Southern Medical University is qualified to admit Clinical Medicine international undergraduate students (English medium) announced by the Ministry of Education of China. Since September 2005, SMU has admitted nearly 1,700 students from over 50 countries including India, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Pakistan, Thailand, Jordan, Kenya, Somalia, Iran, Zambia, United States, United Kingdom, South Korea. Referring to the international standards for medical education, and the Quality Control Specification of Medical Undergraduate Education for International Students in China (English Medium) (Trial), the program is carried out while giving due consideration to the medical needs of international students’ source countries and the international needs of returning to home country or serving in a third country. The major aims at training international medical talents with solid basic knowledge, proficient clinical skills and good professional ethics, and devotes to providing medical, teaching and research personnel to medical and health services department. The main courses include Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical Psychology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, etc.. The duration of study is six years including one year of internship in hospitals. International students will be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in English.

Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens, over the age of 18 and under 30, senior high school graduates or above with good academic performace, in good health and qualified for university application.

If both parents or one of the parents of the applicant are Chinese citizens and reside in a foreign country, the applicant should have foreign nationality at birth and hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for at least 4 years. In addition, a record of more than 2 years of actual residence in a foreign country in the last 4 years (by April 30, 2023) is also needed. For people immigrating from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to foreign countries and are applying as international students, please refer to the requirements above.

Applicant’s language proficiency must meet the following requirements:

1. Basic understanding of Chinese. Applicants should provide the certificate of basic Chinese learning, such as training certificate, HSK certificate, etc.. Those without any Chinese language background must attend the Chinese training organized by the University before the enrollment;

2. Applicants from non-English-speaking countries must reach a score above 80 in TOEFL (15 or above for each item) or 6.0 in IELTS (5.5 or above for each item); or provide other comparable certificates proving English proficiency. Applicants from English-speaking countries or receiving the last degree with the instruction in English are exempt from submitting the English proficiency certificates, but the certificate of English medium issued by the school graduated from shall be provided.

"*" means necessary documents that you must provide in your application.

1. Application Form

Please upload your finished application form here.

2. Original Authorization to the Guardian

For self-supporting applicants under the age of 18 by September 1, 2022) needs to be notarized with signatures. If not notarized in China, the endorsement of local Chinese Embassy is required.
Guardians shall be Chinese or foreign adults who reside in China with stable source of income.
Graduation certificate and transcript should be notarized.
The University will request for supplementary materials when necessary.
Application materials mentioned above will not be returned to applicants whether they are admitted or not.

*3. English language proficiency certificate

*4. Scanned copy of Highest Academic Degree Certificate

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.
Expected Graduation Certificate for fresh graduates (original one and English-translated one).

*5. Scanned copies of transcript of all courses during the highest academic degree education (original one and English-translated one)

Academic transcript in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

*6. Financial Support Guarantee Statement

Financial Support Guarantee Statement and scanned copies of its supporting documents completed in Chinese or English, certifying that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover his or her tuition, accommodation, living expenses and international travels during his or her study in China. The minimum amount of funding required is RMB 150,000. Only one’s relatives can act as his or her financial sponsor. The Statement should be accompanied by a scanned copy of the financial sponsor’s valid passport or identification certificate (self-supporting applicants should submit this statement).

*7. Scanned copy of Foreigner's Physical Examination Form completed in Chinese or English.

*8. Self-introduction video (3-5 minutes, no more than 50M)

*9. Scanned copy of valid passport’s information page

*10. ID photo (2-inch blue background photo without hats)

11. Physical Examination Form

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