Tu Tsung-ming
Tu Tsung-ming, was the first Doctor of Medical Sciences of Taiwan. He was born in Tamsui in 1893, trained as a physician at Taiwan Governor's Medical School, and received his doctorate degree from Kyoto Imperial University in 1922. He became the first Taiwanese professor in Japan's pre-1945 imperial university system, at Taihoku Imperial University. His pharmacology research lab was the cradle of medical research in Taiwan. The laboratory did pioneering research on methods to treat opium addiction, on the toxicology of snake venom, and on the pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine.
In addition to participating in pharmacological and toxicological research, Tu also contributed to medical education. After the World War II, he was the first dean of National Taiwan University Medical College. In 1954, Tu founded Kaohsiung Medical College and became the first president of the College.
