Fujian Medical University (FJMU) was founded in 1937. With the mission of creating and nurturing a diverse community of elites who are “diligent, prudent, truth-seeking, and innovative” for over 70 years, it has developed an integral education system offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. In 2003, FJMU was approved by the Fujian Provincial People’s Government as one of the key universities for priority development.
Fujian Medical University consists of the Shangjie campus and Taijiang campus, covering an area of approximately 87 hectares with a floor space of 400,000 square meters. The University library has a collection of 1,430,000 volumes, with a space of 25600 square meters.
Fujian Medical University has 4 directly affiliated hospitals, 12 non-directly affiliated hospitals and 32 teaching hospitals. A flawless net of clinical teaching and practical teaching base has been formed. The four directly affiliated hospitals are The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital and The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Fujian Medical University. These affiliated hospitals provide international students with medical training and clinical rotation to lay the foundation for their qualification as a doctor after graduation.
Fujian Medical University attaches great importance to international students education. Fujian Medical University has opened English Medium Programs of Medical Bachelor/Undergraduate Degree (including MBBS), Master/Postgraduate Degree and Doctoral /PHD Degree to international students. Since 1998 it has enrolled more than 500 international students. Since 2008 Fujian Medical University has been listed as the university which is qualified to recruit the foreign students of medicine taught in English by National Education Ministry.
Fujian Medical University has established the cooperative of scientific research and talents training with the universities and medical research institutes from the United States, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Australia, Canada and so on. In 5 years, more than 160 groups/700 people from the United States, Japan, etc. Have visited the University, giving lectures and the carrying out other academic activities. More than 20 overseas alumni are engaged the posts in colleges, departments and research institutes, 110 experts and alumni are engaged as the guest professors.
