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Yife Tien (born April 1955) is a Taiwan-born American educator and businessman. He is founder and chancellor of Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as the former chancellor of American University of the Caribbean. ==Early life and career== Yife Tien was born in Taiwan to Ming and Paul Tien. In 1964, the family emigrated to America, where they initially settled in Ohio. His mother worked at an electronics company and his father served as president of Belmont College (then known as Belmont Technical College). Tien graduated from the University of Cincinnati. He then attended Universidad Central del Este with hopes to become a doctor, but dropped out after one year. Shortly after, in 1978, he moved to the Caribbean island of Montserrat to help his father run his newly established for-profit medical school, the American University of the Caribbean (AUC).〔Croasdale, Myrle. (''First for-profit med school nears approval'' ). American Medical News. 1 Oct 2007.〕 By 2003, Paul had retired and moved back to Taiwan, leaving Yife to serve as chancellor and handle AUC's day-to-day operations. He has served as Chief Operating Officer of the school since 1995.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yife Tien: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek )〕 In 2006, Tien founded Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM) with $30 million from his father. He currently serves as Chancellor.〔(Founder and Chancellor ). Rocky Vista University website. accessed November 18, 2007.〕 〔(Directory. ) American University of the Caribbean website. accessed November 18, 2007.〕 RVUCOM is currently the only for-profit medical school in the United States. In the September 2008 issue of Forbes Magazine, Tien was featured in a four-page spread for his entrepreneurial achievements in the medical education industry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=An Uncommon Practice - Forbes )〕 Tien currently sits on the board of the International Association of Medical Colleges and has served as its treasurer.〔(Minutes 17 Mar 2005 ). International Association of Medical Colleges website. accessed November 18, 2007.〕 Tien is also a real estate investor, with a portfolio of properties both in Florida and California.〔 In 2011, Tien and his father sold AUC to DeVry for $235 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DeVry buys Caribbean medical school for $235M - BusinessWeek )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yife Tien」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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