Guangzhou Medical University

Founded in 1958, Guangzhou Medical University (GMU), formerly known as Guangzhou Medical College, is a medical institution which offers a full range of programmes at undergraduate and graduate levels. GMU has two main campuses. The Yuexiu campus is located in the downtown of Guangzhou city and the Panyu campus is a new 247 acre campus situated near the Pearl River.

GMU currently has 21 colleges: the School of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Public Health, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Stomatology, School of Nursing, GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Nanshan college, School of Mental Health, School of Pediatrics, School of Health Management, School of Marxism, School of International Education, School of General Practice & Continuing Education, Kingmed College of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School, First Clinical College, Second Clinical College, Third Clinical College, Fifth Clinical College, Sixth Clinical College and Clinical College of Guangzhou First People’s Hospital.

GMU has seven directly affiliated hospitals and 10 non-directly affiliated hospitals, specializing in respiratory diseases, neuropathy, cardiovascular diseases, gynecology and obstetrics, cancer, dental care, rehabilitation, minimally invasive surgery, primary care and more. Furthermore, GMU owns 21 research institutes, and one national clinical medical center. The Sino-French Hoffmann Institute is a joint project with the 2011 Nobel Laureate Jules Hoffmann. 

GMU also has 28 municipal and above key laboratories including national key laboratories. The university boasts one national key discipline, nine national key clinical specialties and numerous provincial disciplines and specialties. GMU places great emphasis on attracting talented faculty from home and abroad to develop the university.

GMU offers 20 full-time undergraduate programmes: Clinical Medicine, TCM and Western Medicine, Medical Imaging, Anesthesiology, Rehabilitation Therapy, Stomatology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing, Preventive Medicine, Applied Psychology, Clinical Pharmacy, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Health Administration, Marketing, Law, and Food Quality and Safety. 

In addition to its quality undergraduate programmes, GMU offers excellent M.Sc. programmes and Ph.D programmes. GMU also hosts a postdoctoral research station for clinical medicine and started recruiting international students for its MBBS programme (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) in 2010. To date, GMU has enrolled 185 international students from 19 countries. 

GMU has carried out extensive collaborations in research, teaching, and training with many renowned universities, such as University of Edinburgh, University of Strasbourg, and University of Birmingham. 

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195, Dongfeng Xi Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong province (Yuexiu campus)

Xinzao town, Panyu district, Guangzhou, Guangdong province (Panyu campus)

Tel: +86-20-37103000

Email: gmuinoffice@163.com