Gannan Medical University

Introduction

Gannan Medical University is situated in the city of Ganzhou, in the south of Jiangxi Province. It is a higher institute of medical sciences, under the supervision of Jiangxi Provincial Government.

The university can trace its history back to April, 1941. With the development for decades, the university has made great contributions to health work and medical education. It has trained more than 20,000 health workers of different levels for the society. Its graduates are now working in many places both at home and abroad.

The university has six schools: School of Basic Medical Science, First School of Clinical Medicine, Second school of Clinical Medicine, School of Humanity and Social Science, School of Continuing Education and International Education College. The university has 10 departments: Clinical Medicine, Ocular & ENT Science, Anesthesia Science, Nursing Science, Medical Imaging, Public Administration, Sports and Human Body, Physical Education, and Modern Education & Technology etc. There are all together more than 700 staff members, including 180 with senior titles and more than 350 lecturers. University covers 110,000sq. m. with a building area of139000 sq. m.

The university mainly offers five and a half years courses of Clinical Medicine (MBBS) for foreign students, five years Anesthesia Science, and 4-year courses for the specialties of Public Administration, Nursing Science and the Science of Sports and Human Body. In Clinical Medicine, some students stream to certain specialized areas, such as Wound Surgery, Ocular & ENT. It also possesses the right from World Health Organization and Ministry of Education, PR of China to enroll overseas students.

Gannan Medical University is recognized by WHO, UNESCO, CSC, CMC. Students can do internship all over the world. The University offers bachelor and master programs. The University has a general affiliated hospital with hundreds of sick beds and 48 medical departments and sections, and another two affiliated hospitals and more that than ten hospitals for internship in Ganzhou. It has established research units or labs of higher education for medical genetics and pathological dermatology.