He saw how in other countries, universities were scrambling to found medical engineering departments and also foresaw the urgent need in the near future for the ROC to do so as well.
醫工系成立於民國六十一年，當時專攻醫學的韓偉院長鑑於國外紛紛設立醫工科系，國內這方面需要也日益殷切，便倡議設立此系。