Peking University Health Science Campus is a top medical school in China attached to Peking University.

Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Established by the central government of China on October 26, 1912 in the city of Beijing, it was the first of the kind in China to teach western medicine and train medical professionals. In 1923 it adopted the name Beijing Medical University.

In 1927 it was combined with Jingshi Daxuetang (Peking University) and was renamed Peking University Medical School.

In 1952 it was split from the university and named Beijing Medical College.

In 1956, it was one of six key universities/colleges in China to receive strengthened government attention.

In 1985 it was renamed Beijing Medical University and got a special investment from government with nine other universities in china.

In 1996 it was part of "211 Project" universities that received extra government funding.

It merged again with Peking University in 2000 and is now named Peking University Health Science Center. It is located at what is now known as Xueyuan Road, in the Haidian District of Beijing.

[edit] See also

• List of universities in Mainland China
• Healthcare system reform in the People's Republic of China

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Peking University Health Science Center

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