• WHU ranked 9th among Top 10 Universities in China 2015.
• WHU is among the first batch of 30 universities qualified to teach MBBS in English announced by MOE China.
• Students can choose to do the internship/training in China, their home country or any other country.
• WHU is recognized by WHO and the graduates of MBBS program are eligible to take the Medical Licensing Examinations held by the medical councils in different countries such as MCI, PMDC, USMLE, HPCSA, SCHS etc.

1. Objectives

Editor Notes: After the students complete the 6 years education, the students should be able to obtain some medical skills.

Training doctors

• for the medical and health institutions with good medical professionalism.
• A solid grasping of the scientific and medical expertise with preliminary clinical competence.
• Good communication skills, Critical Thinking
• Self-learning and lifelong learning ability and team spirit of the primary clinician.
• continue their studies after graduation and practice in various health care systems to lay the necessary foundation.

2. Professional Characteristics and Training Requirements

Editor Notes: The objective of the MBBS program is to produce medical undergraduates of international standard.

I. Moral and professional requirements:

• Establish a scientific world outlook, outlook on life, values, and the socialist concept of honor.
• Care of patients, with a humanitarian spirit; Disease prevention, get rid of the pain and to provide hospice care as their moral responsibility.
• The concept of lifelong learning, recognizing the importance of continuous self-improvement.
• In professional activities, focus on medical ethical issues, respect the patient's privacy and personal integrity.
• Respect for the individual patient beliefs, cultural background and understanding of others' cultural values.
• Respect for colleagues and other healthcare professionals, there is a collective spirit of cooperation and team work concept of health services.
• Establishing the legal concept of law practice, learn to use the law to protect the patient and their own interests.
• In the application of technology to pursue all possible accurate diagnosis or alter the disease process, should take into account the interests of patients and their families, and pay attention to play the maximum effectiveness of available health resources.
• Spirit of innovation and critical analysis.
• To perform maintenance of medical ethics obligations.

II-knowledge requirements:

• Master the knowledge of medical-related life sciences, behavioral and social sciences and others  and scientific methods, and use them  to guide future learning and practice of medicine.
• All stages of life to master the normal structure and function of the human body, the normal state of mind.
• All stages of life to master a variety of common disease causes, awareness of environmental factors, social factors and behavioral and psychological factors on the formation and development to the disease, recognizing the importance of disease prevention.
• All stages of life to master a variety of common disease pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and prevention principles.
• Master the basic knowledge of Pharmacology and clinical principles of rational use of drugs.
• Knowledge of normal pregnancy and childbirth, prenatal care and family planning .
• To master the basic knowledge of general medicine, health education, disease prevention and screening principles, knowledge of mitigation and improvement of illness and disability, rehabilitation and Hospital-related knowledge.
• Master the knowledge and methods of clinical epidemiology, understand the important role of scientific experiments in medical research.
• Master the basic rules of the occurrence, development and spread of infectious diseases, and master the principles of prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

III-main skills:

• The capacity of a comprehensive, systematic, properly to capture the history.
• The systemic physical and mental examination, specifications, maintaining written records.
• Strong clinical thinking and communication skills.
• Good knowledge of various common diseases and their diagnosis and treatments.
• The general diagnosis, first aid and emergency handling capabilities.
• According to the clinical circumstances, use the appropriate technology, choose the most appropriate and economical means of diagnosis, treatments.
• Using the principles of evidence-based medicine to check clinical problems.
• Ability to engage in basic community health services.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the patients and their families.
• To make independent use of books and reference materials.
• To educate patients and the public about healthy lifestyles, disease prevention and knowledge.
• With independent learning and lifelong learning s-kills.

​3. Teaching Schedule

Editor Notes: The minimum credit required for graduation is 239.5 and the following information is for reference only.

4. Graduation Requirements and Other Conditions

Editor Notes: International medical undergraduates will be granted a graduation certificate and conferred a medical degree.

1. Course design and teaching arrangements:

Combined with our school curriculum reform of clinical medicine, teaching in six-year, specific arrangements as detailed in the teaching schedule.

Required courses are divided into general theory classes and practical classes.

