China, Wenzhou

Wenzhou Medical University (WMU), it’s history can be traced back from Zhejiang Medical School established in Hangzhou in 1912, . In 1958, Part of Zhejiang Medical School was moved from Hangzhou to Wenzhou, hence the name changed to Wenzhou Medical College.In 2013, the name changed to Wenzhou Medical University (WMU). One of the 30 universities which is authorized to enroll international medical students (English-Medium Education)since 2006, there are 1044 international students from 55 countries in WMU currently .Wenzhou Medical University is ranked as the 18th among the medical schools in China. Average passing rate of WMU graduates in Chinese Doctor’s License Examination is more than 80% and within the top 10% among all Chinese Medical Schools. The passing rate was the 5th place of the 147 medical schools in China. In 2015, the employment satisfaction rate was ranked the 2nd place among the graduates and the 5th place among the employers in China.Wenzhou Medical University is composed of 4 campuses, located respectively at Xueyuan Road, Xiushan Chashan and Binhai,covers an area
of about 1,200,000 ㎡ , with a floor space of 500,000 ㎡.The school library has a collection of 2,150,000 books and 1100 categories of periodicals either in Chinese or foreign languages. WMU administered 21Affiliated hospitals with more than 15000 beds opened ( among which 17 are general hospitals and 4 are specialized hospitals), rendering medical services to a population of 20 million apart from 50 teaching and practicing hospitals. WMU has over 9400 professional academic staff, out of which, 1400 holds senior professional technical positions.