Guangdong Medical University () is a

medical school A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, ...

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

province,

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History

Guangdong Medical College, the former Zhanjiang Branch of the Sun Yatsen Medical College, was established on May23, 1958. In February 1964, the college was renamed Zhanjiang Medical College, then in September 1992, with the approval of the Provincial Government of Guangdong, it was renamed Guangdong Medical College. In March 2016, Guangdong Medical College was renamed Guangdong Medical University by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.

Location

GDMU has two campuses. The Zhanjiang campus is located in the seaport city of

Zhanjiang Zhanjiang (), historically spelled Tsamkong, is a prefecture-level city at the southwestern end of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, facing Haikou city to the south. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,981,236 (6,994,832 ...

. The Dongguan campus, which admitted its first students in 2003, is located in the scenic Songshan Lake Science and Technology and Industry Park in southern Dongguan.

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