Stomatology

Southern Medical University, formerly known as the First Military Medical University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, was founded in 1951. It was identified as a national key university in 1979. In August 2004, it was transferred to Guangdong Province as a whole and renamed as Southern Medical University. It now has two campuses, Guangzhou and Shunde. The school is the only medical institution among the first five provincial high-level university key construction universities in Guangdong Province, one of the first "ministerial and provincial" jointly built medical universities in China, one of the first eight universities in China to offer an eight year clinical medicine major (bachelor's and doctoral degree combined), and one of the first pilot universities for the Excellent Doctor and Excellent Doctor (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Education and Training Program in China. Nominated for the top 300 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2024.

The school is the only independent medical institution that offers an eight year medical education program, and the "Top notch Basic Medical Student Training Base" has been selected as the National Top notch Basic Discipline Student Training Plan 2.0 Base. Becoming a "101 Plan" university by the Ministry of Education, basic medicine and clinical medicine have been selected for the "101 Plan". As the first completion unit, it has won 12 national teaching achievement awards and 49 provincial teaching achievement awards, including 2 first prizes for national teaching achievements. There are currently 7 national characteristic majors, 16 Guangdong characteristic majors, and 6 Guangdong famous brand majors. 23 national first-class undergraduate major construction sites and 40 national first-class undergraduate courses have been approved, ranking first in the number of selected medical colleges in China. There are currently 17 national level planned textbooks, 8 national level excellent courses, 2 national level ideological and political demonstration courses (taught by renowned teachers and teams), 4 national level experimental teaching demonstration centers, 2 awards for the first National Excellent Textbook Construction Award, 1 national clinical teaching training demonstration center, and selected as an independent pilot unit for the construction of the "one-stop" student community comprehensive management model by the Ministry of Education. Establish one national level graduate training demonstration base and 25 Guangdong joint training graduate training demonstration bases. In recent years, many academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering have emerged among graduates, including Hou Fanfan, Xia Zhaofan, Gao Tianming, Liu Chao, and others. In the National Practicing Physician Qualification Examination, clinical medicine has the highest pass rate and ranks fourth in the country, while traditional Chinese medicine has ranked first in the country three times. The "Internet plus" and "Challenge Cup" series of competitions ranked top two among medical colleges in China, and won 48 national awards, including 1 China Special Prize, 4 first prizes, and 12 gold prizes.

This major aims to cultivate high-quality applied specialized talents in stomatology who master the basic knowledge, theories and skills of basic medicine and clinical medicine, as well as the professional knowledge and skills of stomatology, and are competent for the diagnosis and treatment of common oral diseases. The main courses include Introduction to Stomatology, Oral Biology, Oral Anatomy and Physiology, Oral Histopathology, Oral and Maxillofacial Medical Imaging Diagnosis, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Endodontics, Periodontology, Oral Mucosal Diseases, Pediatric Stomatology, Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, Preventive Stomatology, Oral Materials Science, Geriatric Stomatology, and Oral Equipment Science, etc.

This major lasts for six years, including one year of professional internship, and confers a Bachelor of Medicine degree.

Southern Medical University, the former First Military Medical University, was founded in October 1951 and notarized as one of the premier medical universities in 1978. The university was handed over to the local government of Guangdong Province and meanwhile renamed as Southern Medial University, in line with the command by the State Department and the Central Military Committee of PLA in August 2004. At present, the university has been authorized by the Department of Education as a key medical university.

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3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

1. Not of Chinese nationality but holding a valid foreign passport.

And there is a record of having actually resided abroad for more than two years within the last four years (up to April 30 of the admission year).

2. Be in good physical and mental health and meet the physical examination standards for applying for a study visa or residence permit to China.

3. Aged 18 to 30, with a high school diploma or above.

4. Diligent and eager to learn, with good academic performance, upright conduct, abiding by laws and regulations, no record of violating school rules and regulations, no record of public security penalties, and no criminal record.

5. Language proficiency requirements:

(1) Those with a basic level of Chinese proficiency must submit proof of their Chinese proficiency, such as training certificates or HSK level certificates. If the Chinese proficiency is zero, they must participate in the Chinese proficiency training organized by the school before enrollment. 

(2) Applicants whose native language is not English must provide proof of IELTS Academic (no less than 6.0, with no less than 5.5 in each section), TOEFL (no less than 80 in IBT, with no less than 15 in each section), or other equivalent English test scores. Applicants whose native language is English or whose highest academic degree was taught entirely in English may be exempted from the English test score certificate, but they must submit a certificate of English teaching issued by their graduating school. 

1. Scanned copy of the information page of the valid passport;

2 Highest academic degree certificate. Fresh graduates should submit the expected graduation certificate (original scanned copy and English translation). After being pre-admitted, fresh graduates must submit their academic degree certificates to obtain the admission qualification.

3 Transcripts of all courses in the highest academic education stage (original scanned copies and English translations);

4. Id photo (2-inch bareheaded photo with a blue background)

5 A scanned copy of the "Physical Examination Record for Foreigners" (please keep the original for yourself), which must be filled out in either Chinese or English.

6. English self-introduction video (3-5 minutes, no more than 50M);

7. Proof of language proficiency

8. The scanned copies of the "International Student Financial Guarantee Form" and its guarantee materials must be filled out in either Chinese or English. 

Provide a deposit certificate sufficient to cover reasonable expenses such as study, living, and international travel during the student's study in China (the deposit amount should be no less than 150,000 RMB), as well as a scanned copy of the passport or identity proof of the financial guarantor (only a relative of the student) (for self-funded program applicants).

9. Two copies of the "Guardian's Guarantee Letter" (which must be notarized), signed (provided by self-funded project applicants under the age of 18 as of September 1, 2025. If the notarization place is not in China, it also needs to be affixed with the notarization mark of the Chinese embassy or consulate in the local area).

The guardian should be a Chinese or foreign adult who is a resident of China and has a stable source of income.

★ Certificates and transcripts must be official documents.

When necessary, our school may require applicants to submit supplementary materials.

Whether admitted or not, all the above materials will not be returned.

All the above forms can be downloaded from the website of the International Education College of Southern Medical University.