學生。亦積極透過「區域教學資源分享計劃」、「高中優質精進計畫」善盡高東屏地區教學資源共用共榮之社會責任。

教師發展

1. 提升教師教學效能：為了提升教師教學及專業的成長，設立校級「教師發展暨教學資源中心」，負責提升教師教學品質。為強化教師教學知能，每年定期舉辦教學研討會，邀請國內外教育專家蒞校演講以促進校際教學新知交流。規劃各類教師成長系列活動（教學、研究及自我成長）激勵創新教學、教師培育課程及實作工作坊，透過能力分級的培育與認證來引導教師於教學效能上的成長。
2. 教師專業成長社群：為促進教師們在教學、研究、服務上的互動交流與經驗分享，推動並補助教師籌組專業成長社群，希冀從五大教學能力面向建構社群目標：課程設計、教學方法、教材製作及運用、班級經營、教學評量等，透過特定主題籌組社群，讓老師們從不同專業領域的思維討論，增進教師間相互學習的機會，以激發新的思考、豐富職涯領域。
3. 輔導及傳習制度：為落實輔導機制，針對教學評量或教師評估分數未達標準之教師，籌組教學及研究輔導小組，並為其媒合適合之輔導者，協助瞭解教師教學或研究方面的問題並擬定改善策略以尋求改進。為讓新進教師能及早適應校園環境，推動傳習制度，讓新進教師在資深教師的帶領下，能順利進行教學及研究相關工作，以達到經驗傳承之精神與目標。未來將藉由「教師教學能力評量指標」之推行，遴選出具有教學專長之優良教師，建置高醫傑出教師學院，傳承教學經驗並提攜新進。

教學資源

1. 數位教材製作：為鼓勵教師廣泛運用數位教材，亦建置「數位教材製作資源室」，除配備相關器材及數位軟體輔助製作，並有專人協助教師製作數位教材，提升教師數位技能及數位教學技巧，利用數位元學習模式進行教學。除鼓勵教師們自製數位教材，亦希望透過e-learning平臺的數位學習課程、建置開放式課程等達到資源共用，更讓學生有線上學習等多元學習管道，進而提升教學品質及成效。
2. 教學助理制度：定期辦理教學助理的培訓認證，建立本校教學助理人力庫。教師可聘用教學助理，透過教學助理的協助，協助教材更新、小組討論、實驗帶領、PBL tutor、課業輔導或課餘回應學生問題等，使教師在教學上及學生學習都獲得改善與提升。透過教學助理的專業培訓與繼續教育，持續推行完善的教學助理管理考核機制。

臨床技能

為強化臨床技能教學及學習成效，建置臨床技能專業教室及標準化病人訓練教室，內設有先進之擬人化教具(Sim Family)，透過模擬實務訓練，有助提升學生臨床技能之學習效果。此外為檢測學生臨床技能學習成效，本校更建置臨床技能中心，規劃24間OSCE（Objective Structured Clinical Examination, OSCE）考核教室，配置以標準化的電子收音與錄影設備，充實各種軟硬體設施，並申請為臨床技能國家考場。希望藉客觀式評量（OSCE），及標準化病人（Standardized Patient, SP）模擬扮演各種病患症狀，培育臨床人員應對問題解決能力、態度、與病人溝通技巧增進臨床技能，並重視醫療團隊合作。

The academic research of Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) initially started from the studies of tropical medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, and venin-antivenin. For more than fifty-nine years, KMU has played a major role in providing various medical and public health services in southern Taiwan. Being as a leading medical center in southern Taiwan, KMU has many strong and highly-experienced research teams. KMU currently has twenty-one undergraduate programs and five independent graduate institutes. In addition to the research on individual, KMU integrates researchers from different fields of study to stimulate interdisciplinary research. In recent, there are several major interdisciplinary research teams has been formed, which include cancer, genomics and proteomics, immune system, neuroscience, sport medicine, nanotech and sustainable medicine, aging health care, stem cell, medical pharmacology, tropical medicine, environmental medicine, gender-based medicine, etc. The school is also very active in promoting the integration of basic and clinical research teams, in forwards to translational medicine research.

