Jaung-Geng Lin 林昭庚 Election Year 2022 China Medical University Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine
11F, No. 91, Xueshi Road, North District, Taichung City 404 Tel: 04-2205-3366#3311 / Fax: 04-22035192
Current Positions
Chair Professor at the China Medical University, Taiwan
Education
Bachelor: School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical College (1966-1973)
Master degree: Institute of Chinese Medical Science, China Medical College (1978-1982)
Doctor degree: Institute of Chinese Medical Science, China Medical College (1988-1991)
Professional Experience
Director, Acupuncture Research Center of China Medical University (1985-99), Associate Professor (1988-92), Professor (1992-present), Chairperson of the Institute of China Medical Science (1993-95), Chair Professor (2013-present)
Adjunct Professor (1997-2014), Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang-Ming University.
Visiting Professor, The National Victoria University, Australia (1997); Senior Academic Consultant in Chinese Medicine for The Chinese Medicine Unit, RMIT University, Australia (1999-2002)
Adjunct Professor, National Taiwan University (1998-1999)
Visiting Professor, University of Oradea, Romania (2004-present); Visiting Professor, Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad, Romania (2004-present)
Chair Professor, Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University (2013-present); Chair Professor, School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University (2014-present)
Specialties
Traditional Chinese medicine; acupuncture and moxibustion, Chinese medicine
Awards and Honors
In 1990, the "Academic Contribution Award" by Yanni Christopher, the then-President of the Republic of El Salvador in Central America.
In 1993, Dr. Lin was awarded Taiwan’s "Presidential Cultural Award" by President Teng-Hui Lee.
In 1994, the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences awarded Dr. Lin the highest prize for an acupuncturist.
In 2002, the "Xinglin Images" album in the "Children's Magazine” published by the Ministry of Education in an article entitled "The ever first doctor of acupuncture in Taiwan, Jaung-Geng Lin”.
In 2003, Tawian’s President Shui-Bian Chen awarded Dr. Lin a plaque inscribed with "Excellence in Traditional Chinese Medicine" (communiqué of presidential office Issue 6534, No. 09200-20670).
In 2004, the Honour Member of the Romanian Academy of Medical Science; and an Honorary Doctorate by the Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad, Romania.
The WHO invited Dr. Lin to participate in the "WHO Working Group Meeting on Clinical Studies on Phytotherapy" conference held in Milan in 2009; and the Workshop on Implementation of the Regional Strategy for Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific 2011-2020, held in Hong Kong in 2012.
In 2013, Dr. Lin was appointed as an expert and consultant by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In 2014, Dr. Lin invited to participate in "The 9th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage” held in Paris, France, where he delivered a lecture in the ICHNGO Forum.
In 2017, Dr. Lin was invited to attend the 140th session of the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland, where he delivered a lecture entitled “The Use of Acupuncture in Emergency Medical Services”.
In 2017, Dr. Lin was elected as the President of the International Society of Oriental Medicine (ISOM), becoming the first-ever Chinese/Taiwanese President of this organization in its 42-year history.
In 2019, Dr. Lin was invited to deliver a lecture “The use of the acupuncture as a medical care for the elderly patients” in International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, which was organized by the BMJ (British Medical Journal).