Anhui Medical University is a key provincial university with a profound history of 94 years. The predecessor of Anhui Medical University was Dongnan Medical College, established in 1926 in Shanghai. Moved first to Huaiyuan County, Anhui Province at the end of 1949, and then to Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, in 1952, Dongnan Medical College changed its name to Anhui Medical College. In June, 1996, approved by the National Committee on Education, Anhui Medical College was renamed Anhui Medical University.
As a key provincial university, Anhui Medical University is one of the universities co-invested by Ministry of Education, National Health &Family Planning Commission and Anhui Provincial Government. Since its foundation in 1926. Anhui Medical University has accumulated a profound historical background with the university motto" Study hard and try to practise, bring up excellent doctors" and university ethos"Seeking for earnest, proficiency and creativity". The University has been devoting itself to the development of a teaching-research type medical university with high standards, and carrying out the fine tradition of making contribution to human health.
Currently, the University has 13,000 full-time undergraduates and 4300 full-time graduate students and 13,000 in-service teaching and medical staff. The University has 34 undergraduate programs. There are 4 authorized first-level discipline doctoral programs in Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, Basic Medical Sciences, and Public Health and Preventive Medicine, as well as 13 authorized first-level discipline master’s programs. The University has 7 directly affiliated hospitals with about 15000 beds. It also has 7 directly affiliated hospitals with about 15000 beds.
The University attaches great importance to international exchange and cooperation. The University has reached cooperation agreements with universities in 16 countries and regions. The University is the vice chairman university of the “the Belt and Road” International Medical Education Alliance and the ASEAN-China Medical Education University Alliance. More 1600 foreign institutions have cooperation in scientific research papers with Anhui Medical University.
