Naval Medical University

Naval Medical University of the People's Liberation Army of China (Naval Medical University, abbreviated as Navy Medical University (Second Military Medical University), located in Shanghai, is a key construction institution under the national "211 Project," "2110 Project," and the former General Logistics Department's "530 Project," a national "Double First-Class" construction university, a key university for graduate education, one of the first batch of pilot universities for reforming the training model of professional master's degrees in clinical medicine, one of the three units offering graduate schools, one of the first batch of institutions in the country authorized to grant doctoral and master's degrees, and one of the first to offer eight-year medical education. It is selected for the Ministry of Education's "Excellent Doctor Education and Training Program," the National High-level University Graduate Program for Public-Sponsored Students, the National Life Science and Technology Talent Training Base, and the training base for foreign military medical students. Naval Medical University was founded in September 1949, then known as the East China Military Region People's Medical College, mainly composed of the East China Medical Cadre School, the Medical College of the Ministry of Health of the Third Field Army, some personnel from the former Kuomintang Medical College who stayed on the mainland, and expert professors recruited from local areas. In October 1950, it was renamed Shanghai Military Medical University. On July 9, 1951, it was officially named the Second Military Medical University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army by the Central Military Commission. On June 29, 2017, it was renamed the Naval Medical University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, retaining the name of the Second Military Medical University externally. As of August 2017, according to the university's official website, the university's administrative structure consists of "Four Departments and Two Colleges," governing "One College and Eight Departments," three division-level student management units, four affiliated hospitals, one national liver cancer science center, and five retired cadre sanatoriums.