Xinjiang Medical University
Tân cương y khoa đại học | |
Motto | Assiduous, Diligent, Devoted, Creative |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1956 |
President | Haji Akber Aisa |
Academic staff | 1,485[1] |
Undergraduates | 21,682[1] |
Postgraduates | 5,117[1] |
Location | ,, China |
Campus | Urban,1954.6 acres |
Website | www |
Xinjiang Medical University(Chinese:Tân cương y khoa đại học;pinyin:Xīnjiāng Yīkē Dàxué;Uyghur:شىنجاڭ تىببىي ئۇنىۋېرسىتېت,romanized:Shinjang Tibbiy Universiteti), formerly theXinjiang Medical College,is amedical universityinÜrümqi,the capital of theXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regionof the People's Republic of China. It wasratifiedby the National Ministry of Education in 1998 and entitled byJiang Zemin.
Thecurriculumplaces a particular emphasis on medicine, management andlinguistics,with the university facilitating 25 specialties forundergraduatestudents and 17 specialties for academic education. Over 50,000 students have been educated at the university.[2]In 2010, 13,100 students were enrolled at the university, with 5,405 people employed in teaching positions.
The university is at the base of Carp Hill in Northeast Ürümqi and consists of a campus that is over 3 million square feet.
History
[edit]ChairmanMao ZedongandPremierZhou Enlaiordered theMinistry of Healthto work with theSoviet Union Ministry of Foreign Affairsto build a new medical centre in Xinjiang city of Dihua (now the city of Ürümqi).[3]The decision was based upon instructions provided bySaifuddin Azizi.[clarification needed][citation needed]
The university was founded by incorporating the Traditional Chinese Medicine College of Xinjiang Medical University with the Xinjiang Medical College. Before incorporation, Xinjiang Medical College was amongst 156 key projects aided by the former Soviet Union during theFirst Five-Year Planand began recruiting new students in 1956.[2]During its 60 years of existence, the university has received attention from national and international leaders, includingChinese Communist Partyofficials and otherprovincialand urban figures across China.
Seal
[edit]Thesealof Xinjiang Medical University was created in 1956 and certifies official paper work issued by staff. Use of the seal is overseen by the administration of the university, and its security is governed by the university'sconstitution.
Structure and composition
[edit]Presently, the university comprises eight medical and allied colleges: the Medical College, Public Health College, Traditional Medicine College, Basic Medical Sciences College, Pharmacy College, Nurses Training College, Continuing Education College, and Vocational College.[4]
The university students can attain theDoctor of Medicine(MD) degree after successful completion of a seven-year course.[2][4]
Xinjiang Medical University is affiliated with all hospitals in the region and, as of 2010, manages 40clinicalpositions throughout these centres. The foremost affiliated hospital facilitates clinical teaching,internshipplacements forPhDstudents, a seven-year training program forpostgraduatestudents and supervision of international students.[4]
Faculty
[edit]In 2010, the teaching faculty consisted of 1163 professors and assistant professors, and 4290 employees in other roles.[4]The university has instituted 400 supervisory positions for doctorate and masters students.[2]
Campus
[edit]The campus has a number of buildings from the lateRussian erainXinjiang.Xinjiang Medical University campus has been completely updated and modernized and a library, canteens, hospitals and training centres are included facilities. The experimental laboratories include modern bioinformation processing systems and models. The new campus of Xinjiang Medical University is expected to start in 2020. The total building area of the two new medical buildings is approximately 134,838 square meters, with a total cost of 390.5 million yuan ($56.25 million). The new campus covers an area of 126.67 hectares, with a total floor area of 739,000 square meters and a total investment of 4.08 billion yuan, which can accommodate about 24,000 teachers and students.[5]
Library
[edit]In 1995, the university built a new library building which now covers 16,000 m2and has over 1.07 million books. There are more than 1,300 periodicals and journals available in Chinese and other languages. Six book databases have been introduced and there is a connection toPartners Harvard Medical International's library database.[2]The library seats more than 2500 in the readers area and over 350 in the electronic library access area.
Floor | Distribution |
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First floor | Main readers' area; anti-theft computed system entry; electronic LCDs; main borrowing and lending counter for students |
Second floor | Foreign languages department |
Third floor | Newspapers, journals, western medicine, Chinese medicine, social sciences |
Fourth floor | Foreign languages reference books, Chinese and western literature |
Fifth floor | Online book database control room, Harvard University Medical e-library Center |
Sixth floor | Office of the librarian and conference room |
Every floor has a central area of reading for daily readers; the fifth and sixth floors have dedicated thesis areas for doctoral students.
International Education College in English Medium
[edit]The International Education College of the Xinjiang Medical University (Chinese:Tân cương y khoa đại học quốc tế giáo dục học viện) has recruited medical students since 1982. As of December 2018, more than 700 international students were studying at the college, both undergraduate and postgraduate, and there were over 450 faculty members.[6][1]Career Counseling Education Consultancy is the Official partner to recruit international students in this university from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Gulf countries and some African countries.
In January 2009, theGovernment of the People's Republic of Chinaannounced a scholarship program that seeks to award students who perform well in the Faculty of Sciences (FSc) Pre-Medical degree. The students are required to study clinical medicine in Chinese for six years, and a passing score on theHSKband 3 (or above) is to be attained by scholarship holders within one year of admission.
Subject arrangement
[edit]During the first two years of study, the curriculum includes basic theoretical subjects, such asanatomy,physiology,histology,embryology,biochemistry,andorganicandinorganic chemistry.Clinical subjects, which begin in the third year, includegynecology,surgery,internal medicine,pediatrics,E.N.T.,neurology,dermatologyandpsychiatry.
College administration
[edit]As of 2012, the Party Secretary of Xinjiang Medical University is Li Bin, whilst Muhammad Yasen is the president.[2]
Affiliations and accreditations
[edit]Achievements
[edit]Since 1998, the university has won 58 provincial and ministerial level scientific research awards. It is listed among the top colleges and universities performing scientific research in the Autonomous Region. It is the only institution in China to win the "Chinese Medical Academic Award" in four consecutive years. The university topped the universities that were being observed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.[15]
As of 22 July 2009, the university was one of seven such institutions in the republic to be recognized by thePakistan Medical & Dental Council[16][17](this was in addition to recognition already granted by theMedical Council of India).[11]
Ranking
[edit]- World Rank 2944 as on 24.04.2020[18]
- First among medical universities inXinjiang,People's Republic of China
- Holds 37th position among "Top Chinese Universities in Medicine, 2011"
- 49th position in China Medical Universities Rankings 2012, an annual list of China's top universities by China University Assessment[19]
- 388th position in China overall, ranking byWebometrics Ranking of World Universities[20]
- 236th university in China overall, having a score of 20.00[21]
See also
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