Hubei University Of Medicine

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.

Hubei University of Medicine (HUM) is located in the center of Shiyan, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China. Shiyan boasts several tourist attractions such as Wudang Mountain: a sacred place of Taoism, Danjiangkou Reservoir: the largest artificial freshwater lake in Asia and, Shengnongjia Forest. Shiyan is also known as the Motor City and one of the top ten charming cities in China.

Established in 1965, Hubei Univeristy of Medicine is a general institute of higher education with a focus on medicine with coordinated development of science,engineering, management and other disciplines. In 2017, the main discipline of Clinical Medicine was ranked in the top 1% of ESI in the world. The University has also been officially listed in “double first-class” univeristy construction in Hubei Province. The Univeristy covers 1,477.41 acres of land with campus and accommodation of 389,600 square meters and fixed assets of 1.385 billion RMB excluding affiliated hospitals.

HUM has over 18,000 full-time students including undergraduates and postgraduates, over 500 international students and over 1,000 faculty and staff. It offers 18 undergraduate programs, covering 4 fields which are medicine, science, management and engineering. The university hosts two nationally special majors, 5 provincial brand majors, 17 national and provincial quality courses, 4 provincial teaching demonstration centers, and 5 affiliated hospitals. Along with emphasis on undergraduate education, HUM is also developing postgraduate education, international education and continuing education.

HUM hassix provincially provincial key disciplines, eight Chutian Scholars( the outstanding talent project initiated by Hubei provincial government) based disciplines, four authorized master’s programs, two academician working stations, one national laboratory, 13 provincially key laboratories, and 10 scientific research institutes related to precilinical, regenerative medicine, reproductive medicine, clinical medicine, organ transplantation as well as hepatological surgery. In recent years, researchers at HUM have undertaken 71 provincial and ministerial research projects, 59 provincial and ministerial research awards have been granted, 210 research projects were accredited, and 225 patents were awarded. 956 articles were published in SCI, EI, and ISTP. Articles published in Nature and Cell Metabolism had drawn great attention at home and abroad.

HUM has cultivated international relationships by exchange and collaboration with universities in America, England, Australia, Japan, Korea and other nations, promoting the development of disciplines and internationalization.