Why Study Medicine at Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University, China
Brief Introduction
Present Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University was founded as the former Norman Bethune University of Medical Science by Marshal Nie Rongzhen in September 1939 in Tang county of Hebei Province in the Jinchaji Anti-Japanese Resistance Base. The College of Medicine is named after the outstanding Canadian Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Norman Bethune because of his selfless devotion to the establishment and running of the institution. Since more than half a century, the institution has trained over forty thousand medical professionals and contributed a lot in the development of medical science, medical education and public health. In other words the college has been continuously involved in the development of medical field of China as a whole. After the merger with Jilin University, much emphasis has been laid on the development of medical education.
(1). History
Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University was founded in1939 as the former Norman Bethune University of Medical Science and named as First Military Medical University after merger of Third Military Medical University in 1954. Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University restored the names of Bethune medical university in 1978.In 2000, Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University merged into a new Jilin University with original Jilin University, Jilin Industrial University, Changchun science and Technology University, Changchun University of Posts and Telecommunications.
(2). Discipline Construction
Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University offers many different programs. There are about 16 scientific research and mobile station. Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University has been qualified to award master's degree in 61 specialties, first level discipline doctor’s degree in 7 specialties and second level discipline doctor’s degree in 58 specialties . Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University has 2 national key disciplines, 7 Jilin provincial key disciplines and other 21 provincial and ministerial key disciplines. Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University emphasizes on much research to improve the medical education.
(3). Campus Overview
Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University consists of five Departments and four affiliated hospitals, covering entirely an area of 1.6millions square meters. Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University totally has 8000 students and number of international students’ reaches 350 who studying here for medical. With convenient transportation, and the campus is easy access. The Library of Professional Medicine has a floor space of 8400 square meters, with a collection of 350 thousand volumes of books, and 2000 kinds of periodicals of Chinese and international languages.
(4). Affiliated Hospitals
Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University has four affiliated hospitals, including First hospital (the first Institute of clinical medicine), Second hospitals (Second College of clinical medicine), China Japan Friendship Hospital (Third College of clinical medicine), or Dental Hospital (hospital).Among this, the first clinical school was named as the national "100 hospital”. Four comprehensive clinical hospitals serve as attached institutions. The total number of beds is 4055.
(5). Significant Achievements
Since 1998, Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University has tackled ten national key problems in the field of Science and Technology, and undertaken 635 National Natural Science Foundation and other ministerial level projects. The research funding in total amounts to more than 50 million Yuan. Each year, about 1500 papers are published at home and abroad every year; number of articles indexed by SCI is increasing every year. Awards received by Norman Bethune College of Medicine include three second-level and one third-level National Scientific Progress Prizes, 635provincial or ministerial prizes, 3 National Teaching Achievement Prizes, 30 provincial or ministerial Teaching Achievements Prizes and about 200 University Teaching Achievements Prizes.
Communication and Cooperation
Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University is also active in international cooperation and exchange programs, and has established ties with 26 educational institutions and academic organization in countries and districts such as Japan, Canada, USA, Great Britain, Sweden and Hong Kong.
Norman Bethune College of Medicine will in the future utilize all the resources of a key research university to achieve its goals of strengthening academic programs, improving management, positioning the college at the leading edge of research and development in medical sciences and providing high quality, internationally competent medical professionals with innovative ability, and good morality to the society.
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