◆ Introduction

     Medicine is the first discipline Tongji University has offered since it was founded in 1907 by German doctor Paulon as "Tongji German Medical School". After 100 years of development, it has become a modern comprehensive university --Tongji University.

     Currently, the Medical School has a school of basic medical science, a school of preventive medicine (to be constructed)and five affiliated hospitals, namely, Tongji hospital, Shanghai No. 10 People's Hospital, East Hospital, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, and Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Health Hospital. The Medical School offers undergraduate (five-year program, seven- year program and eight-year program) and graduate programs and awards the students bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The school has a faculty of 157 teachers, among which 52 are professors or associate professors. The undergraduate students total 884 and graduate students amount to 392. The Medical School upholds the conception of "elite education" and "human-oriented" education. Taking advantage of the university's highly diversified academic resources, advanced teaching facilities and superior academic strengths in humanities and sciences, the Medical School is committed to developing quality students with innovative thinking and comprehensive knowledge of humanities, sciences and medicine by working together with international partners and inviting famous experts to lecture the students.
In line with the university's triune education objective of building the student's knowledge, ability and personality, the Medical School has set up a guideline for its medical education, which emphasizes the establishment of quality ensurance and improvement system for teaching, the education highlighting clinical training and social service, the students' innovation and international cooperation in education.

◆ Contact Information

   Address: International Student Office, Tongji University No.1239, Siping Road, Shanghai, P. R.
            China.
   Postcode: 200092
   Tel: 0086-21-65983611
   Fax: 0086-21-65987933
   E-mail: iso-zhaosheng@tongji.edu.cn
           istju@tongji.edu.cn
   Website: http://med.tongji.edu.cn/oldtj/english/index.htm