2. Performance appraisal:

Ideological and moral,

Theoretical knowledge and practical skills,

Comprehensive evaluation of the ability and physical fitness.

Professional assessments  focused on student’s academic performance, basic theory, basic skills and proficiency of subspecialities branches (including infections, neurological, psychiatric), surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology etc.

3. Graduation and degree

MBBS programs provides students to complete a full course of study and practice of the training and achieve the credits required for graduation, passing the exams. At the time of graduation, a degree is issued according to the conditions of Wuhan University Bachelor degree certification.

5. Requirements for Experimental and Practical Teaching & Internships

Editor Notes: WHU would arrange the internship at one of its 2 affiliated hospitals - Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University and Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University.

• Body functional experiment, Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Diagnostic laboratory, Surgical experiments.
• Encourages students to take part in a comprehensive and designing experiments, stipulated in the Wuhan University.
• General practice in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, Pediatric.
• Practical classes conducted before test on completion of a course.
• Internship: 48 week total of 24 credits.
• For students who would like to do the internship in China, they should pass the new HSK 4 to contact with the patients. 
• The hospitals have 2800 beds, 15 million out-patients per year, 50,000 in-patients per year, 25,000 major operations and a full list of disciplines covering 100 clinical and auxiliary departments and 30 laboratories.
• For those who do their internships in other countries, WHU need to do a qualification evaluation on the chosen hospital. 
• After the internship, if they have finished the graduation thesis and thesis defense in the first five years, they can get their diploma.
• If they can't return to China, the school can provide mail service.
• Students have to take the final examination on Theory Test and Clinical Evaluation in WHU before graduation.

6. School Introduction

Editor Notes: Wuhan University is a Public, 985 Project Comprehensive university.

Wuhan University, is a key university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China. It is located in Hubei Province's capital Wuhan known as "The thoroughfare leading to nine provinces". The university has rolling physical features with the scenic Luojia Hill in it and the beautiful East Lake by its side, seeming in picturesque disorder, Learn More>>

7. School of Medicine

Editor Notes: Clinical Medicine is "undergraduate brand specialty" among medical schools under Ministry of Education of China.

• The school has two Provincial Demonstration Centers of Experimental Teaching. 
• There are 11 indirect affiliated teaching hospitals, which are all first class hospitals. 
• It keeps good relationships and collaborates with hospitals and institutes.
• There are 5 schools, 6 research centers and 3 A-Level Grade Ⅲ affiliated hospitals. 
• There are 5080 beds, 15 million out-patients per year, 50,000 in-patients per year, 25,000 major operations and a full list of disciplines covering 100 clinical and auxiliary departments and 30 laboratories in these hospitals.
• 1125 of faculty are professors, chief physicians, associate professors and deputy chief physicians with an impressive figure of 2500.
• The school involves more than 5,100 students, including 3,000 undergraduates, 1,500 graduates and 600 foreign students.

8. Campus Life

Editor Notes: International students enjoy the wonderful life in the campus.

Program Learning

Recreational Activities

• The applicants shall be non-Chinese citizen, and meet the requirements of JWH [2020] No. 12 Document of the Education Ministry of China. The applicants shall be physically and mentally healthy and willing to abide by the laws and regulations of China and the regulations of Wuhan University.
• Applicants should be between 18 and 25 years old as of September 1st, 2023. Applicants who are under the age of 18 shall submit a guarantee letter from his/her guardians in China when applying.
• Applicants for English-taught programs shall hold a TOEFL 80+, TOEFL Essential 8+or IELTS 6.0+ certificate. Applicants whose mother tongue is English or have previous degrees in English can be exempted from TOEFL, TOEFL Essential and IELTS certificate if certified by Wuhan University.
• If the applicant's parents are or one of the parents is Chinese, or the applicant has emigrated from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and acquired foreign nationality, according to the No.12 Announcement of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (2020), they shall be naturalized for 4 years or more (before April 30, 2023) and have more than 2 years of residence in foreign countries during this period (The actual residence in a foreign country for more than 9 months in a year can be calculated as one year, subject to the entry and exit stamps).
• Applicants born in foreign countries are required to meet the above criteria, and provide personal birth certificates and parents' nationality certificates.

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