醫療人文研究於二十世紀中葉冒現，數十年來在歐美學界日益受到重視，從醫學教育的一環，逐漸成為重要的跨領域研究範疇，具有高度前瞻性與研究量能。本研究中心集合陽明交通大學人文社會學院內外文、傳播與教育領域資深與優秀年輕教師，就文學與文化、醫療傳播與溝通以及醫療教育等不同面向進行醫療人文相關議題之研究，並藉此培育新生代研究人才。中長程發展之願景為整合國內相關領域的研究人才共組團隊，並成立醫療人文跨領域學程，訓練相關領域的人才。
本研究中心目前以整合校內既有人才及研究領域，規劃中心以下三個未來發展面向：
1.文學與文化研究：
探討文學與文化再現中相關的醫療倫理、醫療資源分配、高齡社會、失能研究(disability studies)、敘事醫學(narrative medicine)、醫學圖像敘事(graphic medicine)、醫護人員與病人的生命書寫(life writing)，以及疾病如何作為外在社會環境之隱喻等等主題。
2.醫療與健康傳播：
從傳播相關理論有系統的檢視健康或醫療相關的行為，態度及價值觀，採用傳播相關的知識來解決健康或醫療相關的問題，傳布健康或醫療相關的資訊以防止疾病的發生，進行醫療與醫病關係、醫療與社會支持系統及醫療與健康促進方面的研究。
3.心理與數位學習研究:
建立遊戲成癮事實銀行與長期資料庫(Fact Bank and Longitudinal database of Online Gaming Disorder)、探勘分心多工的線上行為 (Mining Online Multitasking Behaviors)，以上議題與精神醫學有深刻的關係；建構智慧互動學習環境(The construction of Interactive Smart Learning Environments)，則是當前醫學教育推進的目標。
Once regarded as a component of medical education, medical humanities has gradually evolved into a significant field of interdisciplinary studies characterized by forward-looking vision and research potentials. The Interdisciplinary Medical Humanities Research Center of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, as a research center of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, convenes well-established senior scholars and outstanding young faculty members from the fields of literary studies, communication studies, and education. The center conducts research on medical humanities from various perspectives, including literature and culture, medical communication, and medical education, with the aim of cultivating new generations of research talents. The current focus of the center is on promoting research on three specific areas:
1. Literature and Cultural Studies
Investigating issues in the representation of literature and culture, exploring medical ethics, distribution of medical resources, ageing, disability studies, narrative medicine, graphic medicine, life writing by medical professionals and patients, and illness as a metaphor for social environments.
2. Medical and Health Communication
Systematically examining health or medicine-related behaviors, attitudes, and values, dissemination of health or medical information to prevent diseases, and conducting research on medical and doctor-patient relationships, medical and social support systems, and promotion of medical and health information via communication theories.
3. Psychological and Digital Learning Studies
Establishing a Fact Bank and Longitudinal Database for Online Gaming Disorder, and Mining Online Multitasking Behaviors, which are deeply connected to the field of psychiatry, as well as constructing Interactive Smart Learning Environments.