2024-05-182024-05-18https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/714936The institute’s aim is the pursuit of cutting-edge research. The specialties of our professors are diversified which creates an inspiring learning environment for the students. Through the effort of teachers and students, the Institute conducts outstanding research. In order to facilitate the characteristics of diversity in our pedagogy, we arrange flexible course offerings and student activities. For example, we set the required course credits at the lowest limit, and suggest students take more elective courses. To increase research interaction among teachers and students we publish annual research reports which assemble the abstracts of published papers of our faculty members for editing and indexing. Though the Institute has a long history, there is room for further academic development. With the increasing number of students, maintaining interaction between professors and students is a challenge we are dealing with. In addition, the rapid progress of the human genome research has substantial impact on epidemiology, biomedical statistics and preventive medicine. In the past few years, many professors have adjusted their research direction to genetics. We face the challenge of interacting and mastering some vital topics in the field. The research community in Taiwan has passed beyond the stage of pure quantitative assessment; our next goal is to deepen the research topic and achieve innovative research results. From the point of view of public health, we will face greater challenges to actively and effectively convert the research results into relevant policies. These challenges are also our future prospects. The goal of the Division of Epidemiology is to train students to be advanced epidemiologists, to investigate community diseases and detect outbreaks, to study risk factors and pathogenic mechanisms of disease, and to provide effective methods of disease prevention, health promotion, and life prolongation. Due to the international competition in epidemiological research and the changes in state of illness, the future directions of the division include developing methods of epidemiological and genetic epidemiology, epidemiological research of infectious diseases, psychiatric diseases and chronic diseases. In addition, the directions of the Division of Biomedical Statistics are to train the students to have sufficient knowledge in development, design, statistical principals, methods, and practices needed to carry out biomedical and heath protection research, and to give them experience in cooperating in biomedical and relevant fields. The major themes of current research include genetic statistics analysis, general linear models, factor analysis, path analysis, survival analysis, LISREL models, longitudinal evaluation, Bayesian analysis, clinical trial, statistics in epidemiology, statistical modeling, and transmission model of infectious diseases. The course design of Division of Preventive Medicine is based on promoting the entire concept of preventive medicine. Using the knowledge and theories of Biomedical Statistics, Epidemiology, Disease Prevention, Health Economic Evaluation, Health Education, Health Policy and Management, to theoretically and practically develop evidence based preventive medicine in research design and decision making. It will help to adequately diagnose the health problems in communities, participation in public health, and guide specialists in community preventive health care. Therefore, we have mapped the following future directions: Prevention in chronic disease: to study the risk factors of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cerebrovascular disease, other chronic diseases, and life style changes that prevent these diseases. Screening of cancers and cost effectiveness, economical evaluation: to study different screening methods, analyzing and evaluating their costs for economical effectiveness. Mental health care in community: in community medicine, studying the prevention of mental illness and promotion of mental health in communities. Surveillance and control of infectious disease: encourage students to develop the ability to control emerging infectious diseases. Promotion of woman and child health care: reduction in the incidence of premature birth, prevention of fetus death, nutrition of new born babies, control of childhood abuse, and prevention of disabilities. Preventive policy and management in chronic diseases: encourage students to develop new preventive medicine policies and management.臺灣層出不窮的食品安全問題，不僅影響消費者的健康安全與信任，重創食農產業和國家聲譽，付出之社會成本甚鉅。本所為教育部為因應食品安全相關議題，於106學年度籌備成立之大專校院食品安全相關科系之一，希望藉由跨領域課程規畫、前瞻性研究、風險管理和產官學界的交流，以培育優秀的人才，提供臺灣食品產業預防性控制策略並促進國人健康。 本所透過產官學界跨領域合作交流，使學生具備研究創新能力並累積實務操作經驗，培育通曉食品安全性評估、食品微生物與化學分析、風險管理溝通決策之人才。發展重點包含原物料管理、製程改善、食農衛教、疾病預防、政策建議等。學生未來可服務於食農產業、政府機構、環境與食品檢測、研發單位等。Academic Institute