系主任的話-碩博士班
系主任的話
(碩博士班同學)
各位新加入中國醫藥大學牙醫學系碩博士班的同學，首先我謹代表牙醫學系，誠摰地歡迎大家，有了您的參與，充實了我們的研究陣容，也期許將來我們的研發成果，都能被廣泛肯定認同且能實際應用，這是我們的使命任務，與努力不懈的目標。
大家為什麼想來唸研究所呢？請大家先想一下。
唸研究所，有兩個重點，一個是“究真”，另外一個是“創新”。
究真指的是，即便是習以為常的東西，藉由研究的手法與探求，求得真理(Veritas)的過程。
創新則指的是，在目前高度科技進步的社會環境中，創意發明，為人類福祉做出貢獻。
在研究所階段，除了學習更專業高深的研究方法、解析與論證之外，更要培養自己的語言能力與國際觀，逐步與世界接軌。除了能提升自己之外，也能讓自己的研究更具前瞻性與可行性。
我常常比喻，大學階段很像在學習寫句子，碩士階段是寫一篇文章，博士階段則是寫一本書。
我們大多數人，從小到大的學習，都是接受填鴨式教育，只要把老師在課堂中教授的內容背熟考好，就算達標。但研究所是一個全新的高等教育領域，不同的階段，有不同的培養目標。
碩士班階段，由於初接觸研究，因此會由老師帶著學習，「觀察並探究」是主要的工作，藉由對於臨床等事物的觀察，產生疑問，進而抱著熱情，產生動機，深入調查與探究，其中不管遇到人、事、物的種種狀況、行政與程序，事實上都是研究所階段的內涵與養成，箇中真意並非只有最終產出的論文而已。
博士班階段，更是為了下一步獨立研究的能力培養做準備，因此，「創新與產出」是我們所強調的。在這個階段，學習自己能獨立規劃、設計、克服困難、修正並完成，都是要培養自己在學術殿堂的根基與實力。紮實的基本功，能引領到長期卓越研究的潛力與耐力，對於將來想從事學術研究或擔任教職的人，更是一項重要的訓練。
我特別要強調的是，對於智慧財產權的重視與實踐，絕對不要剽竊或抄襲，這是嚴重違反學術倫理的。於發表或論文撰寫時，所有的引用，也都應該標註出處，以示負責及尊重。此外，也要避免違反學術倫理的情事發生，例如double publications等，都要煩請大家謹慎面對，再三留意。
由於我們有來自世界各地的國際學生，這更是非常值得感恩珍惜的好機會，藉由與他們的交流、互動、關懷學習、溝通討論，相信可以更培養我們的世界觀與人文情懷，讓自己成為一位理解文化差異、尊重他人且具同理心、溫暖良善的人。
在學研環境方面，我們的研究架構基本上都會搭配雙指導，一位臨床老師與一位基礎老師，希望能用最好最專業的師資，引導各位同學早日習慣並適應研究的領域與樣態。我們同時也有完整的導師制度來關懷並協助解決各位同學在各方面的困惑及提供完整的照顧，各位同學如果有任何狀況，都歡迎與我們師長聯繫，相信系上所有的師長都會用最大的熱忱來提供服務。
最後要期許各位同學能莫忘初衷，學以致用，在研究的浩瀚學海中，找到自己的熱情動力、領略從研究得到貢獻成就的快樂與感動，收穫盈滿。將來光榮畢業後，鴻圖大展，開創新局。祝福大家！
中國醫藥大學牙醫學系 余建宏 教授謹識
2022.9.9
Dear New Graduate Students,
On behalf of
Try to spend some time reflecting on why you wanted to register as a graduate student. Why do you want to come for advanced study?
There are two key points in the graduate school level of study. The first one is “to pursue the truth” and the other is “innovation”.
“To pursue the truth” means we should pay great attention to everyday occurrences. Do not take things for granted! By questioning, researching and exploring, we can gain access to “Veritas” (the truth).
On the other hand, “innovation” means making creative inventions with a view of making contributions to all mankind in a highly developed technological environment.
During graduate school, in addition to the learning of more advanced research methods, analysis and verification, it is important to cultivate your language ability and global viewpoints, in order to keep abreast of the times. These are substantially helpful and important. It will not only make yourself better, but will also improve your research with a better perspective and feasibility.
I used to say that college level life is like “writing a sentence”, master degree level life is like “writing an article”, and doctorate level life is like “writing a book”.
The majority of us have been receiving “cram” education since childhood. All we had to do to score high was to memorize everything your teachers preached in the classroom. However, graduate school is a whole new higher level of education with various training goals at different levels. Independent thinking is now most important.
The Master level stage is the first time one gets to know research. Mostly it is conducted under the professors’ instructions. “Observation and Exploration” are the most important core concepts here. One keeps close observation and questions one's surroundings. Then one subsequently has the motivation to solve the questions with enthusiasm by investigation and scrutiny. However, the administrative process of writing grants and proposals are also important and are as much a part of your education, not merely the end products such as theses, papers or patents.
At the Ph.D level stage, the main goal is to get prepared for independent ability to do research. Therefore, we strongly emphasize the importance of “creativity and production”. During this stage, one has to learn how to independently plan, to design, to overcome difficulty, to amend and to finish a project to completion. All of these solidify your fundamentals and ability in the academic field. Solid fundamentals lead to your excellent potential and endurance in research work, which is extraordinarily crucial for those who want to be a scholar or to those seeking a teaching position in the future.
I especially want to remind you of the respect toward copyrights. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. Such violations are severely against academic ethics. When you make any presentations or publications, always mark and note the citations as a symbol of responsibility and respect. Also I want to kindly ask you not to carelessly invade or break academic ethics such as double publications. Please pay attention!
We also have to cherish the great opportunities with our international students. With active exchange, care, communication and discussion, it can help cultivate the good in you to become a wonderful person showing respect to different cultures and realizing mutual understandings.
For the academic and research environment, we design a dual-instructor system. Every student is guided by two professors, one from clinical affairs and one from basic sciences. With this, we hope to assist all of our students to facilitate the research patterns and topics as soon as possible. We also have a complete and sound mentorship system to offer immediate and immense care for all of you. Should you have any troubles in life, please feel free to contact us. I am convinced that all the teachers in our school will be more than happy to offer the necessary assistance.
In the end, I would like to once again show you my warm welcome and I hope that all of you always “stay who you are” and “apply what you learned”. Try to find your passion and momentum. Grasp the happiness and feelings when you make contributions and accomplishments from your own research. Engage yourself in a new era with great success and graduate honorably.
God bless you.
Professor and Chairman, School of Dentistry,
Kenko Jian-hong YU
2022.9.9