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Guangdong Medical University

Coordinates: 23°07′58″N 113°15′20″E / 23.132869°N 113.255465°E / 23.132869; 113.255465
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Guangdong Medical University
广东医科大学 (Chinese)
Motto立志立德、求真求精
Motto in English
Virtue-cultivating, Ambition-inspiring, Truth-seeking, Excellence-achieving[1]
TypePublic university
Established1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Location, ,
China
WebsiteGDMU English Website
GDMU Chinese Website
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese广东医科大学
Traditional Chinese廣東醫科大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngdōng Yīkēdàxué
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwong2 dung1 ji1 fo1 daai6 hok6
A statue of ancient Chinese physician Hua Tuo at the Dongguan campus.

Guangdong Medical University (广东医科大学) is a provincial public medical school in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. The school is affiliated with the Province of Guangdong.

History

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Guangdong Medical College, the former Zhanjiang Branch of the Sun Yatsen Medical College, was established on May 23, 1958. In February 1964, the college was renamed Zhanjiang Medical College, then in September 1992, with the approval of the Provincial Government of Guangdong, it was renamed Guangdong Medical College.

In March 2016, Guangdong Medical College was renamed Guangdong Medical University by the Ministry of Education of China.[2]

Location

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GDMU has two campuses. The Zhanjiang campus is located in the seaport city of Zhanjiang. The Dongguan campus, which admitted its first students in 2003, is located in the scenic Songshan Lake Science and Technology and Industry Park in southern Dongguan.

References

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  1. ^ "Overview-广东医科大学". 广东医科大学. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "广东医学院更名为广东医科大学". 广州日报. May 4, 2016.
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23°07′58″N 113°15′20″E / 23.132869°N 113.255465°E / 23.132869; 113.255465