Peking University Health Science Center

Peking University Health Science Center is one of the most selected and respected medical school in China attached to Peking University, and is affiliated by 14 hospitals in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. It is one of the top medical schools in the country. It is both a historical pioneer and a modern leader in medical education in mainland China. An alternative name for the medical school is Beijing Medical University.

The hospital is located on Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing.

History

Established on October 26, 1912 in the city of Beijing, it was the first of the kind in China to teach western medicine and train medical doctors following British medical education system. The professional degree offered to the Clinical medicine graduates is equivalent to the Scottish system 'MD'. In 1923 it adopted the name Beijing Medical University. It merged with Peking University in 2000 and is now named Peking University Health Science Center.

Academics

PUHSC offers a full range of courses for eight specialties including basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, preventive medicine, stomatology, pharmacy, nursing, medical laboratory diagnosis and biomedical English. It has 57 accredited doctoral programs. PUHSC hosts six postdoctoral programs. PUHSC has an enrollment of 927 doctoral students and 388 international students.

PUHSC has developed 20 disciplines that have gained national recognition. Besides, it has one national key laboratory, 10 ministry-level key laboratories, 23 joint research centers, and 20 research institutes at university level. PUHSC has 11 schools, one institute and one division: School of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Public Health, School of Nursing, School of Stomatology, the First School of Clinical Medicine (Beida Hospital), the Second School of Clinical Medicine (the People’s Hospital), the Third School of Clinical Medicine (the Third Hospital), Institute of Mental Health (the Sixth Hospital), the School of Oncology (Beijing Tumor Hospital), Peking University Shenzhen School of Medicine, Peking University School of Telemedical Education, and the Division of Humanity and Fundamental Sciences. In addition, 15 hospitals in Beijing serve as teaching hospital.

Ranking: Number one in general among all medical schools in China. Number one in clinical medicine among all medical schools in China. Number one in medical research among all medical schools in China.

Alumni

Zhong Nanshan - Discovered the SARS coronavirus

Tu Youyou-- One of three co-winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and winner of the 2011 Albert Lasker Award in Clinical Medicine, both awarded for discovering the important anti-malarial drug artemisinin (also known as Qinghaosu).

Shu Chien- National Medal of Science, USA (2011)

See also

• Healthcare system reform in the People's Republic of China

External links

• Peking University Health Science Center