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School of Medicine (SJTUSM, ), formerly Shanghai Second Medical University, is a public

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, China. Clinical medicine of SJTUSM is consistently ranked first among medical schools nationally and #62 by the '' U.S. News & World Report'' globally. The "Clinical and health" discipline of SJTU also ranked #53 globally by

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as of 2022. Its "Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences" and "Public Health" were ranked 35th and 76th in the world respectively by the

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. It is one of the two medical schools that received the highest ranking of "A+" in Clinical Medicine from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. In the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round of evaluating disciplines in degree and graduate programs organized by the Ministry of Education from 2009 to 2018, and the comprehensive strength of various disciplines belonged to the first echelon of the nation's medical schools.

History

Shanghai Second Medical College was established in 1952 and was renamed Shanghai Second Medical University in 1985. It was composed of the medical schools of Aurora University and

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and Tong De Medical College. It was a municipal university before 2005. In July 2005, under an agreement signed by Shanghai Municipal Government and the

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and Shanghai Second Medical University were merged into one. The new university is administered by both the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Ministry of Education. In November, 2010, SJTUSM became one of the first ten universities jointly supported by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education. The rich historic background of over one hundred years and heroic journey of more than 50 years have eventually brought about a research-oriented medical school with all-round development in medical education, clinical services, and scientific research, as well as other social services, a medical school with outstanding features and distinct advantages, a strong faculty, and remarkable academic achievements. In the second round of evaluating disciplines in degree and graduate programs organized by the Ministry of Education in 2009, clinical medicine of SJTUSM ranked first nationally, and the comprehensive strength of various disciplines belonged to the first echelon of the nation's medical schools. School of Medicine SJTU

List of presidents

*Gong Naiquan () (1952.10 - 1953.12) *Sun Zhongde () (1953.12 - 1958.2) *Guan Zizhan () (1958.2 - 1966) * Lan Xichun (1978.8 - 1984.3) * Wang Zhenyi (王振义) (1984.3 - 1988. 1) *Wang Yifei () (1988.1 - 1997.7) *Fan Guanrong () (1997.7 - 2003.3) * Shen Xiaoming (沈晓明)2003.3 - 2006.3) *Zhu Zhenggang () (2006.3-2010.12) *Chen Guoqiang () (2010.12- present)

Affiliated hospitals

* Ruijin Hospital * Renji Hospital * Xinhua Hospital * Shanghai General Hospital ( Shanghai First People's Hospital) * Shanghai Third People's Hospital * Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital * Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital * Shanghai Chest Hospital * Shanghai Mental Health Center * Shanghai Children's Medical Center * Shanghai Children's Hospital * International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, also of China Welfare Institute * Shanghai Tongren Hospital

References

External links

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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Overview of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

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