Hubei  University of Medicine (HUM) was founded as Wuhan Medical College,  Yunyang School in November 1965 and renamed Tongji Medical University,  Yunyang Medical College in 1986. In 1994, HUM was independently  instituted as Yunyang Medical College under the Approval of the State  Education Commission. In 1996, Yunyang Medical College passed the  National Undergraduate Teaching Quality Assessment (TQA) an  accreditation organized by the State Education Commission. In 2006  Yunyang Medical College was evaluated as “Excellent” in the TQA  conducted by the Ministry of Education. In 2010, Yunyang Medical College  was renamed Hubei University of Medicine under the approval of Hubei  Provincial Government and the Ministry of Education. In 2012, HUM was  authorized by the State Council to be qualified of granting Master’s  Degrees as well as to enroll international students. After 50 years  development, HUM is becoming the premier medical university located in  the joint area of central China and west China, the adjacent area of  Hubei, Chongqing, Shanxi and Henan province, where the population is  around 26,000,000.      

HUM’s  campus covers 1,175,400 square meters, of which 390,000 square meters  are for teaching and administration. The fixed assets amount to 2.683  billion RMB, with the teaching and research facilities making up 455  million RMB in assets. The HUM library has a collection of 840,000  volumes. The campus network is the only node for the China Education and  Research network (CERNET) in the northwest of Hubei Province.  

HUM  has 908 full-time faculty, of which 180 are professors and 277  associate professors. The HUM staff holds 714 post-bachloret degrees.  HUM has 3 Experts of Provincial “100 Scientific and Technological  Talents Plan”, 1 researcher from the Provincial “111 Project”, 11  Chutian Scholars, 36 experts with the State Council or the Provincial  Government Special Allowance, 45 experts with the title of Provincial or  Municipal Outstanding Contributor, and 68 Provincial or Municipal  Research Leaders. The University has appointed over 70 distinguished  scholars and experts as Honorary Professors, Visiting Professors,  Special Professors or Chief Research Leaders, including Mr. Ferid Murad  (Nobel laureate and member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences) and  Academician Mr. Qian Xue.  

HUM  can educate postgraduate and international students. The Provincial Key  Disciplines (Level 1) are Clinical Medicine, Basic Medicine and  Nursing. The Involving Disciplines of Chutian Scholar Program Surgery  are, Internal Medicine, Human Anatomy, Embryology and Anesthesiology.  HUM consists of more than 10 laboratories of national or provincial  level. In recent years HUM has undertaken 525 research projects, of  which 492 papers are cited by SCI. EI, ISTP. The University has  published 331 books and textbooks. HUM has also won 52 provincial or  ministry awards and has been granted 159 patents. 117 research  achievements have passed Achievement Appraisal.  

HUM’s  enrollment includes 15,000 full-time students. HUM has the authority to  grant Bachelor’s Degrees in medicine, engineering, management and  science. There are currently 12 programs for undergraduates including  Clinical Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Anesthesiology. Anesthesiology  and Nursing majors are National Distinction Majors under implementation  and Hubei Provincial Brand Majors. Dentistry, Pharmacy and Clinical  Medicine are Hubei Provincial Distinction Majors. The five affiliated  hospitals are the highest Level Three hospitals in the country, with 6  million out-patients and 300,000 in-patients annually.