Various incentives have been established to encourage faculties to do research. These incentives setup a number of fundings including “Guidelines for Funding Faculty’s Project”, “Guidelines for Funding Newly-hired Faculty’s Projects”, “Guidelines for Funding Returned Faculty from Study Leave”, “Neophyte Researcher Project Pre-review System”, “Research Project Incentive Regulations”, “Incentive for Paper Publishing Regulations”, and “Guidelines for Funding Instructors Participating in International Conferences”. In March 2011, KMU signed a memorandum with Waseda University, in which both schools reached a concrete agreement on issues such as to establish research laboratories in the other’s institute, and to strengthen collaborations and exchanges upon researchers from both sides. The two schools agreed to start with the promotion and investment of the research topics that both are interested in: nanotech and health care, and sport science and health promotion. KMU and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS, USA) has been allied as sister schools for more than 30 years. The form of collaboration had been focusing on personnel training and exchanges in the past. At this time, KMU and UAMS renewed the memorandum, in which both sides agreed to collaborate in dual-degree program, nanotech research, multiple myeloma or other cancer research, and to form a triangular research alliance for nanomedical related research with the National Center for Toxicological Research (USA). And to give more impetus to academic research, KMU is actively forming academic alliances and exchanges with institutes include Academia Sinica, National Health Research Institutes, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Harvard University (USA), National Cancer Institutes (USA), the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (USA), Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Science (Japan), Chi-Mei Medical Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, and etc.

Industry Academia Cooperation

In order to follow government’s development policies and promote cooperation with the industries, with support from the Board, KMU started the Office for Operation of Industry and University in 2013. There are three business divisions, including Academia-Industry cooperation division, IPR Management division and incubation Center. Hopefully this platform can fully provide excellent service between university and company.

Office for Operation of Industry and University (CPIUC) was established on August 1st in 2008; it is responsible for integrating and promoting the business of industry-academia cooperation.

CPIUC combines all resources of several nearby industrial parks and strategic alliances to found a health-care industry platform which helps traditional industries and new enterprises to develop innovative technology and products. With rich research resources and professional technology, we can integrate research and development, clinical trials, technology licensing and commercialization in order to strengthen academic research and industrial innovation, and to lead the regional economic prosperity.

Integration of research resources

In order to efficiently utilize and integrate the high-end instruments in KMU, former President Yu set up Center for Research Resources and Development (CRRD) during his term. We follow the instructions from President Liu to ensure that all the resources are fully utilized. The instructions are Innovation, Knowledge and Mission. The missions of CRRD are stated as follows: (1) to integrate the resources of high-end instruments, management and maintenance for satisfying the demands of researchers; (2) to arrange training courses of instruments and techniques for students and researchers; (3) to develop research platforms for deepening the academic research at KMU; (4) to cooperate with outside research centers for novel research platforms or techniques; (5) to nurture the academic researchers.

We deeply hope that CRRD will be an excellent research center to give excellent support to academic research. Additionally, to deepen KMU’s academic research, we are developing metabolomics platform and interacting with other research centers for sharing instruments and techniques.

Characteristic Research and Development for Environmental Medicine

In 2007, KMU received a research grant from the Ministry of Education for the “Development of an International Outstanding University and Research Center”. In 2008, the Center for Excellence of Environmental Medicine (CEEM) was established as a first-class research center at KMU in order to promote interdisciplinary research in environmental medicine, strengthen teaching efficiency and research performance, and establish platforms for communication as well as cooperation between research groups at KMU and other universities. The main goals of CEEM are: 1) to establish a model at KMU for international cooperation in special R&D projects; 2) to explore the efficiency of collaborative projects, nurture world-class medical research personnel, and integrate research and industry; and 3) to encourage interdisciplinary research, improve the quality and quantity of research papers, and establish KMU as an outstanding and internationally-acclaimed university.

