The following year (1899), the medical school of Governor-General House was established, and was restructured into aspecialized medical school in 1919.In 1938, Professor Chen-Bin officially took charge of the Maternity Ward at Taipei Ti-TaMedical School Subsidiary Hospital,and began specialized training for maternity wards in Taiwan in a fashion similar toreceiving tertiary education.At the end of the World War II in 1945, the government of the Republic of Chinaoverturnedthe Japanese government's dominance over Taiwan. 

  Professor Shi-Yun Chiouaccepted the order to takecharge of Ti-Ta Medical School Subsidiary Hospital, and he becamethe first Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the medical school of the National Taiwan University.In 1950, the medical school of the National Taiwan University underwent major reforms, which abolished assistantinstructors and set up the resident system. In 1951, the neonatal care unit was established and was managed bypediatricians. Formerly, ObGyn doctors cased for neonates.These two changes were major reforms at the time, whichindicated a change in the hospital institution from a German and Japanese system to an American system.

Characteristics

  In 1970, Professor Shi-Yiao Chen revolutionized the medical society in Taiwan by being the first person to useultrasound as an imaging technique to aid in the diagnosis of disease during pregnancy.Later on, otherdepartments also became involved in ultrasound-related diagnosis and research. Therefore, it would not bedishonorable to call Professor Chen the Father of Ultrasound in Taiwan.At the end of 1970, advances in test-tubebabies and other fertility technology was phenomenal, and this department was in way behind. The infertilityunit delivered the first test-tube baby at this hospital in 1986, and the first baby from a frozen embryo in 1989.Cervical cancer is the most common in Taiwan females and its treatment has always been an important part ofdaily activities in this department. In 1968, Dr. Bin-Yian Wai, Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,ordered a cervical cancer surgical group to be formed, which provided professional treatment even to poor patients.

Teaching Aims

  Modern obstetric and gynecological studies have become highly specialized and can be divided into three parts:gynecology, obstetrics, and reproductive endocrinology. Therefore, teaching should also be divided into three partsand advance gradually. Provided that th e medical students are equipped with extensive scientific knowledge,having a teaching staff with specialized clinical experiences in each area would provide them with essentialknowledge needed in clinical medicine in the future.

Future Objectives

  Currently this department is moving towards subspecialization, with three major areas in obstetrics, gynecology,and reproductive endocrinology, and has begun training for subspecialized doctors. We hope more precisedivisions, together with basic medical research, will provide more answers and better clinical services in regards toetiology of gynecological tumors, treatment with reproductive endocrinology, and the health and well being ofboth the mother and the baby. This department is also actively involved in organizing an interdisciplinarySteroid Hormone Research Center (SHRC), and study groups in genomics, proteinomics, and stem cells, thus promotingbasic research in diseases and co-operation between related disciplines.

  Another challenge is the inauguration of the “NTUH Children and Woman Building” in July 2008,to incorporate this hospital smoothly into the huge organizational structure of NTUH and theoptimal utilization of our human resources. We are now working hard to build up the first" Maternal-fetal medicine center" in Asia. So we can combine fetal therapy, early fetal screening andadvanced fetal sonography in ourroutine clinical services. Our department has been relocated tothe Children and Woman building in December 2008. We are pretty sure that we can provide betterqualities of clinical services to the patients than before.

 Reproductive Medicine and Technology] provided by our department has recently earned thehonor of winning the bronze award for medical care quality(SNQ, Symbol of National Quality) (2012)