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Mission

The mission of the AIWMU focuses on educating capable, compassionate physicians with an international perspective on healthcare. Our dynamic, constantly evolving curriculum is highly integrated across various disciplines and reflects ongoing advances in science, health sciences, education and medical technologies, thereby giving students all the tools they need to deliver quality, patient-focused healthcare.

Goals

By creating the AIWMU, both the �������� and WMU aim to advance and promote their shared vision of improving global healthcare practices for the betterment of all humanity, while combining their unique strengths to drive innovation in research, medical education and clinical practice.

Specifically, the AIWMU has launched several collaborative initiatives to achieve our common goals, including:

• Special programs for AIWMU students and physician training opportunities that include observation and shadowing, all aimed at improving healthcare practices to better serve the citizens of Wenzhou;
• Through the AIWMU Teaching Scholars Program, training educational leaders who are prepared to teach and contribute to the AIWMU curriculum from the classroom to the clinic or bedside, and to lead in the enhancement of student-patient relationships through competency-based teaching; and
• Creation of a high-quality international education platform for world-class medical education in Wenzhou.

Benefit to Students

AIWMU graduates gain an international perspective on healthcare, leadership, and health professions education as preparation to navigate diverse healthcare systems. As future physicians or academics, graduates will apply their experience and insights to patient-centred care and competency-based medical education in China. With training from both Chinese and Canadian medical practice contexts, they will be well-equipped to address global public health challenges. Exposure to diverse cultural perspectives on illness and wellness also enriches the understanding of medicine, cultivating values such as empathy, holistic care and cultural sensitivity.

Students who successfully complete the program are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Biomedicine degree from the �������� after year four, and a WMU medical degree after their fifth year. Approximately 357 of China’s brightest, most talented students are currently enrolled in years one through five.