跨領域學術合作

本校學術研究始於熱帶醫學、中草藥與蛇毒的研究，59年來我們一直肩負著提供南臺灣醫療服務與公共衛生防治的重責大任。身為南部的醫學重鎮，本校擁有紮實且經驗豐富的研究團隊，除了有個人專長的研究之外，還鼓勵結合各個不同領域的研究人員，進行跨學術領域研究合作，如癌症醫學、基因體及蛋白質體、免疫研究、神經醫學、運動醫學、奈米與永續醫學、老年醫學、幹細胞、生醫藥學、熱帶醫學、環境醫學、兩性醫學等，並積極推動基礎與臨床研究團隊之整合，朝轉譯醫學研究邁進。

國內外學術交流

為激勵校內同仁進行研究，本校特別訂定各種研究計畫補助及獎勵辦法，並與中研院、國衛院、國立中山大學、美國哈佛大學、國家癌症研究所、北卡羅萊納大學、日本福岡縣保健環境研究所、奇美醫學中心、彰化基督教醫院等皆均有學術交流活動，致力推動學術研究。與中山大學之跨校合作，以研究群組方式延攬兩校研究學者加入，合作領域涵蓋天然物、生物科技、神經科學、抗癌機制、環境醫學與其他。透過雙方學術合作，衍生出百餘篇之論文，成果不容忽視。國外學術合作部分包括日本早稻田大學、美國哈佛大學、北卡羅萊納等大學、環境健康科學院藥理毒理實驗室、國家毒理學研究中心等。與早稻田大學在正式簽定更具體合作協議書，雙方同意互設研究室並推動雙方研究人員的交流與合作。初期將針對雙方共同興趣的主題：「奈米科技與醫療」、「運動科學與健康促進」兩主題作優先推動與投資。本校與阿肯色醫學大學簽訂姊妹校已達30多年，著重於訓練專業人才及交換計畫，及兩校雙聯學制、奈米技術、多發性骨髓癌及其他癌症之合作等，並形成與本校及美國國家毒理學研究中心的奈米醫學相關研究三角聯盟之合作。

推動產學合作及技術研發

為配合國家經濟發展，整合學術與產業界間資源，協助科學與醫學領域之研究，並推動產學合作及技術研發，本校於西元2008年8月1日設置產學推動中心，形成產學智財單一視窗，並於西元2013年3月將產學推動中心改編制為「產學營運處」，以作為本校永續經營發展之長期政策。產學營運處結合鄰近幾個重要產業園區及策略聯盟夥伴的資源，共同推動健康醫療產業的合作平臺，協助傳統產業及新創企業落實產品研發及技術升級，將生技醫療產業上中下游的研發、臨床試驗、技術移轉、商品化一脈整合，期望未來可以更強化學術研究與產業創新連結，轉譯學術能量為產業經濟效益，帶動區域產業之經濟繁榮。

環境醫學特色研發

本校於西元2007年獲得教育部「發展國際一流大學及頂尖研究中心計畫-環境醫學頂尖研究中心」重點領域補助，於2008.08.01成立「環境醫學頂尖研究中心」，為本校一級研究單位，以促進環境醫學相關跨領域之研究、強化教學成效與提升研究效能並進而建置校內外交流與合作平臺為宗旨。主要之任務為：

1. 汲取國際研發運作經驗，建立跨校、跨國研究合作交流模式，以發展本校優異研究領域。
2. 發揮整合型計劃之成效，培育國際級優秀醫學研究人才，並將研究成果與相關產業結合，創造經濟價值。
3. 從事跨領域研究，提升論文質量、強化競爭力，並建立永續運作機制，使本校未來成為世界頂尖之環境醫學研究重鎮。

整合研究資源

為積極且有效運用校內貴重儀器，使校內研究資源確實發揮價值與效率，余前校長幸司於任內成立研究資源整合發展中心。本著「人盡其才、物進其用」的原則，戮力遵行劉校長創新研發、知識傳承與使命榮譽之治校理念，研究資源整合發展中心的任務為：

