The West China College of Medicine, Sichuan University was founded in 1913 within what was then the Medical College, West China Union University. At present it consists of 5 Divisions: the Clinical Medicine, the Laboratory Medicine, the Higher Nursing Education, the Maternity and Child Hygiene, and Allied Health Professions. There are more than 2000 students for bachelor degree and about 1000 students for Master or Doctor Degree.
The faculty offers 5-year and 7-year programs. Bachelor degree of medicine will be conferred to the graduates of 5-year program; Master degree will be conferred to the graduates of 7-year program. Curriculum of the medicine has been reformed since early 1990’s and is one of the best medical curricula in the country. The faculty is famous for a number of characteristics, including clinical skills teaching and assessment, final medical examination for graduates, and very high immediate employment rate of the graduates. The faculty can offer all the teaching in English. In 2001, it recruited a class of foreign medical students. Then, we recruit about 30 foreign students each year. More and more overseas students from Taiwan and Hong Kong come to study here.
The Faculty has six teaching and research groups, which are Clinical hematology, Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Pharmacology and Transfusion. There are four Professors and ten associate Professors. It is a typical integrated Clinical and Teaching department model. All the teachers come from clinical laboratories. So they have not only theory knowledge, but have rich clinical experience. Moreover, it offers students excellent practice bases. The Department has been supported three times by the China Medical Board (CMB) project found since 1992. There are broad and active collaboration with experts in American, England and Hong Kong. Many teachers have been trained in American, England and have participated in compiling textbooks planed by National People Health Publishing House. The Department laboratories are equipped very well with support from CMB found, the university and its affiliate hospital.
Students come from different parts of China. They enjoy very good employment channels. The immediate employment rate has been 100% since the department was renewed. They are employed in different parts of China, mostly in large city hospitals such as Beijing United Hospital, Beijing Hospital, Shanghai Hua Shan Hospital, Guang Dong Zhong Shang Hospital, Shen Zhen People Hospital, Wu Han United Hospital, Wu Han Tong Ji Hospital and so on. The school enjoys a very high reputation for its high quality of education and long history of medical schooling education. It has been regarded as one of the top 5 medical schools in the country for more than half century.
Tuition and Fees (RMB)
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Types
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RMB(per year)
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Remarks
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Bachelor
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45,000 ($6585)
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The tuition of Stomatology, Pharmaceutics, and Public Health is 80%, 65%, and 65% of that medicine.
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Master
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50,000 ($7317)
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Doctor
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60,000 ($8780)
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