Training for International Medical Personnel
The first seed medical practitioner arrived in Taiwan at the beginning of year 2000, commencing the NCF's international seed medical practitioner training project. Over the past dacades, over 180 medical practitioner from 23 countries and about 30 hospitals, including plastic surgeons, anesthetists, orthodontists, speech therapists, nurses, and social workers, has completed training in Taiwan. These seed practitioners has taken root and blossomed in their home countries. Seed practitioners from the Philippines, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mongolia and Vietnam have formed craniofacial medical teams and centers. They continue to spread the idea of cleft lip and palate medical team treatment to different corners of the world.
Total Number of Medical Personnel Worldwide
183
Seed Medical Practitioners
75
Surgeons
50
Orthodontists
18
Anesthesiologists
17
Nurses
20
Speech Therapists
3
Coordinators
Surgeons
Orthodontists
Anesthesiologists
Nurses
Speech Therapists
Coordinators
Seed Medical Practitioners
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China
Total : 72
23
19
6
12
11
1
72
Vietnam
Total : 19
5
6
3
1
3
1
19
Cambodia
Total : 17
5
5
3
1
2
1
17
Indonesia
Total : 14
7
4
1
1
1
0
14
Mongolia
Total : 13
5
3
2
2
1
0
13
Philippines
Total : 11
8
0
1
0
2
0
11
India
Total : 10
2
8
0
0
0
0
10
Pakistan
Total : 5
4
1
0
0
0
0
5
Ghana
Total : 3
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
Myanmar
Total : 2
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
Uganda
Total : 2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Thailand
Total : 2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
USA
Total : 2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Nepal
Total : 2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Ireland
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Malaysia
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Egypt
Total : 1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Columbia
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Brazil
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Australia
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Guatemala
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Russia
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Germany
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1