1. 統整校內貴重儀器資源，統一管理與維護，以發揮儀器效能與滿足研究要求。
2. 定期舉辦儀器訓練課程，以培育校內研究人才。
3. 開發研究平台，厚植本校研究基礎。
4. 與外校研究中心合作，引介優質研究方法與平台，提高本校研究能量。
5. 培育與運接校院內外之研究人才。

最終目的是希望本校能有更優良的研究產出並使本中心成為國際級頂尖研究中心。目前正致力於發展代謝體研究平台、校際資源分享與技術支援，以提升高醫大之競爭力。

The Essential of Human Capital

Human resources are an important asset of the university. The talents are the most valuable resources and lifelines of the university’s development and progress as well as the key factor of the university’s long-term operation. A flexible and efficient application of human resources and talent development are critical and important tasks in the rapidly-changing and competitive educational industry due to the decreasing birth rate. In order to keep up with the high competitiveness and challenges of the new era and globalization, KMU links and combines the existing resources and bases effectively, in line with our shared values and future development objectives by carrying out an efficient talents and faculty education and training program actively. Moreover, KMU encourages each faculty to undertake domestic or abroad further education, training and seminar participation, and in so doing helps KMU to be more competitive by dedicating itself to long-term development and management of the human resources.

Enhancement of Training and Development

“Training and Development Program”(T & D Program) is one of the key methods for talent cultivation which has far-reaching influence on an organizational operation and development. Training and Development Program plays an important role in the development of individual’s ability, and further stimulates their potentials. The Training and Development programs are tailored based on each “talent’s individual needs and qualification” as well as KMU’s long-term development plan. The ultimate goals of the program are helping the university

1. To create campus-wide shared values and culture
2. To increase organizational learning ability
3. To reinforce professional knowledge, work efficiency and service quality
4. To create an organizational learning environment
5. To drive professional, dynamic and creative HR services
6. To foster managerial and administrative talent
7. To strengthen professional ability and core competency

In addition to on-the-job training, KMU encourages faculty and staff to apply for further education (including degree taking at graduate schools), training and seminars participation and also sending faculty overseas to learn cutting-edge medical research, technology and skill. In 2011, there were 15 faculty members studying abroad such as Edinburgh University, MD Anderson Cancer Center and UC Davis etc. and 52 progressed to a masters degree and/or a PhD degree in local universities.

In face of the rapidly changing technological and intellectual currents as well as keen competition from striving for outstanding centers and excellent teaching universities, we firmly believe that constant improvement and learning are the only ways to keep ourselves in the lead.

KMU will further enhance a well-designed talent cultivation program, train and develop outstanding talents in the field of teaching, research, technology and management, in order to prepare for the future keen competition.

人才對組織發展的重要性

人才為學校重要資產、是推動學校成長與進步的命脈，亦是學校永續經營最寶貴的資源。如何有效的運用人力資本主要的關鍵在於人才的培育。面對全球化及少子化的壓力，靈活有效的運用人力資本及積極培育人才，成為刻不容緩的重要課題。為因應快速變遷的競爭與挑戰，本校在既有的資源與基礎上做有效的連結與整合，依據學校願景及未來發展方向，擬定有效的人才培育計畫，積極培育教學、研究及行政專業人才，鼓勵教職員國內外進修、訓練及研習，致力人力資源的永續發展，以厚實學校競爭力。

鼓勵進修研習、精進專業職能

「訓練與發展」是培育人才的主要方式之一，也是涵蓋面最廣，對組織影響最深遠的。在教職員工能力的開發及潛力的激發方面，訓練與發展確實有著重要的貢獻。本校依校務發展需求每學年規劃教職員工訓練計畫，除為型塑本校共同願景、校園文化、提昇組織學習能力、強化專業知能、工作效率與服務品質，建構組織學習、營造優質學習環境，帶動專業、活力與創新之人力資源服務、管理與發展機制之專業成長訓練、組織學習教育與管理核心能力發展之在職教育訓練課程外，也鼓勵教職員工申請與教學或專業有關之進修、訓練及研習，當然更鼓勵教職員工修讀研究所學位。另配合校務發展需要，校方亦主動派遣教師出國學習尖端先進醫療之研究或技術。

