The Hubei University of Chinese Medicine (), formerly known as Hubei College of

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(TCM) (), is located in

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History

The history of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine dates back to 1958 when it was first founded as Hubei Vocational School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2003, the university was renewed by combining with Hubei College of Medical Laboratory Sciences.

Infrastructure

The college has three secondary schools, four affiliated hospitals, four State-Level (highest level) Medical Research Centers and 10 Research Institutions. The university occupies with a total construction of about 470, 000m2. The university has 15 departments, 28 specialties for bachelor's degree and 9 specialties for professional training, 28 specialties for master's degree and 16 specialties for doctor degree; more than 104 bases for clinical practice, including 7 affiliated hospitals, 21 State-Level, Province-Level or College-Level laboratories for teaching. At present the university, has 18,000 students.

International students

Since 1986 when it started to enroll foreign students and students from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Africa, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan, the university has successively established such organizations as the Foreign Affairs Department, Overseas Education school and Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan Affairs’ Office, which serve as a relatively independent facility, providing overseas students with the teaching and the affiliated facilities. Since 1986, the University has trained over 1600 overseas students from over 30 different countries and regions, has developed the ability to receive about 50 groups of visiting guests per year, and has exchanged and cooperated with over 50 universities, academic institution and companies from over 25 countries. Up to now, the International Education School has more than 500 resident overseas students from over 30 countries and regions. The new campus started construction in 2004. The new buildings of the International Education School, consisting of accommodation, canteens, entertainment center, fitness center, gymnasium, conference rooms and offices.

Academic staff

The university staff has reached the number of 1212 people: among them, 859 are full-time teachers, 385 have the title of Professor or Associated Professor, 300 are tutors for mastership candidates, 40 are for doctorate candidates, 11 nationwide famous tutors for Chinese medicine succession, and more than 30 people enjoy Special Allowance issued by State Council and Provincial Government.

External links

* *https://web.archive.org/web/20080504210220/http://wsc.hbtcm.edu.cn/structure/english/index *http://www.hbtcm.edu.cn/ *http://www.university-directory.eu/China/Hubei-College-of-Traditional-Chinese-Medicine.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20101203053558/http://www.nesochina.org/dutch-students/chinese-education-system/institutions/hubei-college-of-traditional-medicine *https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=&school=&currpage=1&cname=&city=wuhan®ion=&rname=&mcode=243335&psize=25 {{authority control Universities and colleges in Wuhan Medical schools in China