Southern Medical University (), formerly known as First Military Medical University, affiliated to the

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of China, is an institution of higher learning in

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, the capital city of

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, China. It was founded in 1951 and became one of the

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in 1979. Approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission of the PLA, the university came under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province in August 2004, whereupon it was renamed Southern Medical University. Southern Medical University is in the foothills of the picturesque

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in Guangzhou. The main campus, together with its south campus in the southern suburb of Guangzhou, covers an area of nearly one square kilometer. Its award-winning gardens are known for rows of green trees and bouquets of flowers blossoming on its campuses all throughout the year.

Rankings and reputation

Times Higher Education
ranked it 801–1000 in 2019, 1001+ in 2020 & 601–800 in 2021, 401-500 in 2022.1574 by 4icu world ranking
US News
ranked it 860 in Best Global Universities and 281 for Clinical Medicine, CWUR ranked it 628 and 1034 by Webometrics world ranking.

Academics

This university offers courses in Clinical Medicine at the Bachelors and Masters levels, in Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, economics and medical-related fields. Students are also taught English (for Chinese students) and Mandarin Chinese (for foreign students) at the basic level. Southern Medical University is recognized by the

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and by the

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. The university is a rich haven for research and development in the field of medicine.

Affiliated hospitals

Southern Medical University flourishes along with its handover from the military system to the civilian one. Its seven affiliated hospitals are * Nanfang Hospital * Zhujiang Hospital * Hua'nan Hospital * Nanhua Hospital * Stomatology Hospital * Pingxiang Hospital * Jiangdu Hospital * Xinhui People's Hospital Six of them have been appraised as “First-Class Hospitals at Grade III”.

References

External links

Southern Medical University website
in Chinese
Southern Medical University website
in English {{Coord, 23.1862, 113.3337, display=title Universities in China with English-medium medical schools Universities and colleges in Guangdong Education in Guangzhou Military education and training in China Educational institutions established in 1951 Medical schools in China 1951 establishments in China