On the morning of November 10, Professor Joseph C. Kolars, Senior Associate Dean of the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School and Amy Huang, Director for Asia Programs and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, visited ShanghaiTech University. ShanghaiTech President Jiang Mianheng and Vice President Jiang Ge met with the guests, while Zhu Chouwen, Director of Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center, and Nie Yan, Deputy Director of the Office of International Affairs, attended the meeting.

Taking the U-M Medical School as an example, Prof. Kolars introduced the talent cultivation model of American medical schools and hospitals, as well as the collaboration between the U-M Medical School and Chinese institutions. Jiang Mianheng expressed his gratitude to the guests for their detailed introduction, welcomes them to provide suggestions and support for the development of ShanghaiTech in the field of biomedicine, and looks forward to strengthening cooperation with the U-M Medical School in the future.

Left: Joseph C. Kolars; right: Jiang Mianheng

Before the meeting, the guests were given an overall introduction to ShanghaiTech by Jiang Ge in the Y Building. He also guided the delegation on a visit to the School of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and the Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center, accompanied by Zhu Chouwen, Hu Peng, Executive Dean of BME and Weng Tsu-Chien, Professor of the School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST).

The visit by Joseph C. Kolars and Amy Huang fosters the strengthening of ties between ShanghaiTech and the U-M Medical School, establishing a solid foundation for collaborative efforts in the realms of medical research and education.

Founded in 1850, the University of Michigan Medical School has assumed a leadership role in American academic medicine. It was the first medical school in the United States to own and operate its own hospital and a pioneer in the introduction of the modern science-based curriculum. It is also among the first schools to change the role of the student from passive observer to active participant in the learning process through high-caliber laboratory instruction and clerkships.