Not all the medical institutions in China are same in terms of reputation, infrastructure, facilities and quality teaching. Whether it is a national level medical institution or a local level medical college? Whether it is a 211 project medical institution or not? Whether the institution has infrastructure for teaching in English or not? Whether the institution has permanent faculties who can teach in English or not? These questions must be answered before one decides to join a particular medical institution in China.

Basically there are two types of Medical Institutions and Universities in China. Selected Medical Institutions and Universities are under Central Government while rest of the Medical Institutions and Universities are under a Provincial Government or a Local Government.

There are 100 universities under "211 Project" of Chinese Central Government. which are being developed into the world class Universities in 21st Century. "211 Project" Universities generally have the most prestige, the best students and most government funding. If you want to know which universities in China are included in "211 Project", please visit: http://www.gzscse.com/english/China/211UniversitiesList.htm and http://www.nuffic.nl/positionering/epos/1001/china/backgrounds/backchina7

Before merger there used to be 8 key medical universities and 110 other medical universities and institutes in China.
Visit: (http://rank2000.netbig.com/en , Click "Medicine" of "Key Universities Ranking")

(Visit: rank2001.netbig.com/en, Click “Medicine” of “Classified ranking”)

NOTE: Beijing Medical University, Shanghai Medical University and West China Medical University were not considered in the seperate ranking of Medicine in the year 2001 because there were respectively merged with Beijing University, Fudan University and Sichuan University.

If you want to know the latest grading of Chinese Medical Colleges, Please Refer” Top 25 Chinese Colleges in Medicine in 2004”, visit: www.edu.cn/20041125/3122090.shtml