General Introduction of China Medical University
China Medical University (CMU) was founded in Ruijin city, Jiangxi province in 1931. Its precursor was the Chinese Workers’-Peasants’ Red Army Military Medical School and Chinese Workers’-Peasants’ Red Army Health School, which was the first medical school established by the Chinese Communist Party. In 1940, proposed by comrade Mao Ze-dong and approved by the Central Committee of Chinese Communist Party, the name of the school was transferred to China Medical University. In November 1948, the University moved to enter Shenyang. It merged the former national Shenyang Medical College founded in 1911 and former private Liaoning Medical College founded 1892(both in Shenyang city).
Since its establishment, over 52,000 senior specialized medical personnel have been educated by CMU, and its graduates are all over China and some countries and regions of the world. It nurtured many famous medical experts and leaders of national health administration and education, including a hundred above vice-ministry rank, nine ministers or vice-ministers of the Health Ministry, more than 40 generals, and twelve academicians of China Science Academy and Chinese Academy of Engineering.
The current total staff of CMU is 7,630, and 6,126 are professionals of different specialties. Among them are: one academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, 448 professors, 676 associate professors, 205 tutors for doctor students and 562 tutors for master students, 2 members of Evaluation Group of Academic Degree Committee of the State Council, 4 directors and 11 vice-directors, 50 members of Standing Committee, 60 Committee members of national academic societies, such as Chinese Medical Society. At present, CMU has 28 colleges, faculties and sections with the total number of 20,287 registered students. 5 broader disciplines of pedagogy, philosophy, natural science, medicine, management of CMU are authorized to grant degrees; 43 disciplines (specialties) are authorized to grant doctor degrees and 55 are authorized to grant master degrees; 11 specialties for undergraduates and 10specialties for higher professional techniques education. In addition, CMU has 2 national key disciplines and 3 health ministerial laboratories; 1 national center for children rescue; 3 post-doctoral mobile stations; 3 national training centers; 2 national base for research of medicines; 10 provincial key disciplines, 12 research (treatment) centers of Liaoning province; 22 educational and research institutes or centers, 8 central laboratories of the university or its colleges; 15 independent research laboratories.
CMU now has 3 scientific technique enterprises; 3 affiliated comprehensive hospitals and 2 specialty hospitals with total beds of 3,927.
CMU occupies a total land area of 3,290,000 square meters (including new campus) with 743,000 square meters building area. The library with its more than 823,000 volumes of collections is the northeast regional center of National Medical Literature Resources Sharing Network of the Health Ministry, northeast knot of China Medical Information Network, and a national consulting unit for the science and technology of medicine and health. CMU sponsors and publishes 10 magazines on national and provincial levels. The laboratory animal center of CMU, which breeds 23 species and strains of experimental animals for teaching and research, is also the provincial centers of laboratory animals and their quality control.
So far CMU has established good exchange and cooperative relations with 46 universities, institutes and institutions in Japan, USA, England, France, Russia, South Korea and Canada etc; Many internationally famous professors have been conferred honorary titles of CMU; 49 important international cooperation projects have been conducted. Stable cooperation relations have been set up with other countries on 40 disciplines.; Many teachers have been sent abroad for advanced training and lectures or research ; 428 overseas students(including students from HK, Macao, Taiwan regions) have received their education at CMU.
CMU has been authorized by the Education Ministry to admit foreign students in 1976.

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s Degree: Graduated from formal senior high school, above 18 ages, good health,
and pass the entrance examinations.
2. Post-graduate:
? Master’s Degree: Graduated from formal medical colleges with bachelor’s degree or above, good health, and pass the entrance examinations.
? Doctor’s Degree: Master’s degree holder of medical specialty, good health, and pass the entrance examinations.
3. Scholar: Graduates with formal medical professional training and clinical or research experience, and corresponding certificates on this, good health.

Academic year, Educational system, Application duration and Enrollment time

1. Academic year: From September 1 to July 30 of second year is one academic year.
2. Educational system: ? Bachelor’s Degree: Five years;
?Master’s Degree: Three years;
?Doctor’s Degree: Three years;
?Scholar: One year or two years;
3. Duration time of application: From March 1 to June 30 each year.
4. Duration time of entrance: September 1 each year.

Requirement documents

First, the applicant must mail his (her) application letter, the copies of graduation certificate issued by the educational department of his (her) country’s government, passport and graduate transcript, the physical examination certificate, economic guarantee paper and postal address to CMU. The physical examination could also be performed after your entering PRC.

Entrance procedures

1. All the information and certificates of the applicant will be thoroughly examined, and then we will send the «China Medical University Application Form for Foreign Student Coming To Study In China At Their Own Expenses» (this form may be downloaded from Internet) to eligible applicant. After filling out the form, the applicant should send it back with 8 pieces of 2-inch shots and 800 RMB together, so that we are able to deal with the enrollment procedure for applicant in time.
2. Applicant must demonstrate the original documents or certificates mentioned above to us, and we will evaluate his (her) abilities of the Chinese language, or examine the study certificate of Chinese language. If applicant could not pass the evaluation of the language ability and no the certificate available, he (she) needs to study the Chinese language for one year. After taking part in HSK examination and passing it (undergraduate: elementary level C; post-graduate: middle level B), the applicant will be eligible for studying here as a formal student.

Tuition fee, Living expenses and Others

Tuition fee and living expenses will be charged in accordance with the relative regulations of the Educational Ministry and the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China. All the other expenses must be paid by applicants themselves.

Communication address and Methods

Address: No. 92 Second Road Heping District Shenyang China
International Exchange Office
China Medical University
Postcode: 110001
Telephone: 0086-24-23266040
FAX: 0086-24-23265539
E-mail: mikezxh885@yahoo.com.cn