Former names
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Shanghai Medical University Shanghai First Medical College National Shanghai Medical College |
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Motto | 正谊明道, Zhèngyí Míngdào |
Type | Public |
Established | 1927 |
Dean | Gui Yonghao (桂永浩) |
Academic staff
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Teaching Faculty 554, PhD Advisor 249, Master Advisor 204 |
Location | Shanghai, China |
Address | 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai |
Nickname | Chinese: 上医; pinyin: Shàngyī; literally: "Shanghai-Med" |
Website | shmc |
Fudan University Shanghai Medical College | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 復旦大學上海醫學院 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 复旦大学上海医学院 | ||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Fùdàn Dàxué Shànghǎi Yīxuéyuàn |
Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, formerly known as the Medical Center of Fudan University and Shanghai Medical University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious medical schools in China. It is consistently ranked among the top three medical schools in China. Fudan University (established in 1905) and Shanghai Medical University (established in 1927) merged in April 2000 to become a more comprehensive institution of higher education. On July 27, 2001, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University was established, with Professor Wang Wei-ping as its first dean, and the original site of Shanghai Medical University was then designated as the Fenglin Campus of Fudan University.
The college is located to the east of the prosperous region of Xujiahui, in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China. It is located adjacent to Zhaojiabang Road Station, served by Shanghai Metro Lines 7 and 9.
In July 2014, Shanghai Medical College's campus began a 2-year large-scale construction project, which is projected to be complete in December 2016. New facilities will include new student residential colleges with residential towers, food services, and activity space, two research complexes, an indoor swimming center with rooftop soccer field, and a 20-story library tower, which has been granted ¥100 million yuan ($16.1 million USD) by Powerlong Group Group Development and Shanghai Haosheng Investment Group.
Today, the college has 27 departments in the basic medical sciences and clinical medicine, 20 national key disciplines, 1 national key laboratory, 8 Project 211 key disciplines, 9 key laboratories under the supervision of the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China, 2 municipal key disciplines and 8 Shanghai Clinic Medical Centers. It has 4 research stations that offer postdoctoral fellowships, 29 doctoral programs and 36 master programs.
The college offers undergraduate programs in Clinical Medicine, Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine. The Clinical Medicine programs include a standard 5-year program offering the Bachelor of Medicine degree, a six-year program offering the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, and an eight-year program offering the Doctor of Medicine degree.