Qingdao Medical College

The Qingdao Medical College (simplified Chinese: 青岛医学院; traditional Chinese: 青島醫學院; pinyin: Qīngdǎo Yīxuéyuàn), full name "Qingdao Medical College of Qingdao University", is the medical school of Qingdao University located in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. With a history tracible to 1909, the college has developed into a large medical school with 12 affiliated hospitals, integrating medical treatment, education and research.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

In 1909, the Qingdao Special Higher Medical School was founded in Qingdao, when the city was under the German occupation. The school was also known as the "German-Chinese Special Higher Medical School".[6][7]

In 1939, during the Japanese occupation of Qingdao, the school was renamed "Qingdao (East Asia) Medical University".[7]

In 1946, after the Japanese surrender, the National Shandong University reopened in Qingdao. And the school became the Medical School of National Shandong University.[6][4][8]

In 1956, the school was separated from the university and was renamed "Qingdao Medical College", an independent public school in Qingdao.[6][8][7]

During the Cultural Revolution (1966 ~ 1976), admission of students used to be suspended and the school moved to Huimin Prefecture (now Binzhou City).[8]

In 1976, the school moved back to Qingdao.[8]

In 1993, Qingdao Medical College merged with Qingdao University, Shandong Textile Engineering Institute School, and Qingdao Normal School to form the new Qingdao University, and was officially named "Qingdao University College of Medical Science".[1][9]

In 2012, the college was selected into the First Batch of Pilot Universities for the Excellent Physician Education and Training Program approved by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health of China.[10]

In 2015, it was renamed "Medical College of Qingdao University".[7]

In 2020, the college was renamed "Qingdao Medical College of Qingdao University", jointly built by the Qingdao Municipal Government and Qingdao University, 7 new directly affiliated hospitals were added.[9][11][7] In the same year, project "Research, Clinical Application and Industrialization of Computer-Assisted Surgery System for Pediatric Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery" of the college won the Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 2019. [12]

In 2021, Qingdao Medical College ranked 18th out of 110 independent medical schools in China, according to the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.[13]

Programs

Qingdao Medical College offers programs for undergraduate, master and doctoral degrees, including[3][1]

  • Program Name: Clinical Medicine; Title: Bachelor of Medicine; Year Instruction Began: 1953; Curriculum Duration: 5 years; Language of Instruction: English, Chinese.
  • Program Name: Clinical Medicine (M.B.B.S. program in English for International Students); Title: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.); Year Instruction Began: 2006; Curriculum Duration: 6 years; Language of Instruction: English.
  • Program Name: Clinical Medicine (5+3 Program); Title: Master of Medicine; Year Instruction Began: 2015; Curriculum Duration: 8 years; Language of Instruction: Chinese.

Affiliated Hospitals

There are 12 affiliated hospitals and 3 teaching hospitals, with a total of over 20,000 beds.[5] Among them, the Clinical Medical Colleges are as follows[14]

  • Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (First Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)
  • Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital (Yantai Yuhuangding Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)
  • Affiliated Qingdao Haici Hospital (Qingdao Haici Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)
  • Affiliated Weihai Municipal Second Hospital (Weihai Municipal Second Hospital Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)
  • Affiliated Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital (Qingdao Women and Children's Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)
  • Affiliated Weihai Central Hospital (Weihai Central Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)
  • Affiliated Tai'an Central Hospital (Tai'an Central Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)
  • Affiliated Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)
  • Affiliated Qingdao Third People's Hospital (Qingdao Third People's Hospital Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University)

Other information

Currently, Qingdao Medical College has 411 full-time faculty members. And there are 4,508 undergraduate students, 3,583 master's and doctoral students, and 300 international students.[5]

In academic research, the college published 74 papers listed in Nature Index for the Time frame of 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026, including 60 in Health sciences.[2] Six disciplines ranked in the top 1% ESI, with Clinical Medicine in the top 0.129%.[6][5]

There is international cooperations with institutions in nearly 20 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Switzerland.[5]

Main Address: 38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao (266021) Shandong, China.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Qingdao University Qingdao Medical College". World Directory of Medical Schools. the World Federation for Medical Education and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  2. 1 2 "Qingdao Medical College, QU, 青岛大学青岛医学院, China, Time frame: 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026". Nature Index. Springer Nature. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  3. 1 2 "Qingdao University Qingdao Medical College". United Kingdoms: Medical Educator. 2026.
  4. 1 2 "青岛大学医学院 (Qingdao University School of Medicine)" (in Chinese). Zhihu. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Overview". Qingdao Medical College. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "青岛大学医学院为何能保留单独建制？拥有自己的附属医院体系、教学管理团队？(Why is Qingdao University Medical School allowed to retain its independent structure, possessing its own affiliated hospital system and teaching management team?)" (in Chinese). Tencent. 2026-04-20.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "History". Qingdao Medical College. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Qingdao Municipal History Office (ed.), 青岛市志·教育志·普通高等教育·青岛医学院 (Qingdao City Annals - Education Annals - General Higher Education - Qingdao Medical College) (in Chinese), Qingdao City Information Network, archived from the original on 2021-03-04, retrieved 2018-01-10
  9. 1 2 LI YOU (2021-11-19). "Local medical college accelerates scientific and technological development". China Daily.
  10. ↑ "教育部卫生部关于批准第一批卓越医生教育培养计划项目试点高校的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health on Approving the First Batch of Pilot Universities for the Excellent Physician Education and Training Program)" (in Chinese). Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health. November 9, 2012.
  11. ↑ "青岛大学青岛医学院成立！青岛市政府与青岛大学共建 新增7家直属附属医院 (Qingdao University Qingdao Medical College Established! Jointly Built by the Qingdao Municipal Government and Qingdao University; 7 New Directly Affiliated Hospitals Added)" (in Chinese). National Center for Health Professionals Education Development. 2020-10-09.
  12. ↑ "2019年度国家科学技术进步奖获奖项目目录（List of Award-Winning Projects of the 2019 National Science and Technology Progress Award )" (in Chinese). Ministry of Science and Technology. January 10, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Qingdao Medical College domestic ranking improves". China Daily. 2021-11-03.
  14. ↑ "临床医学院 (Clinical Medical Colleges)" (in Chinese). Qingdao Medical College. Retrieved 2026-08-24.

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