Students

Approximately 1,500 undergraduates and 550 postgraduates (master and doctors) enroll from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau each year. 23,300 students study full-time, including 10,000 undergraduates, 1,300 graduate students, and 12,000 continuing education students.^[3] International students: 218 full-time undergraduates are studying MBBS in English medium, mostly from India and Nepal. Rest are from Tanzania, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, France, Ghana, Cameroon, Comoros, United States, South Africa, Saint Vincent, Sudan, Uganda, Singapore, United Kingdom, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, and other 21 countries ^[4]

Campus

Guangzhou Medical University has two campuses, Panyu and Yuexiu, covering an area of 372,300 square meters and a construction area of 481,900 square meters. There are 22 colleges, seven directly affiliated hospitals and 11 non-directly affiliated hospitals, and 28 research institutions.^[5]

Guangzhou Medical University has 20 research institutes:

• Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases
• The Sino-French Hoffmann Institute
• Guangzhou Institute of Snake Venom
• Institute of Neuroscience
• Institute for Chemical Carcinogenesis
• Cancer Research Institute
• Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences 
• Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine
• Guangzhou Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease
• Guangzhou Institute of Orthopedics 
• Urology Institute and Institute of Higher Education

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Academic programs

Specialties include clinical medicine, medical examination, medical imaging, nursing, anesthesiology, stomatology, preventive medicine, pharmacy, therapeutic recreation, public service administration (PSA), biomedical engineering, psychotechnics, biotechnology, Chinese and Western integrative medicine, law, statistics, information management and systems, marketing management and food quality inspection.^{[citation needed]}

Internship

Physician internships run 48 weeks. Students apply for posts in the 8 affiliated hospitals of Guangzhou Medical University. Before the internship, students must pass to HSK 3 (Han Yu Shui Ping Kao Shi).^[3]

MBBS degree

The university offers Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees. Undergraduates who meet degree requirements receive a graduation certificate and a medical degree. Graduates can apply to take the medical licensing examination in order to practice medicine. Some countries may require students to complete academic accreditation first.^[3]

Rankings and reputation