Keshan disease Institute
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About Institute

  

 

 
  Institute of Keshan disease , the former Department Of Keshan Disease In Harbin Medical University, opened in April of 1964. It is set up by professor Weihan Yu ,an outstanding Keshan disease expert, educationist , honorary president of HMU, member of the Chinese Academy of Enginering ,who is playing an active role in the reseach and development of the university. The total construction area of the institute is 3200 square meters. The institute has 270 pieces of various equipments, worth 2.47 million yuan. There are 9 professors and 3 associate professors among a total of 30 staff members. Of this faculty, one is member of the Chinese Academy of Enginering, and 3 are doctoral student supervisors. Institute of Keshan disease is composed of the department of disease observation, the department of Basic Medical Sciences, the department of clinical medicine, research room baout Lifestyle Diseases and room about administration. Since China resumed its graduate education system in 1978, the institute has admitted over 40 master's and 43 doctoral students into cardiology program, of whom 37 have earned their Master's degree and 32 have been awarded a doctoral degree. The current doctoral candidates are 11.The institute has postdoctoral program which has admitted 3 postdoctoral researchers.