Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
湖南中医药大学
Former names
Hunan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Hunan Chinese Medicine Specialty School
Hunan TCM Vocational School
Established 1960
Type Public university
Location Changsha, Hunan,  People's Republic of China
Website Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Official Site

Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (simplified Chinese: 湖南中医药大学; traditional Chinese: 湖南中醫藥大學; pinyin: Húnán Zhōngyīyào Dàxué) is a public university located in Changsha, Hunan province, China. The university offers courses in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

History

The university traces its history from Hunan Chinese Medicine Specialty School established in 1934 and Hunan TCM Vocational School established in 1953. From 1960 up to a few years after 2000, it is known as Hunan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The current Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was officially created and approved by the State Ministry of Education in 2006 when this TCM College had successfully merged with the former Hunan University of Science & Technology and the Hunan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (research-focused). The University as it stands now is primarily a teaching-oriented medical school, but also involved heavily in TCM research, providing health-care services to the province, and is one of the leading TCM universities in China.

Location and Campus

The university is based in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province. The campus covers an area of 4701 acre or approximately 1,902,6000 square meters.

The university consists of 3 campuses : the old campus (north campus), the new campus (Hanpu campus), and seven affiliated clinical hospitals.

The university consists of 5 nursing schools.

Administration

Colleges and Departments

The university administers the following 20 colleges or institutes:

External links

Coordinates: 28°08′03″N 112°53′40″E / 28.13417°N 112.89444°E