在面對全球快速變遷、科技與知識的洪流及教育部等相關政府機構競爭型經費之激烈競爭下，唯有不斷充實本校人力資本，方能保持領先。本校將賡續推動多元的人才培育計畫，培養具卓越教學技巧、頂尖研究能力與行政管理專業之優秀人才，以強化本校競爭力及校務之永續發展。

Kaohsiung Medical University is geared towards training outstanding health professionals and places equal emphasis on sciences and liberal arts. The goal of our university is to develop a sense of medical ethics, artistic achievement, social concern, global perspectives, and a lifelong thirst for knowledge in our student. Our objective is the education of the whole person.

We are actively enhancing our liberal arts and medical humanities programs in order to achieve these goals. Our general education focuses on developing students’ core competences, which lay a solid foundation for “education of the whole person”. In addition, the university starts to enhance the dialogue among medical professions, technology and the humanities. The College of Arts and Social Sciences was established in August 2012 in the hope of educating health professionals in psychology, social works, and providing more liberal arts and social education to the students.

Apart from formal liberal arts courses, we also vigorously promote hidden curriculum and extension courses in order to boost learning. We create a campus permeated with liberal arts through holding various activities including lectures on the humanities, concerts, film festivals, art exhibits, on-campus public art, student art competitions, and the like. Many well-known international artists and groups have visited our school, includes violinist Cho-Liang Lin, the Vienna Boys Choir, the Cloud Gate Dance Group, and some famous film directors, to name a few. We want to stimulate students’ critical thinking by exposing students to a wide range of perspectives, soften reason with feeling, stimulate perceptiveness, and create campus-wide affinities with the arts, humanities, and culture.

We are continuing to striving towards an attractive, appealing campus. A coffee shop, a hanging garden, the Sports Dome, Schweitzer Boulevard, and the glass-tower library all serve to enrich the students’ academic life. These buildings and facilities have become the school’s major landmarks. Alumnus Dr. Chao Su-Fang donated several bronze sculptures to the university. One can engage in tranquil thought at any corner of the campus.

For half a century, the soothing south wind and swaying coconut palms and maple trees have accompanied the vigorous pursuit of study at Kaohsiung Medical University. We believe that we must teach students to be independent and competent individuals who can dedicate themselves to helping other people and contribute to the future society. We hope to cultivate health professionals who value ethics, are concerned about the society, heed their social responsibilities, possess an international outlook, are steeped in humanities, and are prepared to keep learning throughout their lives.

Kaohsiung Medical University was founded as ‘Kaohsiung Medical College’ in 1954 by former Kaohsiung Mayor Frank C. Chuan, who donated land for the college site, and the first Doctor of Medical Science, Dr. Tu, Tsung-Ming. The College is located in Kaohsiung, the urban heartland of southern Taiwan. It was the first private institution of its kind in Taiwan.
At its beginning the college had only one department, Medicine. Presently it has been transformed into a university and includes 6 colleges, 21 departments and 5 independent graduate institutes. The university offers undergraduate , postgraduate study and research programmes ; many courses are available as both full-time and part-time modes. This change came about through strong, insightful, and dedicated leadership.

Responding to teachers and students’needs in clinical teaching, research and internship, and developing advanced medical science research, the Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital was thus established in 1957 as a teaching hospital, as well as a medical center for citizen’s health. In 1998, Kaohsiung Medical University was entrusted by the Kaohsiung City Government to manage Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, which combines medical treatment and concept of community health to develop as a regional teaching hospital. On the 6th of June in 2003, the opening of Frank C. Chen Memorial Building even set new milestone in Southern Taiwan as the hospital has the most advanced diagnostic equipment, along with the human-centered services. In addition, the respect for human life is another point that Kaohsiung Medical University emphasizes. On the 1st of January in 2010, Kaohsiung Medical University team greatly expanded its service territories as it officially took over the Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital. One year after Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital upgraded to a regional teaching hospital and it was highly recognized as a holistic-health-care community hospital. Kaohsiung Medical University has 4 tasks-education, research, health care and services for over 6 decades, which helped it to earn reputation being a top medical center for education and medical science in Southern Taiwan. Nevertheless, university was also approved by the Ministry of Education through overall Excellence Awards of Medium-term Development Plan.

