About GMU

Milestones

  • 2022

    GMU was designated as a member university of the “Double First-Class Initiative”Program.

  • 2021

    GMU integrated Guangzhou Zengcheng People's Hospital into its health network, establishing it as the Fourth Affiliated Hospital.

  • 2020

    The GMU community played a pivotal role in the fight against COVID-19 and Prof. Zhong Nanshan was awarded the “Medal of the Republic.

  • 2015

    GMU was elected as a member of the Guangdong High-Level University Development Program.

  • 2014

    GMU has earned first-batch college entrance examination (Gaokao) enrollment status for all its undergraduate programs.

  • 2013

    GMU was renamed as Guanghou Medical University.

  • 2012

    School of International Education was established, and started to enroll international students and students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.

  • 2010

    GMU assumed management of the Asian Games Medical Clinic, establishing it into its Second Affiliated Hospital, Panyu Campus.

  • 2007

    GMU incorporated Gangwan Hospital of The Huangpu Harbor Affairs Administration Bureau into its health network, establishing it as the Fifth affiliated Hospital.

  • 2006

    GMU integrated both the Guangzhou Second People's Hospital and the Guangzhou Cancer Hospital into its health network, establishing the former as its Third Affiliated Hospital and the latter as its Affiliated Cancer Hospital.

  • 2005

    GMU integrated Guangzhou Health School into its Nursing College.

  • 2004

    GMU integrated The Guangzhou Hospital of Yangcheng Railway General Company into its health network, establishing it as the Affiliated Stomatological Hospital.

  • 2001

    GMU was accredited to confer doctoral degrees.

  • 1985

    Started to enroll postgraduate students.

  • 1982

    GMU integrated Guangzhou Thirteenth People's Hospital into its health network ,establishing it as its Second Affiliated Hospital.

  • 1977

    GMU started to enroll undergraduates.

  • 1973

    GMU integrated Guangzhou Fourth People's Hospital into its health network, establishing it as the First Affiliated Hospital.

  • 1958

    Guangzhou Medical College (the university’s predecessor,) was established.