Capital Medical University (CCMU; ) is a municipal

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. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing, and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the

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, and the

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. The university was founded in 1960 as the Beijing Second Medical College.

Academics

Rankings and reputation

Capital Medical University is listed as one of the top 400 universities in the World University Rankings. CMU is consistently ranked among the top medical schools in China and has ranked in the top 1 or 2 best nationwide, together with

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among Chinese Medical Universities in the recognized

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. As of 2022, its "Dentistry & Oral Sciences", "Medical Technology", "Biomedical Engineering", and "Nursing" were ranked in the top 200 in the world, while "Biological Sciences", "Human Biological Science", "Human Biological Sciences", "Public Health", and "Clinical Medicine" were placed in the top 300 in the world by the

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. Its "Clinical Medicine" also ranked 209th globally by the '' U.S. News & World Report''.

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Times Higher Education (THE)

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