Kunming Medical University

About Kunming Medical University

Kunming Medical University, one of key provincial universities, was formerly a Medical Specialized Program of Donglu University established in 1933. In 1956, it became an independent medical education institution. In 1981, it was among the first institutions authorized to confer Master’s Degree and it was authorized to confer Doctoral Degree in 1998. In 2010, Yunnan Medical College was incorporated into it. In 2012, it was renamed as Kunming Medical University and became one of the first universities listed in National Basic Ability Construction Project of Western and Central China. In the past 89 years, Kunming Medical University has cultivated more than 100,000 full-time and more than 100,000 part-time high-level medical talents to serve the promote areas and grassroots communities, making significant contributions to health services, economic and social development, ethnic unity and progress, and prosperity and stability of border areas in Yunnan Province. The university has 3 campuses including Chenggong Campus (main campus), Renmin West Road Campus and Pingzheng Campus, totally occupying 98.8 hectares. It has 20,702 full-time students among which there are15,268 undergraduates, 4,396postgraduates, 534 doctoral students and 504 international students. Beyond that, there are 28,174 part-time students. After years of development, Kunming Medical University has formed a comprehensive medical talent cultivation system integrated full-time higher medical education (undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral candidates), graduate medical education, continuing education and international student education. The university has 6,732 staff (1,616 in main campus and 5,116 in affiliated hospitals) among which there is 1 winner of National Science Fund for Distinguished Scholars, 1 Young and Middle-aged Leading Talent in the Innovative Talent Promotion Plan of Ministry of Science and Technology, 6 selected in National Ten Million Talent Project, 3 selected in the New Century Excellent Talent Supporting Program of Ministry of Education, 6 National Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions and 80 experts subsidized by Special Government Allowance from the State Council, 1 National Teaching and Educating Model, 13 National Outstanding Teachers and Educators, 2 Xingdian Talents and 1 Science and Technology Leading Talent in Yunnan. Besides, 616 staff have been admitted to other provincial talent programs.