About Zhejiang Medical University (ZMU)
Zhejiang Medical University is one of the top ranking Universities in China located in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. Zhejiang is considered as the most beautiful place in china. "Above is heaven, below is Hangzhou" is a famous Chinese saying that can pretty well describe this place! It is a heaven on earth!.
Being one among the top 10 Universities Zhejiang Medical University is one among its kind offering MBBS course in English Medium with its International Standards and uncomparable atmosphere which attracts most of the International Students from Countries like India, USA, UK, UAE, Pakistan, etc...Because of its Unique curriculum which is based on the syllabus of Medical Council of India, Zhejiang Medical University is preferred by the students from India who are provided with seperate classrooms and other facilities like food and hostel. The University also offers training for USMLE and PLAB exams enabling the students to practice in USA and UK.
Zhejiang University School of Medicine grew out of Chekiang (Zhejiang) College of Medicine founded in 1912. In 1945, it was merged into Chekiang (Zhejiang)University Medical School. The College and its affiliated hospitals were then merged into one as Zhejiang Medical College in 1952 and it was upgraded to Zhejiang Medical University in 1960. In 1998, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University were merged to form a new Zhejiang University. The following year, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (ZUSM) was re-established and became the largest school among 22 schools or colleges. Although ZUSM has changed its names and locations several times, it remains the most eminent medical institutions in the region. Today it ranks as one of the famous medical educational institutions in China, whose dynamics and strengths in medical education, scientific research and clinical practice are well recongnized.
Seven departments consitute the School: First Department of Clinical Medicine, Second Department of Clinical Medicine, Third Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Department of Stomatology, and Department of Nursing. Both undergraduate programs and postgraduate programs are provided, fields covering Biomedicine, Public Health, Clinical Medicine, Stomatology, Nursing, and etc. Moreover, ZUSM edits and publishes such scientific journals as China’s Higher Medical Education, Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine, Journal of Infectious Diseases, HPBD. (INT), Journal of Practical Oncology, Jounal of Zhejiang University (medical edition), Clinical and Education of General Practice, Healthy Life.
By now, it has establised international links with scores of medical institutions in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. Programs like collaborative research projects and exchanges of faculty and students have been launched.
Zusm boasts rich human resources, reliable, well-establishe, and capable of fulfilling educational, academic or clinical missions. There are 385 full-time or part-time professors devoted to undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
This is an age of change, yet we will learn from our history, take responsibility for the future, and promote the unique nature of the ZUSM environment. No effort will be spared to cultivate promising professionals in academia, educationi and medical practice who will be outstanding in knowledge, experience, skills, qualities, responsibility and values.
In the past five yesrs, academic staff members in the School undertook a wide spectrum of research, from frontier basic medical science research to cutting edge clinical research. 103 projects were granted from National Natural Science Foundation, together with hundreds of key projects from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the Provincial Government.