Wenzhou Medical College
Encyclopedia
Wenzhou Medical College (WMC; ), designated as a key university in Wenzhou
, Zhejiang
, is an institution of higher learning under the leadership of Zhejiang
Provincial Government.
to Wenzhou
and began recruiting 5-year fulltime program students, hence the name Wenzhou Medical College (WMC).
These cover a combined area of about 73 ha. (=1,100 mu) with a floor space of 460,000㎡.
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....
, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
, is an institution of higher learning under the leadership of Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
Provincial Government.
History
Its history can be traced back to Zhejiang Specialized Medical School established in Hangzhou in 1912, named Zhejiang Second Medical College at that time. In August 1958, part of Zhejiang Medical College was moved from HangzhouHangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
to Wenzhou
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....
and began recruiting 5-year fulltime program students, hence the name Wenzhou Medical College (WMC).
Campuses
WMC is composed of three campuses, located respectively at- Chashan (Main campus)
- Xueyuan Road
- Xiushan
These cover a combined area of about 73 ha. (=1,100 mu) with a floor space of 460,000㎡.
Schools and departments
- School of International Studies 国际教育学院
- School of Stomatology 口腔医学院
- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry 眼视光学院
Affiliated hospitals
- The 1st Affiliated HospitalThe 1st Affiliated HospitalThe First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College is a grade 3A hospital located in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province . It is also recognized as the First Provincial Wenzhou Hospital of Zhejiang . - History :...
- The 2nd Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children’s Hospital
- The Affiliated Eye HospitalThe Affiliated Eye HospitalThe Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College is a Chinese institution for study and treatment in the fields of Ophthalmology and Optometry. The hospital was founded in 1998 in Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China...
- The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology
- The 3rd Affiliated Hospital
- The Affiliated Taizhou Hospital
- The 5th Affiliated Hospital
- The 6th Affiliated Hospital
- The Affiliated Wenling Hospital
International cooperation
- New England College of OptometryNew England College of OptometryThe New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest continually operating college of optometry in the United States. It was originally established as the Klein School of Optics in 1894 by Dr. August Andreas Klein, an ophthalmologist...
, USA - Medical University of Graz, Austria
- Confucius Center, Burapha UniversityBurapha UniversityBurapha University is one of Thailand's major public universities located in the coastal town of Bangsaen, Chonburi Province. The campus hosts approximately 36,245 students , aided by 992 teaching staff and 300 general employees. The university offers degrees in more than 50 programs of study,...
, Thailand - Pacific UniversityPacific UniversityPacific University is a private university located in Oregon, United States. The first campus began more than 160 years ago and is located about 38 km west of Portland in Forest Grove...
, USA - State University of New York College of Optometry, USA
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Special Olympics Sports Health Center
Noteworthy alumni
- Prof. Shen Xiaoming
- Vice President, Shanghai Jiaotong University
- Former President, Shanghai Second Medical University
- Winner, National Award of Science and Technology (twice)
- (The late) Dr. Zhou Jian - Senior researcher
- Began research on human papilloma virus (HPV) from 1984.
- Successful research and development on Gardasil, bacterin for preventing cervical cancer with Prof. Ian FrazerIan FrazerProfessor Ian Frazer is the Director of the Diamantina Institute. He is a creator of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer; the second cancer preventing vaccine, and the first vaccine designed to prevent a cancer. .- Education:He was born in Glasgow, Scotland...
from University of Queensland, Australia on 2005
- Prof. Wang Guangjie
- Tenure professor of New England College, USA
- 1st place in USA OD license Examination in 1991
- Prof. Miao Tianrong - Winner, Award of National Science Conference, for his creative logarithmic visual chart
- Prof. Qian Li - His Abdominal Surgery greatly influenced domestic surgeons, and was later renamed in his honour.
- President, WMC (?)
Anniversaries
Wenzhou Medical College celebrated its 50th anniversary on November 15 2008.See also
- List of universities in the People's Republic of China
- Special OlympicsSpecial OlympicsSpecial Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries....
- World directory of medical schools: Final updates through December 2007
- Avicenna DirectoriesAvicenna DirectoriesThe Avicenna Directories project is a developing public database of worldwide medical schools, schools of pharmacy, schools of public health and educational institutions of other academic health professions. The Avicenna Directories are maintained by the University of Copenhagen in collaboration...