National Taiwan University, College of Medicine

National Taiwan University College of Medicine (NTUCM) was founded in 1897 by the Japanese government as Taipei Hospital Medical Training Institute to offer medical education and to train medical doctors. In 1899, the Office of the Taiwan Governor Medical School was established and merged with the Institute. In 1927, the school was renamed as Taipei Medical Professional School and subsequently incorporated into the Taipei Imperial University (established in 1928) in 1936. In 1945, the University was renamed as National Taiwan University.