Nanjing Medical University (NMU; ) is a

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Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and t ...

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. It was established in 1934 in

Zhenjiang Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) a ...

, but subsequently relocated to Nanjing in 1957. The university has two main campuses: Wutai and Jiangning, both of which have international student apartments. In 2020, 4icu ranked it 1082 in the world and 108 in China. It started an English taught

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(MBBS) program from 2005, as approved by the

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(MOE).

History

The National Jiangsu Medical College was founded in 1934 and was renamed the Nanjing Medical College in 1957 when it moved to Nanjing. It was among the first medical universities in China to offer six-year programs in 1962. In 1981 it was approved to offer master's and doctoral degree programs. It was renamed Nanjing Medical University in 1993 and is now among the top Chinese medical universities.''Nanjing Medical University.''
MBBS in China. Retrieved May 10, 2014.

Location

As of 2020, Nanjing Medical University has two campuses. The main campus is Wutai with a land area of 8 hectares, and the New Campus is Jiangning (comprising 87 hectares), which is almost 11 times bigger than the Wutai campus. Wutai is the center of Clinical Teaching and research.

Programs

The school offers bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D degree and post-doctoral research programs. Its facilities consists of an independent school, Kangda College, and 16 secondary schools.''Nanjing Medical University.''
China Education Center Ltd. Retrieved May 10, 2014. Most of the schools are for the study of medicine,

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, or other medical care fields including: the School of Basic Medical Sciences, First School of

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, Second School of Clinical Medicine, Third School of Clinical Medicine, Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Gulou School of Clinical Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Stomatology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Medical Policy and Management. Other schools are the College of International Studies, School of

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, School of Higher Vocational and Technical Education, and School of International Education. NMU has 24 affiliated hospitals and around 50 teaching hospitals. These hospitals are spread in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong provinces. NMU has more than 1,400 registered faculty members, including 117 full professors and 175 associate professors. There are 812 supervisors of the master's program and 185 supervisors of the doctoral programs. The University states that it has "one academician of the

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, one

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Distinguished Visiting Professor, two recruited global experts from the National “Thousand Talent” Program, six winners of the China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists, one winner of the National Award for Distinguished Teachers, five winners of the funds from New Century Excellent Talent Support Program of the Ministry of Education, nine Jiangsu Specially-Appointed Professors, three “State-Level Teaching Teams”, and one “Innovation Team” from the Ministry of Education." It has an international exchange and cooperation program in which sends instructors overseas for studies and works with scientific research institutions and medical schools in the Britain, United States of America, Australia, Germany, Japan and France. By 2014, there were more than 500 foreign students. NMU is a partner organization with the

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at the

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.''Academic and/or Research Institution Partners.''
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. World Health Organization. Retrieved May 10, 2014.

References

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition
'. ScholarlyEditions; 9 January 2012. . Nanjing Medical University: The MIF-173G/C polymorphism and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a Chinese population. PT52. *
Advances in Biological Therapy Research and Application: 2011 Edition
'. ScholarlyEditions; 9 January 2012. . *
Advances in Physiology Research and Application: 2011 Edition
'. ScholarlyEditions; 9 January 2012. . Nanjing Medical University: Brain mitochondrial dysfunction in ovariectomized mice injected with D-galactose. *
Advances in Physiology Research and Application: 2011 Edition
'. ScholarlyEditions; 9 January 2012. . Nanjing Medical University: Exposure to fenvalerate causes brain impairment during zebrafish development. * Chinese Medical Association and Nanjing Medical University, ''Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders,'' second edition, revised (CCMD-2-R) (Nanjing: Dong Nan University Press, 1995) (in Chinese). * Chinese Psychiatric Assoc. and Nanjing Medical University Teaching Hospital. ''The Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders.'' Nanjing, 1995. * Peter B. Gahan.
Circulating Nucleic Acids in Plasma and Serum: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on circulating nucleic acids in plasma and serum held on 9-11 November 2009 in Hong Kong.
'. Springer; 8 October 2010. . Plasma DNA Methylation Analysis in Predicting Short-Term Recurrence of Surgical Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). pp. 47–55. *
Issues in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 2011 Edition
'. ScholarlyEditions; 9 January 2012. . *
Gastric Cancer: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition
'. ScholarlyEditions; 22 July 2013. . * "Nanjing Medical University reports research in anesthesiology." ''Pain & Central Nervous System Week.'' NewsRX. 2008. * "Nanjing Medical University reports research in kidney transplants." ''Blood Weekly.'' NewsRX. 2009. *
Pancreatic Hormones: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition: ScholarlyBrief
'. ScholarlyEditions; 9 January 2012. . * "Research from Nanjing Medical University provide new insights into secondary hyperparathyroidism." ''Biotech Week.'' NewsRX. 2009. HighBeam Research. * "Scientists at Nanjing Medical University detail research in hemoglobinuria." ''Health & Medicine Week.'' NewsRX. 2008. * Tina Hesman Saey, "Monkeys Born with Edited Genes: DNA-Snipping Technique Shows Therapeutic Promise," ''Science News,'' March 8, 2014. p. 7.

External links

Official Website in EnglishOfficial Website in Chinese
{{authority control Universities in China with English-medium medical schools Universities and colleges in Nanjing

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