SICAS Interview with Mr. Fang JiayiPresident of H

As an efficient, accurate and safe institution, SICAS has established reliable partnerships with more than 200 first-rate universities in China, including HMU. On July 13, 2011, SICAS CEO Ms Zhanglu and SICAS School Liaison Department staff members met with Mr. Fang Jiayi—President of HMU , during which he accepted an exclusive SICAS interview.

What follows is a transcript of the conversation which has been slightly condensed, and edited for clarity:

Host: First of all, thank you obviously for your time, Mr. Fang. Could you please give us a brief introduction of HMU?
Mr. Fang: Sure. Hebei Medical University is located in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, North China Plain. It consists of the original Hebei Medical College, Hebei Provincial College of Traditional Medicine and Shijiazhuang Medical College, which were combined in 1995. Of them the original Hebei Medical College was established the earliest and grew out of the Hebei Medical School which was set up in 1915. The original Hebei Provincial College of Traditional Medicine and Shijiazhuang Medical College were established in 1958, with a history of about forty years.

Host: What about HMU faculty?
Mr. Fang: Well, Hebei Medical University has a body of high quality teaching staff. The total number is over 7100, of which 266 are professors, senior researchers and chief physicians, 767 are associate professors. There are 2197 staff and workers in schools, of whom 867 are full-time teachers which including 155 professors and 398 associate professors. A group of experts and professors of great attainments are well-known within the province and even the whole country, 18 excellent experts at the provincial level, 16 outstanding young experts at the provincial or national level, 25 excellent teachers at the provincial or national level, and nearly 40 have taken the positions of the standing or committee members of the national specialties associations.


Host: Sounds powerful. Another important issue International students are concerned about is programs offered at HMU.
Mr. Fang: Of course. There are a total of 167 degree programs provided at HMU, including 15 bachelor's degree programs, 120 master's degree programs and 32 doctoral degree programs.

Host: Ah, great! Are there any English-medium programs?
Mr. Fang: Absolutely yes. Of all, bachelor's degree program Clinical Medicine (MBBS in English), a total of 59 master's degree programs as well as 16 doctoral degree programs are instructed in English.

Host: Wow, wonderful!
Mr. Fang: That's true. In addition to a variety of degree programs which can ensure full knowledge injection for International students, HMU also provides an abundance of internship opportunities. It has 6 affiliated hospitals, in which there are 3566 hospital beds. Four hospitals have been granted as "first-class hospitals in the third category". In addition, it also has several teaching hospitals and practice bases providing students with good sites of clinical teaching, specialist teaching and practice.
What's worth noting is that Hebei Medical University is not only the center of Hebei medical education and medical service, but also the center of Hebei medical research. It has 9 subjects and 4 laboratory of provincial advanced level, and 6 research institutes of provincial level. The Chinese Academy of Preventive Medical Science has set up its Hebei Academic Branch in this university. Each year nearly 200 projects of research are undertaken. In addition three national and eight provincial academic periodicals have been compiled and published here.

Host: Great! Anything else?
Mr. Fang: All in all, HMU will be a perfect destination for International students to study MBBS in China. We look forward to excellent applicants from around the world to apply for HMU through SICAS!

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