Lincoln Chen and conference participants in front of a round lecture hall originally donated by CMB to Taiwan National University. (Taipei City, Taiwan)
CHPAMS Members at Westlake Forum III in Atlanta, 2011. Front row (L to R): Shufang Zhang, Zheng (Jane) Li, Yusheng Zhang, Chenhui Liu, Chao Zhou, Zhuo (Adam) Chen; back row: Lu Shi; George Zhou
Professor Yang Gonghuan discussing the China Burden of Disease Study at the Policy Dialogue on April 16 in Beijing. On her right is Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of the Lancet. Dr. Yang is CMB's May 2013 Person of the Month.
The China Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Policy Dialogue discussed the implications of China's major transitions in disease, disability, and demography. From left to right: Lincoln Chen (CMB President), Zeng Yixin (PUMC President), Richard Horton (Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet), and Yang Gonghuan (PUMC Professor and author of China GBD paper). April 16, 2013.
Dr. Harvey Fineberg began his speech on challenges to public health by defining public health as “doctors for populations and societies,” in contrast to medical doctors for individuals. Photo: merchants on the Mekong Delta getting an early start to their workday.
Mothers with their children at My Dam commune health center in Can Tho, Vietnam.

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May 28, 2013

Celebrating CMB’s Century of Medical Education in East Asia

Two keynote speeches were offered by CMB President Lincoln Chen on April 13, 2013 at the Symposium on Medical Education on the occasion of the 116th Anniversary of National Taiwan University College of Medicine. The morning speech described CMB's century of work from its origins in 1914 establishing the Peking Union Medical College in mainland China to medical education and university development in 17 other countries of Asia since 1950. The afternoon speech reported findings of the Lancet Commission on Health Professional Education for the 21st Century, which Dr. Chen co-chaired.

May 18, 2013

China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS)

China is a critical subject of study for scholars working in population health research. For some researchers, like Chen Zhuo, a Senior Health Economist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the connection to China isn’t just scholarly, it’s personal. Chen Zhuo is part of an active and growing community of young Chinese scholars that overcome geographies through the China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS) and contribute to China’s health improvements.

May 7, 2013

CMB Person of the Month, May 2013

Dr. Yang Gonghuan, an expert on the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China, is the leader of a recent China Global Burden of Disease Study. Previously serving as vice director of China CDC from 2005-2011, Yang is currently Professor at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences at Peking Union Medical College, Director of the Global Smoking Research Center, and Director of the China Burden of Disease Research and Dissemination Center where her research focuses primarily on national disease surveillance and tobacco control. Yang earned her degree in medicine from West-China Medical University and studied public health at Harvard University.

April 23, 2013

China and the Global Burden of Disease: An Evidence-Based Policy Dialogue

On April 16, 2013, 115 international scientists and academics convened with Chinese policymakers in Beijing to review policy implications of a China Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study tracking disease, disability, and demographic health trends in China. The Policy Dialogue, organized by Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington (IHME), The Lancet, and the China Medical Board presented the results of a China-focused study based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) methodology.

April 6, 2013

Transformative Learning in Global Health: Initiatives in the Netherlands

Two hundred and fifty leaders in medical education in the Netherlands organized a one-day conference on April 4, 2013. Their mission was to to chart the future of health professional education reforms highlighting the Lancet Commission Report as the benchmark for deliberation. The conference, held at the Amsterdam Free University Medical Center, was opened with keynote addresses by CMB President Lincoln Chen and Maastrich Medical School Dean Albert Scherpbier.

April 2, 2013

CMB Person of the Month, April 2013

Wu Zhigang and Xie Yun of Central South University (CSU) both received the 2012 CMB Liaison Officer of the Year award for their outstanding work in support of CMB-CSU collaboration. Their work has helped CSU consistently rank among the top 3 CMB grant recipient schools for Open Competition awards. Their work has contributed to a high level of support, engagement, and awareness of CMB across CSU leadership, faculty and students.

February 1, 2013

CMB Liaison Officers Meet to Strengthen Grants Management

On February 1, 2013, CMB liaison officers coming from CMB’s 13 long-standing partner schools met in Bangkok, Thailand, for a grants management workshop. During the workshop, liaison officers joined CMB President and staff from Beijing/China and Cambridge/USA to share ideas for continuing to improve their joint work. Few people recognize that much of the success of international cooperation with Chinese medical universities comes from the effective work of liaison officers in each institution that manages international relations.

January 27, 2013

Integration Challenges in Vietnam’s Primary Health Care

CMB President Lincoln Chen accompanied by Trustee Harvey Fineberg and Dr. Mary Wilson visited Vietnam as members of a CMB delegation in January 2013. Hosted by the Vietnam Health Minister, Madame Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, the delegation visited medical universities and primary health care systems in Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, and Can Tho.