Introduction

West China School of Medicine of Sichuan University offers MBBS Program taught in English to the overseas students. English is the language of instruction for the MBBS program and Chinese is a compulsory subject. The program comprised of two years of basic medical science, three years of clinical science training and one year of internship.

West China school of Medicine of Sichuan University has been licensed by Ministry of Education, P.R China to enroll overseas students for the MBBS course in an English medium. There are only 49 medical schools in China that have the authority to enroll international MBBS students in English medium in the list of year 2011.

MBBS Curriculum Required courses - Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Diagnostics, Pathology, Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Psychology, Introduction to Surgery, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Dermatology, Psychiatrics, Nuclear Medicine, Medical Genetics, Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Research Design, Forensic Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Geriatrics.

Selective courses – Acupuncture, Modern Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology, Rehabilitation, Emergency Medicine.

West China School of Medicine

West China school of Medicine is listed in The World Directory of Medical Schools published by WHO. The International Medical Education Directory (IMED), Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECMFG) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER).

Since it's beginning in 2001 the university has enrolled nine batches of medical students from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, USA, Canada, Korea, Fiji, Cameroon etc into the MBBS courses. Six batches of international MBBS students have graduated from this medical school as of 2011. The MBBS graduates have excelled in the medical council licensing examinations in their respective countries including Nepalese Medical Council Licensing Examinations and Medical Council of India Screening Test Examinations while other graduates have passed USMLE licensing Examination to practice in USA and Australia Medical Council Licensing Examination to practice in Australia. Graduates of this medical school have been employed in reputed government or private hospitals in their home countries.

Course duration is of 5 years + 1 year internship. The internship can either be done at the university hospitals or in one’s home country in a hospital recognized by the Ministry of Health of the concerned country. If the students want to do internship in the hospitals of the university they must pass HSK examination, as per regulations of MOE of China before the 6th year internship.

West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University has been conducting MBBS courses in English medium since 2001. Most of the faculties have been educated in USA and Canada. Hence they can excellently teach the MBBS courses in English medium. Every year the university sends more than 200 faculties to USA and Canada for education and training. West China School of Medicine is one of the best and the largest in China. Over 50% of the doctors have experiences of work or being trained in foreign medical institutions.

(Source: Sichuan University)

Admission Requirements

All applicants must be 18 years of age or above.
Applicants must present an official copy of their high school diploma and/or additional higher learning certificates.
Applicants must have an excellent academic record in the following subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.