Peking University Health Science Center is a respected medical school in China attached to Peking University, and is affiliated to 14 other hospitals in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. It enjoys a reputation as the best medical school in the country. The medical school is ranked 19th worldwide in Life Sciences and Biomedicine according to Quacquarelli Symonds and is considered to be both a historical pioneer and a modern leader in medical research in China. It is notably supporting initiatives in genomics and in neuroscience. An alternative name for the medical school is Beijing Medical University.
The hospital is located on Xue Yuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing.
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Established by the central government of China on October 26, 1912 in the city of Beijing, it was the first of the kind in China to teach western medicine and train medical professionals. In 1923 it adopted the name Beijing Medical University. It merged with Peking University in 2000 and is now named Peking University Health Science Center.
PUHSC offers a full range of courses for 8 specialties including basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, preventive medicine, stomatology, pharmacy, nursing, medical laboratory diagnosis and biomedical English. It has 57 accredited doctoral programs and 66 master programs. In addition to offering undergraduate and graduate programs, it also plays an active role in continuing education. PUHSC hosts 6 postdoctoral programs. PUHSC now has enrollment of 10112 students, including 927 doctoral students, 1036 master program students, 3196 undergraduates, 696 junior college students, 3994 adult learning program students, and 388 international students. It has many international students.
PUHSC has developed 20 disciplines that have gained national recognition. Besides, it has 1 national key laboratory, 10 ministry-level key laboratories, 23 joint research centers, and 20 research institutes at university level. PUHSC has 11 schools, 1 institute and 1 division, namely, School of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Public Health, School of Nursing, School of Stomatology, the First School of Clinical Medicine (Beida Hospital), the Second School of Clinical Medicine(the people’s Hospital), the Third School of Clinical Medicine (the Third Hospital), Institute of Mental Health (the Sixth Hospital), the School of Oncology (Beijing Tumor Hospital), Peking University Shenzhen School of Medicine, Peking University School of Telemedical Education, and the Division of Humanity and Fundamental Sciences. In addition, 15 hospitals in Beijing serve as teaching hospital.
PUHSC has dormitories of international standard for international students. The rooms are well furnished with attached bathroom, furniture, internet and TV connection, telephone, AC etc. The campus has three large cafeterias. There is also a big playground and gymnasium for extra curricular activities. The health science library is the richest library for medical science in whole China. It stores ample books and journals in English language.