Mr. Frank C. Chen was the 1st (1954-1966) and 3rd (1972-1993) Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Shou Nan Hung was the 2nd Chairman (1966-1972). The incumbent chairman Mr. James D. Chen has been our Chairman since 1993.

Prof. Tu, Tsung-Ming the college’s first president (1954-66), together with his equally high-minded and hard-working colleagues established the Kaohsiung Medical College in line with his philosophy of “Joyfully embracing learning, and prioritizing research”. Kaohsiung Medical College soon became known as southern Taiwan’s major center of medical science. In June of 1957 the college hospital was founded. The outpatient department was located on Liu He Road, and the wards and operating rooms were located in the second and third original buildings.

The second president, Dr. Wei, Huo-Yao (1966-67), established solid systems for education, personnel, finance, and management. Kaohsiung Medical College was thereby able to maintain stable growth.

The third president, Dr. Yang, Chen-Chung (1967-73), established the Center for Tropical Medicine and a 3-year nursing program and also planned the construction of the college hospital. When the hospital was completed in 1970 it was named Kaohsiung Medical College Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital.

The fourth president, Dr. Hsieh, Sian Chen (1973-91), expanded the college from 4 departments to 12 departments including 6 master’s programs and 3 PhD programs. During his terms, the General Technology Building, the student dormitories, an alumni house, as well as the Li-Shue and the Chi-Shih Buildings were constructed. In order to enhance international academic exchanges, he also established an affiliation between Kaohsiung Medical College and the University of Arkansas in the United States. Dr. Hsieh also established his philosophy that embodies the ideals of “resolutely striving for progress, encouraging learning, and benefiting the world”. This has laid the foundation for the future development of Kaohsiung Medical University.

The fifth president, Dr. Tsai, Jue-Hsiung (1991-2000), was the first alumnus to become the university president. During his term, the Medical Research Building and Underground Parking Lot were constructed. Furthermore, the university began operating the Hsiao Kang Hospital for the city. He relentlessly sought the continuous growth of the university and transformed Kaohsiung Medical College into Kaohsiung Medical University, which nowadays consists of six colleges. Based on his concept of “searching for the myth of life”, he was committed to crossing the boundaries of medicine and expanding related fields of science through increasing medical services as well as interactions between the society and those medical services.

The sixth president, Dr. Wang, Gwo-Jaw (2000-2006), continued the development of Kaohsiung Medical University by preserving, reforming, and innovating in order to “reshape ourselves into a first-rate university of international repute that is based on an enduring foundation that combines the best of the old and new“. He constructed the First Teaching Building, the student dormitories, as well as the library.

The fourth and fifth president, Dr. Yu, Hsin-Su, seeks to maintain the tradition of dedication to medical service, to give care and support to the underprivileged, to provide students with opportunities to participate in NGOs and other international humanitarian relief organizations, and to accomplish whole-person education. Furthermore, through restructuring and monitoring systems, he has established a core management unit and a core laboratory to manage diverse biological information and human resource data, proposed specific but comprehensive strategies for “Teaching Excellence, Innovative Research, Quality Humanism, and Social Caring” in order to lead Kaohsiung Medical University towards becoming Taiwan’s foremost medical center. He also started the construction of the 2nd Teaching and Research Building which was completed in 2012.

