Guangzhou Medical University, formerly known as Guangzhou Medical College, is a Chinese medical school located in Guangzhou.
History
It was established in 1958. The internship program began in 2013. “Nan Yue Outstanding Graduate Student” campaign started in 1993 in Guangdong province.
Students
Approximately 1,500 undergraduates and 550 postgraduates enroll from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau each year. 23,300 students study full-time, including 10,000 undergraduates, 1,300 graduate students, and 12,000 continuing education students. International students: 218 full-time undergraduates are studying MBBS in English medium, mostly from India and Nepal. Rest are from Tanzania, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, France, Ghana, Cameroon, Comoros, United States, South Africa, Saint Vincent, Sudan, Uganda, Singapore, United Kingdom, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, and other 21 countries
Campus
Guangzhou Medical University has two campuses, Panyu and Yuexiu, covering an area of 372,300 square meters and a construction area of 481,900 square meters. There are 22 colleges, 7 directly affiliated hospitals and 11 non-directly affiliated hospitals, and 28 research institutions. Guangzhou Medical University has 20 research institutes. Namely, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The Sino-French Hoffmann Institute, Guangzhou Institute of Snake Venom, Institute of Neuroscience, Institute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Orthopedics, Urology Institute and Institute of Higher Education.
Academic program
Specialites include clinical medicine, medical examination, medical imaging, nursing, anesthesiology, stomatology, preventive medicine, pharmacy, therapeutic recreation, public service administration, biomedical engineering, psychotechnics, biotechnology, Chinese and Western integrative medicine, law, statistics, information management and systems, marketing management and food quality inspection.
Internship
Physician internships run 48 weeks. Students apply for posts in the 8 affiliated hospitals of Guangzhou Medical University. Before the internship, students need to reach HSK 3.
GMU’s motto, chosen from Chinese is诚信务实，自强不息，敢为人先，追求卓越. The motto is literally translated as “pragmatic integrity, self-discipline, always to be the first and pursuit of excellence”, and has been in use since the 1950s.
