Capital Medical University

Founded in 1960, Capital Medical University is a key university of Beijing jointly supported by the Beijing Municipal Government, National Health and Family Planning Commission and Ministry of Education. Its first president was the late Professor Wu Jieping, a renowned urologist, member of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Its current Party secretary is Wang Pinda, and its president is Professor Zhang Luo, an expert in otorhinolaryngology.

Its main campus has 12 schools and 2 research centers: Basic Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Public Health, Nursing, Biomedical Engineering, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical Humanities and General Practice, Continuing Education, Marxism, International Education, Yanjing Medical College, Medical Technology, the Center for Major Brain Diseases, and the Capital Medical Science Innovation Center. It has 23 clinical medical schools and 22 affiliated hospitals, including Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University (First Clinical Medical School), Beijing Friendship Hospital (Second), Beijing Chaoyang Hospital (Third), Beijing Tongren Hospital (Fourth), Beijing Tiantan Hospital (Fifth), Beijing Anzhen Hospital (Sixth), Beijing Jishuitan Hospital (Seventh), Fuxing Hospital (Eighth), Beijing You’an Hospital (Ninth), Beijing Chest Hospital (Tenth), Sanbo Brain Hospital of Capital Medical University (Eleventh), Beijing Ditan Hospital (Twelfth), Beijing Children’s Hospital (School of Pediatrics), the Capital Children’s Medical Center (Second School of Pediatrics), Beijing Stomatological Hospital (School of Stomatology), Beijing Anding Hospital (School of Mental Health), Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital (School of Obstetrics and Gynecology), Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Clinical School of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Beijing Shijitan Hospital (School of Oncology), Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital (Beijing School of Rehabilitation Medicine), Beijing Luhe Hospital (Luhe Clinical Medical School), Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, the China Rehabilitation Research Center (School of Rehabilitation Medicine), and China-Japan Friendship Hospital (China-Japan Friendship Clinical Medical School), as well as a preventive medicine teaching base at the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. It also has 41 clinical specialist schools and departments and 40 clinical diagnosis, treatment and research centers.

It has 16763 full-time students, including 8548 postgraduate students, 7559 undergraduates, 261 junior college and higher vocational students, and 500 international students, as well as 2605 adult education students. It trains academic and applied professionals in medicine and related disciplines through a comprehensive, multilevel and innovative talent training model.

It places strong emphasis on international and domestic exchange and cooperation. It has signed friendly exchange and cooperation agreements with over 50 universities and related institutions in 20 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It has received hundreds of experts, scholars and students from more than 50 countries and regions for academic exchange and visits. Its international students include undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students and visiting scholars. Alongside exchange visits, it selects faculty and students to participate in study programs and academic conferences through online and offline channels.

Over more than 60 years, it has developed the motto “Heal the Injured and Benefit Society, Honor Virtue and Refine Professional Practice”; an ethos of patriotism and dedication, hard work, saving lives and helping the injured, and rigorous truth-seeking; and a learning ethos of diligence, broad thinking, excellence and innovation. It continually enriches its cultural spirit through the endeavors of its community, inspiring unity and progress, improving its core competitiveness and developing a positive, enterprising campus culture.