The incumbent president ,Dr. Liu Jing Kuang ,(July, 2012 to present) continues pursuing the value of life, that is to “maintain the human values of life, dignity, health, and welfare”. He sets the goal for the medical education and health care to pursue excellence, to continue the KMU spirit of helping people and contributing to the society. He promotes I Love KMU, which encompasses Innovation, Legislation, Knowledge, Mission and Universality. Based on the core values “respect life, pursue truth”, we further cultivate interdisciplinary health professionals who are able to integrate learning, knowledge, research and application into their specialty. Under Dr. Liu’s leadership, it is hoped that KMU moves towards becoming a globally competitive top university.

高雄醫學大學的前身係自西元1954年創校的高雄醫學院，由臺灣第一位醫學博士杜聰明教授創建全國第一所私立醫學院，為臺灣地區理念獨具，歷史最悠久的私立醫學院。創校以來，辦學宗旨是為致力於「醫學暨其相關醫療之教育、研究、服務」，迄今已培育3萬餘名醫事相關人才。

為因應全校師生臨床教學、研究和實習的需要，並發展醫學科學之高深研究，西元1957年成立「附設中和紀念醫院」，為一級教學醫院及醫學中心，並負有國民保健和醫療的重責。西元1998年，本校接受高雄市政府委託經營「高雄市立小港醫院」，結合醫療與社區健康營造並發展成為區域級教學醫院。西元2003年6月6日啟用的啟川大樓，為南臺灣醫學中心的新里程碑，院內有最新穎、最完善的診治儀器，以及人性化的服務品質，除提供優質的醫療外，更強調對生命的尊重。西元2010年1月1日高醫大團隊正式接手經營「高雄市立大同醫院」，再度擴大醫療服務領域，並於一年後即升格為區域教學醫院，成為社會高度認同的全人照護社區醫院。創校近一甲子，本校肩負教育、研究、醫療、服務等四大任務，已成為南臺灣首要的醫學科學教育及醫療重鎮，並屢獲教育部中程校務發展計畫各項指標全優的肯定。

草創初期，第一屆僅招收醫科一個學系。日升月恆，新世紀的高醫大在101學年度已擁有7個學院、21個學系、5個獨立研究所;包含20個學士班、3個二年制在職專班、1個學士後學位學程、27個碩士班、7個碩士在職專班、9個博士班及3個博士學位學程，於本校歷史傳承中創新發展，更層疊出新的歷史紀錄。

第一任暨第三任董事長陳啟川先生，任職期間為1954－1966、1972－1993。第二任董事長洪壽南先生，任職期間為1966－1972。第四任董事長陳田植先生，自1993年任職迄今。

首任院長杜聰明博士任職12年（1954－1966），從十一甲的水田中建設第一棟、第二棟、第三棟灰色牆瓦的校舍及美援的紅磚圖書館，提出「樂學至上、研究第一」的教育理念，設立醫科、牙科及藥科，創辦「山地醫師醫學專修科」培訓山地醫師。發行《南杏》、《坩堝》、《高醫青年》等學生刊物及報紙。於1957年開辦附設醫院，設置門診部於六合二路，第二棟及第三棟校舍暫設為住院病房、開刀房等。

第二任魏火曜院長（任職期間1966－1967），在教育、人事、財務及管理各方面建立健全制度，鞏固行政核心，使高醫從草創時期邁向穩定中求成長。

第三任楊振忠院長（任職期間1967－1973），設立熱帶醫學中心、三年制護專，籌建附設醫院，1970年落成時，為紀念陳啟川先生尊翁陳中和先生而定名為「高雄醫學院附設中和紀念醫院」，為南臺灣醫療重鎮。

第四任謝獻臣院長（任職期間1973－1991），將4個學系擴增為12個學系、6個碩士班、3個博士班。並積極建設擴展校園景觀，興建綜合實驗大樓、學生宿舍、校友會館（校友捐建）、勵學大樓、濟世大樓等。為加強國際學術交流，與美國阿肯色大學簽訂為姐妹校，謝院長「堅忍自強，勵學濟世」的治校理念，更使高醫長足進步。

