Peking Union Medical College - Current Status

Current Status

Peking Union Medical College and Tsinghua University are holding a joint MD program in clinical medical science. Enrollment of the clinical medical science at PUMC is based on individual's performance in high school and the score of National Exam at the graduation. The curriculum of clinical medical science is 8 years, including 2.5 years of pre-medical education in the department of biology at Tsinghua University, the students have their pre-med studies at Tsinghua University are considered as the students of both PUMC and Tsinghua University. The college also has its independent Graduate School which recruits from other medical schools around country. The health care services at Peking Union Medical College Hospital are widely believed in mainland China to be among the most technically advanced. Many prominent political and social leaders in China have sought medical treatment at the PUMC Hospital.

Peking Union Medical College has provided generations of leaders for academic modern medicine and related areas in China. Peking Union Medical College and Tsinghua University are holding a joint MD program since May 2007, while they are still two different universities.

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