UTHSC-H Delegation Visits Asia A delegation from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston visited 23 institutions throughout Asia in June 2002. Dr. Hui-Ming Chang, associate vice president for international programs and special advisor to the president, toured institutions in 8 cities: Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Suzhou, Taipei, and Xi'an. The trip covered clinical, research, and educational areas of exploration between UTHSC-H and universities and hospitals in Asia. These visits served as an opportunity to become acquainted with some organizations for a future partnership, as well as a chance to build on long-standing affiliations. Overall, Dr. Chang met with 10 presidents of universities and hospitals, many vice presidents, deans, chairman, faculty, administrators, students, and postdoctoral fellows. She also met with officials at the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education in China. As a result of this visit to Asia, two Thammasat faculty members have applied to the Ph.D. program at the UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston.

Meeting on collaboration between UTHSC-H and Peking University

Meeting on collaboration between UTHSC-H and Peking University

Dr. Hui-Ming Chang (associate vice president of international programs and special advisor to the president) with President Chide Han (member of the Chinese Academy of Science). Also pictured: Dr. R. Palmer Beasley (dean, School of Public Health), and Dr. Lu-Yu Hwang (faculty and associate professor, School of Public Health).

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Dr. Edward Yeh, Director (Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, The University of Texas Health Science Center Institute of Molecular Medicine and Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center), Dr. Hui-Ming Chang (vice president of international programs and special advisor to the president), and Reinhard Renneberg (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology).

4th Military Medical University: President, Deans and officials from the 4th Military Medical University meeting with UTHSC-H Delegation.

Thammasat University

Dr. Henry Strobel (associate dean of faculty affairs and assistant dean of students affairs, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Dr. Hui-Ming Chang (vice president and special advisor to the president), Dr. Naris Chaiyasoot (associate professor and rector, Thammasat University), Dr. Chirapan Boonyakiat (vice rector for international affairs, Thammasat University), and Dr. Vithoon Viyanant (professor and dean, faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University)

Thammasat University - Meeting with Rector

Dr. Hui-Ming Chang (vice president and special advisor to the president) and Dr. Naris Chaiyasoot (associate professor and rector at Thammasat University).