In order to meet these pressing needs the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the Vocational Assistance Commission of Retired Servicemen (VACRS) began meeting in 1971 to plan and design a new medical college.
政府為了建立完善的醫療服務網，早在民國五十九年，就有成立「群體醫療服務」的構想。然而，以當時國內僅有的四所醫學院所培養出來的醫生，實在不能滿足這廣大的需求。