Hubei University of Medicine
| 湖北医药学院 | |
Former names | Wuhan Medical College Yunyang School (1965–1985) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1965 |
| President | Hanjun Tu |
Academic staff | 578[1] |
| Undergraduates | 8,139[1] |
| Location |
Shiyan, Hubei,  People's Republic of China |
| Website | http://www.hbmu.edu.cn/ |
The Hubei University of Medicine (HUM, Chinese: 湖北医药学院) is a public university located in Shiyan City, Hubei Province, China. Founded in 1965, the university was originally known as Wuhan Medical College Yunyang School (Chinese: 武汉医学院郧阳分院). The school was established in Yun County, a remote mountain area in the northwest of Hubei Province, and moved to its current location a year later.
History
Wuhan Medical College Yunyang School (1965–1986)
- The university was founded in 1965. A team of more than 50 staff members composed of professionals and managers had been selected from Wuhan Medical College (Chinese: 武汉医学院). Led by associate professor Shixiao Xiang (Chinese: 项士孝), the school was first set up in the Yun County, Yunyang, Hubei Province.
- In the spring of 1967, the school was relocated to the Shiyan City, Yunyang, Hubei.
Tongji Medical University Yunyang College (1986–1994)
- In 1986, the school was renamed to Tongji Medical University Yunyang College (Chinese: 同济医科大学郧阳医学院).
Yunyang Medical College (1994–2010)
- In 1994, the college was renamed to Yunyang Medical College (Chinese: 郧阳医学院).
- In 1998, the college incorporated with Shiyan Medical School and Shiyan Nursing School.
Hubei University of Medicine (2010-now)
- In May 2010, the university was renamed the Hubei University of Medicine.[2]
Presidents
- 1965~1978 Shixiao Xiang 项士孝（vice-president）
- 1978~1980 Yiting Yang 杨毅亭
- 1981~1984 Yochun Shen 沈有春
- 1984~2000 Guiyuan Yang 杨桂元
- 2000~2007 Tiezhu Huang 黄铁柱
- 2007~now Hanjun Tu 涂汉军
Faculties and Research
The university is now composed of 12 schools including Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical, Pharmacy and Nursing. HUM is emphasized on undergraduate education, and is developing graduate, continuing education and collaboration with other universities worldwide.[3]
Currently there are more than 200 foreign post graduate and under graduate students from Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Tanzania are enrolled in the university under different specialities
Schools
- Basic Medical Sciences
- First Clinical
- Second Clinical
- Third Clinical
- Fourth Clinical
- Dentistry
- Pharmacy
- Nursing
- The Institute of Public Administration
- Biomedical Engineering
- Continuing Education
Master Degree Program
- Clinical Medicine
- General Surgery
- Orthopaedics Surgery
- Paediatrics
- Dermatology
- Radiology
- ENT
Research Laboratory and Institute
- Hubei Key Lab of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
- Life Sciences Institute
- Basic Medicine Institute
- Clinical Medicine Institute
- Liver Surgery Institute
Further reading
郧阳医学院志：http://f.wanfangdata.com.cn/Book/default.aspx?id=Book_FZ004423
External links
Official website: http://en.hbmu.edu.cn/
References
- 1 2 "湖北医药学院 | 统计资料. 湖北医药学院.". hbmu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ↑ "List of Chinese Colleges and Universities in 2014". moe.gov.cn. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ↑ "College of Nursing and Health explores teaching collaboration with China. Wright State University." (PDF). webapp2.wright.edu. Retrieved 2015-01-03.