第五任蔡瑞熊院長/第一任校長（任職期間1991－2000），為高醫畢業校友之首位校長，除了興建醫學研究大樓、地下停車場外，受高雄市政府委託經營高雄市立小港醫院。更費心穩健學校財務，達成學校改名為大學，下設6個學院。以「微觀的探討生命奧秘，經身心健康的醫療服務，至宏觀的醫學與社會互動」為辦學理念，超越醫學範疇，擴展相關科學領域。

第二、三任王國照校長（任職期間2000－2006），提出「在既有堅實的基礎上，融新匯舊，重新塑成一所著有名聲，領袖群倫的國際一流大學」，打造高醫成為前瞻、宏觀的新世紀進步校園。任期間興建了第一教學大樓、學生宿舍及圖書館等。

第四、五任余幸司校長（任職期間2006－2012），沿續高醫關懷弱勢、醫療奉獻的傳統精神，培養學生認識國際人道援救與國際非政府組織的社會關懷精神，落實全人教育，以組織再造與管考機制，設置各種生物資訊、人力資源等資料庫，形成核心實驗室及核心管理單位外，更具體提出「教學卓越、研究創新、優質人文、社會關懷」的全方位發展策略，期能帶領高醫大成為獨具特色的醫學翹楚。任期中籌建第二教學研究大樓，並於2012年完工。

現任劉景寬校長(任職期間2012－迄今)，持續為本校定位注入生命價值的思維－－「維護生命、尊嚴、健康、福祉之人類價值」，在醫學教育與醫療服務上追求卓越，傳承濟世救人的高醫精神；提出「我愛高醫（I Love KMU）」治校理念（Innovation創新研發、Legislation法紀制度、Knowledge知識傳承、Mission使命榮譽、Universality國際視野），以「尊重生命，追求真理」為核心價值，進一步深耕培養學用合一、研用合一之跨領域健康專業人才，期能帶領本校成為具國際競爭力之頂尖醫學大學。

南椰之風、杏林大道，Dr. Patrick Manson的理想、史懷哲的典範。高醫半世紀的成長茁壯，匯聚歷年來師生員工之智慧與貢獻；58年之悠遠傳承，成為高醫創新卓越、永續發展的基業磐石。

The founding of a university comes from ideals and efforts of many people. The evolution of a university is driven by the consolidated and strong will of more people. The development of a university must encompass the wisdom, talent and vision of the staff.

Kaohsiung Medical University (originally Kaohsiung Medical College) was established in 1954. It was the first private medical college as well as the first college founded on land donated by the private sector. It is a model for private education. Kaohsiung Medical University has played a distinguished role in medical history. It contributes primarily to the promotion of education and medicine in Southern Taiwan. It also inherited the legacy of Patrick Manson (born in Scotland in 1844), the father of Tropical Medicine, who had been devoted to medicine and education since his arrival in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1866.

The first three two-story grey buildings were built on a 107,000 m2 rice field. From its days of being surrounded by swaying rice fields and scattered cattle, with the continuous efforts by the staff and students, it has grown into a major research- and teaching-led university. Kaohsiung Medical University has provided a high-caliber education system with high-leveled professionalism and a wide range of the humanities. The mission of the University is to develop and promote the advancement of science; to undertake fundamental, strategic and applied research; to build up research on local subjects; to care for underprivileged groups; and to participate in local, regional, national and international medical services. In the undertaking of this significant mission of teaching, research and service, Kaohsiung Medical University has constantly expanded and fulfilled these duties.

Kaohsiung Medical University has been educating its medical professionals to meet the various social needs of its patients and ultimately improve the society as well. It has strengthened the local medical educational system and research, and therefore, promoted and improved the quality of medical service. It has become a major medical education center in Southern Taiwan as well as the educational hub of Kaohsiung-Pingtung Area. With the Kaohsiung Medical University’s over-fifty-year legacy, it will continue to widen access, open new frontiers, and strive towards even greater excellence. At Kaohsiung Medical University, people cheer for today’s achievements and strive for tomorrow’s ideals.