It is a great honorfor me

to serve you at TMU

My presentation will be on my view of the

PRIORITIES

at TMU

(subject to changes with your input)

TMU has many strengths

StudentsFaculty

StaffBoard

Which of the following groups am I serving?

StudentsFaculty

StaffBoard

STUDENT-FIRST MENTALITY

Without students:

There is no need for TMU to exist

Research and patient care can be carried out by non-educational entities

STUDENTS

are the priority

of your and my

responsibilities

We need to make every effort to improve the learning

environment to raise competent, honest and compassionate health care professionals.

The job is not just for the Dean of Academic Affairs

and Student Affairs

VP Chen:

Our job is not to spoil or make life easy for students.

A major TMU weakness

Relying to much on tuitions and fees

paid by STUDENTS

to operate the University

A Tale of Two UniversitiesTaipei Medical

University

Washington University School of Medicine

Student Body

Faculty

5,500

305

972

1,435

Tuition/Student

Total Tutions

$3,200

$16,000,000

$34,280

$ 34,280,000

Total Revenues

Governmt Funds

$32,000,000

Yes (>10%)

$870,000,000

No (0%)

Students’ Burden 50% 4%

Rank/School Score Peer Residency GPA MCAT NIH

1/Harvard 100 4.9 4.7 3.80 11.4 731.9

2/Hopkins 94 4.9 4.7 3.86 11.3 348.2

3/Wash U 91 4.7 4.4 3.83 12.2 310.5

6/UCSF 87 4.7 4.5 3.77 11.2 287.6

TMU is getting

as much public dollars as

most state supported medical

colleges in USA.

As the presidentMy other top priority is to guide

and assist the facultyto raise money

to generate new revenuesto turn around money-losing operations

So that the financial burden of students to maintain TMU can be reduced.

(Remember student-first mentality)

TMU is entering a very difficult period in the

coming years

The new multi-purpose building needs huge maintenance

expenses that cannot be derived from more students to pay tuitions

and fees.

Existing and Future Loans

Loans to equip Wan-Fang Hosp. and set up its operation

Loans to build and equip the Multi-purpose Medical Building

Loans to build and equip the 3rd Hosp. Building

Loans to develop the 2nd campus

TMAC Report(draft)

TMU should be

“small and beautiful”

You and I should strive to be

outstanding teachersvisionary academic leadersno-nonsense administrators

effective managerspersuasive salespersons 

If we love TMU, we should avoid being

Self-centeredSelf-serving

Self-promoting

(The president has to lead and set the example)

If we love TMU, we should try our best

NOT to have our own personal agenda

or self interest above TMU

(The president has to lead and set the example)

3 Chinese vs. 3 Japanese

TMU cannot afford to continue factional infighting

Example: Alumni vs. the Board

I have heard and read a lot about statements from people

who fight the Board or me based on their love for TMU

Example 1: A plan to rally in front of trustees’ officeExample 2: Campaigns by LA alumni

Let’s NOT

take sides on ideological issuesand remain above

politics or

factional interests

The TMU Bran Name

The reputation, stature and “commercial” values of TMU may be in jeopardy if negative reports

continue to appear in the TMU web pages and newspaper.

As the presidentI will NOT represent or belong to

any TMU faction

(You should correct me if I fail to do so on any occasion)

As the presidentI will NOT

compete with the TMU Facultyfor resources

(You should correct me if I fail to do so on any occasion)

We need to have a global viewto see all 5 Colleges

aiming for balanced development ofall Colleges

I will have more respect for anyone coming to me with TMU, not just his or

her own college in mind

Let’s compete to see who loves

TMU more

By actions not talking

(A bible story about King Solomon)

I will be a presidentwho will NOT be

a blind followerof the TMU board 

I will be a presidentwho is NOT afraid

to provide constructive feedback

to the TMU board 

I will be a presidentwho will strive to be

an effective, innovative and friendly mediator

of the TMU Boardand

TMU Faculty, Students and Staff

The person who posted a statement labeling me as a

puppet of the Board

does NOT know me.

As the presidentI see only

MERITnot personal relationship

in making decisions.

(You should correct me if I fail to do so on any occasion)

The

MERIT

is based on contributions to

TMU

Let’s also focus on

Merit

NOT personal relationship

 

Let’s

put the right people at the

right spot .

 

Let’s be

Color blindGender blind

and be blind about individuals’ backgrounds

 

The greatest strength of the US, the only superpower is

DIVERSITY

Who sent men to the moon?

A team with diverse ethnic backgrounds

 

A great strength of developed countries is

Law and Order

Show me an exception if you know one.

 

We need to

abide by the law and

be clear of any conflict of interest

(The president has to lead and set the example)

For TMU to be great, we need to be

leadersof

principle and integrity

(The president has to lead and set the example)

We need to be

innovative and dynamic

Conventional wisdom will not carry TMU very farExample: IT as a major driving force for TMU

The Millenium of

Digital Technnology

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Real Estate

NTU College of Medicine

vs.

TMU

Innovation, not real estate is the most important property

This is the digital technology era!!! Can TMU compete and even beat NTUMC? Anything is not impossible in the e-Century.

Companies that started operation from a garage: Apple and Hewlett & Packard

The world’s largest company that started the business in a backwater county in Arkansas

(49th richest state in the US): Walmart

Business Operation

“Economic growth in the past decade was largely built upon increased productivity with better use of electronic technology”

A. Greenspan, Chair of the Board of the Federal Central Banks

General Electric

Jack Welsh’s story

Business Operation

Productivity and Efficiency

Simulation laboratories Internet-based teaching and services

Paperless administrative structureChartless patient services

(to solve shortage of teachers and staff)

It will save us a lot of resources, efforts and time if we focus on

substance, not style

 

Let’s avoid the major

management flaw by not being

micromanagers

Ronald Reagan vs. Jimmy Carter

I will be a presidentwho will provide

guidance and support

but always be ready

to delegate authority

I will be a presidentwho strive to let

The VPs, Deans and Superintendents

have the authorities

The authorities come with responsibilities 

Let’s foster

initiatives from the bottom up 

If I step in to manage your college, institute, center,

department or office

You must have failed to exercise your leadership or authorities appropriately. 

I may appear aggressive and arrogant with the above

statements. However, we need to separate issues from persons.

I will try my best to behumble and moderate as a

person 

I will be a presidentwho strives to be

sincere and positive

 

I will be a presidentwho strives to have

a sense of humor to disarm his critics with charm

 

I will be a presidentwho will be

open to constructive criticismnot only from the TMU board

but also from the faculty, students and staff

I will be a presidentwho will be

keenly aware thateveryone makes mistakes

and the president is no exception 

I will be a presidentwho strive NOT to

repeat the same mistake

I will be a presidentwho is always ready to

shoulder blames but let others* take credit

*Faculty, Students, Staff and Board

 

Winston Churchill:

To judge a person is

Not to listen to what (s)he says

But to watch what (s)he does.

Where to place our royalty

TMUNOT any individuals, the president or

the board