The center recently collaborated with the Musculoskeletal Research Center at Linkou Chang Gung Hospital, and plans to apply for the CMRP project to jointly develop a physician scheduling system.

In a busy and large hospital with a significant number of staff, creating a schedule that meets the needs of most people in the shortest possible time becomes a challenging task. Physician scheduling involves overlapping and interdependent factors. Currently, most hospitals use existing scheduling systems to generate approximate schedules, which are then manually adjusted to account for system limitations. This process requires careful consideration of factors such as physician working hours, surgical arrangements, and various other considerations. Scheduling is akin to solving a large-scale combinatorial problem, with a difficulty level that surpasses the capabilities of currently available scheduling systems in the market. As a result, "schedule planning" has become a time-consuming and mentally taxing necessity. However, by utilizing optimization techniques and mathematical formulas to develop a schedule scheduling system that meets user requirements, it is possible to reduce the overall time spent on manual scheduling and enhance administrative efficiency.

This project will focus on the development of an intelligent automated scheduling system. Led by Professor Wu Kan, the director of the center, the research team will collaborate with the Musculoskeletal Research Center at Linkou Chang Gung Hospital to develop the system. In addition to basic functionalities like calculating the optimal schedule, the system will also automatically schedule and provide users with multiple optimization choices. It is expected to maximize user scheduling needs, reduce time costs, and achieve optimal efficiency.