Brief History Calendar of Events

     Mackay Memorial Hospital, under the jurisdiction of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, was established in memory of Dr. George Leslie Mackay who followed in the footsteps of his Master by coming to Taiwan with the message of salvation for all men. Tracing back school history, Mackay College started out as a nursing program at Mackay Memorial Hospital.

 

     Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management originated from Nurse Training Class of Mackay Memorial Hospital, which was activated in 1913. The Nurse Training Class was the very early cradle of nurses in northern Taiwan. There were only six students graduated from the first class. Then, it was renamed as Nursing School of Mackay Memorial Hospital after the World War II. Later on, it registered Private Mackay Nursing Vocational School at Taipei City Government in 1970. Again, with new campus construction in Sanjhih the school was qualified to the college level and was accredited by the Ministry of Education as Mackay Nursing College in 1999. Five years later, in 2004, the school once again was renamed as the present one.  Tracing back the history of this college, we really have to appreciate all the efforts made by people for the development in various phases.  

 

      The development of Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management was planned to take place in five phases: (1) 1913-1944, (2) 1948-1965, (3) 1970, (4) 1999, and (5) 2004.

 

     Due to the urgent need of medical and nursing professionals, Mackay Memorial Hospital was the first hospital in north of Taiwan to set up a nurse-training class. There were only 6 students who graduated from the first class and it was until 1944 that 10 competent nurses who became the core team of the nursing staff in the hospital.

 

     The nurse-training department affiliated to Mackay Memorial Hospital was founded on 10^th March 1948 and Miss Hildur Hermanson had been assigned to be in charge of the training course. There had been 83 graduates until 1963. The duration of the taught course had been 1 year for the first 9 years and it extended to 3 years in the tenth year. The course was comprised of Principles of Anatomy,Physiology and English conversation.

 

     To cope with the social changes, the hospital expansion and need to increase the nursing staff, Mackay Memorial Foundation Presbyterian Church in Taiwan decided to set up the branch hospital in Tamsui and set up a nursing school which was headed by the vice-president of the Hospital then, Mr. Chang Jin-Wen . The school was officially registered with the government as “Mackay School of Nursing ”. There were 2 classes of student intake in the first year and the classrooms were located in the Tamsui branch of Mackay Memorial Hospital.

 

     With the continuous efforts and support from the Board of Directors, Mackay School of Nursing had grown under the leadership of President Jing-wen Chang and Shiou-yu Tsai who, with the pioneering spirit, endured great hardships for deep cultivation and remarkable establishment.

     After the opening ceremony of Guan-do campus on the sixth of September, 1976, the school had experienced flourishing development in the next decades with the addition of student dormitory, gymnasium, and other important expansions.

     In1988, the Academia Sinica academician Dr. Ming-tsung Peng was invited to become the president of Mackay School of Nursing which was then well established and with wide recognition in the field of medicine and nursing education.

     In 1993, Ms. Yann-tzy Sheen was welcomed unanimously to become the fourth president of the school. She led the school to grow to meet the demands of the times, as well as act in accordance with the national education policies. In 1999, president Sheen continued to lead the school to pass the accreditation successfully to become the “Mackay Junior College of Nursing”.

 

      In 2004, our school successfully passed the approval procedure by the Ministry of Education and was upgraded to be “Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College.”

     Nowadays, it is an era of information, innovation, globalization and integration, to fit in rapid and rounded development of society, Mackay Vocational Nursing School was upgraded to be“Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College”. Apart from the Department of Nursing, we have also founded the Department of Early Childhood and Education, the Department of Food Science, the Department of Management of Food and Beverage, the Department of Cosmetic Science and Management, the Department of the Elder Affairs and the Department of Applied Foreign Language. In our future developments, we shall pay attention to the renewal of the software, hardware and other teaching resources.

     Based on the financial support of Mackay Memorial Foundation, Main Building at Guan-do Campus was completed at the year-end of 2004. In August of 2006, Sanjhih campus, with an area of about 12 acres, was officially opened to students. In order to provide students of the Department of Early Childhood and Education practical training environment and, at the same time, serve the locals at Sanjhih, the Childcare Center was founded in August, 2008.

     Both Guan-do and Sanjhih campuses are blessed with eye-pleasing scenery, possessing a panoramic view of all the mountains and rivers. It is hoped that with the great blessing of nature students can be the most productive and accomplished.

     While expanding the teaching resources and facilities, the school authority provided incentives for teachers to pursue more professional training and higher degrees. Besides improving the teaching quality, our school has made efforts to construct a friendly environment, emphasize on character-building for students, encourage international exchange and take in foreign students, build an e-learning campus, actualize college-industry cooperation. Initiate life-long learning program, promote holistic education & community service, build a healthy financial structure and board-of-director operation. Throughout this process, our school faced many challenges and came out triumphantly each time. For example, in 2004, our school was rated top in the college-accreditation; in 2006, the Nursing Department passed TNAC accreditation with flying colors; in 2008, our school was rated the best again in college-accreditation.

     In other areas such as student affairs, student counseling, environmental safety, gender equality and etc., our school has also performed well. The assessment on all these areas has reaped good results from the Ministry of Education. Because of all the good work mentioned above, the school has been able to obtain government subsidies for many years.

     In 2010, having full confidence in our school’s education quality, the Kingston Technology Company, Inc. set aside a NT$180,000,000 fund under David & Diana Sun Foundation to entrust with our school the “Family-Improving Program for the Underprivileged Indigenous People”. Under this program, for 5 consecutive years, there will be 40 students from the indigenous communities studying in the Nursing Department of our school. These students will have all the tuition and fees waived and receive their monthly stipends throughout the 5-year program.

     Thanks to the support from the Board-of-Directors, and the dedication from all the faculty and staff, our school has made all these commendable achievements.

 

 

     Based on the following principles—Dr. Mackay’s life affirming philosophy “rather burn out than rust out”, and our school motto: honesty, respect, love, and diligence, with whole-person education we aim to educate our students the exquisiteness and practicality of learning and studies, insisting unselfishness and truth, and pursuing the ideals of lifelong learning and serving our society.

 

     Looking ahead, the school will promote industry and academic cooperation of all kinds, encourage teachers to strengthen their research skills and build on international interaction in all academic fields. It is expected that in the near future Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management will upgrade to university and we will continue to educate our students as practical, pragmatic and devoting at the age of globalization in the 21st century.