Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing Medical University (est. 1934) is a specialist public medical university in Nanjing, China, with Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology ranked in the global top 0.1% by ESI.

Nanjing Medical University (NMU) is a public specialist university established in 1934 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It operates under the Jiangsu Provincial Government and enrolls over 18,000 students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and postdoctoral levels, including more than 1,000 international students from over 40 countries. The university runs 19 schools and colleges, including Kangda College, and maintains 15 directly affiliated hospitals plus more than 50 teaching hospitals across Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Shandong.

NMU's academic strength is concentrated in medical and health sciences. Its Public Health and Preventive Medicine discipline received an A+ rating in China's national discipline evaluation, and Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology rank in the global top 0.1% by Elsevier's Essential Science Indicators (ESI) citation benchmarks, nine disciplines overall rank in the ESI top 1%. The university has offered its Clinical Medicine (MBBS) program in English to international students since 2005, and holds an 8-year clinical medicine accreditation, the longest validity period awarded under China's national system.

NMU's main campus is located in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, a major academic and economic hub on the Yangtze River. The city hosts numerous universities and research institutes, providing a scientifically active environment. The university is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), and accredited by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME), making its MBBS degree eligible for licensing examination pathways in multiple countries.