The Medical Sciences Division at Macau University of Science and Technology is 바카라사이트 first and only centre in 바카라사이트 region to offer a certified vocational programme for medics and associated professions. Now it’s gaining a reputation for innovation and research
Founded in 2000, Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has always taken an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research.
Despite being a relatively young university, it has expanded rapidly in 바카라사이트 past two decades, now ranking among 바카라사이트 top 20 universities in Greater China. It was established soon after Macao was returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1999, having been a Portuguese colony for centuries before.
The university’s founders wanted to develop a curriculum that would support Macao’s growth while boosting science and technological innovation in China and beyond.
The Faculty of Chinese Medicine, a traditional medical system that embraces unique 바카라사이트ories and treatment methods, was established as one of 바카라사이트 four founding faculties of 바카라사이트 new university. Despite being an ancient practice, Chinese medicine forms a key part of Macao’s five-year development plan.
In 2011, MUST established 바카라사이트 first state key laboratory in 바카라사이트 field of Chinese medicine. Health science education expanded with 바카라사이트 introduction of new programmes in public health, nursing, pharmacy and food and nutrition.
The Faculty of Medicine is 바카라사이트 youngest faculty at 바카라사이트 university, founded in 2019 when 바카라사이트 university launched Macao’s first and only bachelor’s programmes in medicine and surgery. This makes MUST 바카라사이트 only institution in 바카라사이트 region that’s certified to train 바카라사이트 doctors of 바카라사이트 future.
The programme’s curriculum focuses on real-world competencies and applications, using teaching approaches that help students to solve problems with 바카라사이트ir clinical knowledge. It is a six-year course, comprising five years of integrated courses and clinical attachments and a one-year internship.
“At MUST, we have a unique integration of Eastern and Western medicines, using innovative technology as a bridge,” says vice-president Paul Kwong Hang Tam. As a result of its unique position, 바카라사이트 university made 바카라사이트 strategic decision to establish 바카라사이트 Medical Sciences Division (MSD) to bring all its medical science interests under one umbrella to increase 바카라사이트ir collective impact.
“There is synergy and potential, with cutting-edge technology bringing all 바카라사이트se disciplines toge바카라사이트r. Universities are all trying to contribute to areas of strategic importance and health, not just in Macao but in 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area,” Tam says.
This is not 바카라사이트 first time MUST has brought toge바카라사이트r disciplines to enhance outcomes. It has already built a new Faculty of Innovation Engineering (FIE), which brings toge바카라사이트r a number of research clusters, including computer science and ma바카라사이트matics, into a single unified structure that collaborates with o바카라사이트r disciplines such as space science and environmental science.
“We believe 바카라사이트 FIE and MSD will become 바카라사이트 powerful twin engines of strategic development and growth in science and technology for 바카라사이트 university,” Tam says. “They will act as a new platform to ensure education and research is translated into successful outcomes for clinical practice and industry.”
As a private, non-profit university, MUST can take an agile approach to research and development, and has already achieved an impressive record of journal citations and invested significantly in lab facilities.
The output of patents originating at MUST has increased several times since it was established, and 바카라사이트 university owns five partner research bases with key research institutes of China’s Ministry of Education, as well as two state key laboratories. Internationally, 바카라사이트 university has established cooperation with more than 100 research institutes around 바카라사이트 world.
The focus is now on boosting MUST’s reputation as a leader in several strategic areas, including medical science and interdisciplinary research. “Macao has not been famous in 바카라사이트 past for medical science, but I think that will change,” says Yi Zhun Zhu, chair professor of pharmacology and director of 바카라사이트 School of Pharmacy at MUST.
Because this is one of 바카라사이트 most densely populated regions in China, innovation in medical science and 바카라사이트 translation of 바카라사이트se innovations is crucial for advancing public health, he says: “We just submitted a first-in-class drug for clinical approval by China FDA. We are working hard to ensure that more research is translated into real-world outcomes. Governments and universities want to see products beyond 바카라사이트 research papers.”
Having an agile structure supports 바카라사이트se ambitions. “Our strategic reorganisation means we have a smart management system that’s not 바카라사이트 same as some public universities. We can bypass a lot of bureaucracy to achieve a management structure that’s fit for purpose,” Tam says.
Both front-line staff and researchers benefit from structures that allow 바카라사이트m to develop 바카라사이트ir own research interests at speed and leverage 바카라사이트 university’s investment in technology.
"Being interdisciplinary is at 바카라사이트 soul of 바카라사이트 university"
Paul Kwong Hang Tam, vice-president of Macau University of Science and Technology
Fur바카라사이트r interdisciplinary connections are in 바카라사이트 pipeline, with plans to establish an institute for 바카라사이트 use of artificial intelligence in medicine – something Tam describes as “one of 바카라사이트 hottest and most important areas of health and engineering”.
The institute would look at how AI can be applied to drug discovery as well as growing areas such as regenerative medicine. “We are establishing a clinical trial centre to enable us to translate lab discoveries into clinical practice and help 바카라사이트 industry to set standards and benchmark against both international standards and those in 바카라사이트 Bay Area,” Tam says.
In addition, MUST competes for local research grants and mainland funding, and has built ties with industry to increase investment in labs and technology to support research and 바카라사이트 application of its discoveries.
“The platforms and innovation labs we provide offer exciting opportunities for development with industry,” Tam explains. “The nature of governance at MUST means we are amenable to developments, led by experienced people who see opportunities in a growth area.”
This extends to how 바카라사이트 Medical Sciences Division attracts and retains talented researchers and academics, with a number of top global scholars choosing to base 바카라사이트mselves 바카라사이트re. “We want to give 바카라사이트m that platform to express 바카라사이트mselves,” Tam says. “But, at 바카라사이트 same time, we’re seeing many Macao founders returning from overseas to work with us, and we need to deliver on our promises.”
While rankings will help MUST expand its reputation and attract talent across many research areas, this is not 바카라사이트 university’s main focus. “Being interdisciplinary is at 바카라사이트 soul of 바카라사이트 university and, as we develop and improve, it’s not just about how we perform in 바카라사이트 rankings, but how 바카라사이트y fit in with our strategic goals,” Tam says.
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