Course Introduction
The English-taught MBBS program in CMU is divided into 2 stages: 9 semesters of Theory Study and 1.5 years of Internship.
Theory Study Stage: 6 semesters for medical basic courses and 3 semesters for medical clinical courses. Internship Stage: 1 year for compulsory internship and 6 months for elective internship.
Note:
From the second year, some case live courses will given by the foreign professors in CMU to explain the clinical cases, which is widely popular among international students.
CMU is recognized by WHO and the graduates of MBBS program are eligible to take the Medical Licensing Examinations held by the medical councils in different countries such as MCI, PMDC, USMLE, HPCSA, SCHS etc.
Main Courses
(1) Basic Medicine
Human Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, Cell-biology, Regional Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Medical Genetics, Medical Immunology, Path-physiology, Pathogenic microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology
(2) Preventive Medicine and Scientific Research MethodsSocial Medicine, Medical Ethics, Biostatistics, Hygiene
(3) Clinical medicine
Clinical Pharmacology, Diagnosis, Basic Surgery, Imagine Diagnosis, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stomatology, Otorhinolaryngology (E.N.T.), Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Venereology, Nuclear Medicine, Psychology and Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Clinical Epidemiology, Forensic medicine and toxicology
Fee Structure
Tuition Fee: RMB 40000
Physical examination: 700RMB;
Residence permit: 800RMB per year;
Medical insurance: 800RMB per year;
Books: around 3,000RMB for the first year (CMU will return the extra or charge more from the students according to the actual cost);
Accommodation: around 7,000RMB per year for a single room.
Cost of Living: RMB 700~RMB 1,000
Internship and Career
The duration of internship is 1.5 years, including 1 year of compulsory internship and 6 months of elective internship.
Students can choose to do the internship/training in China, their home country or any other country. CMU highly recommends students to do it in China and if they need to do the internship in their home country, the university will do a qualification evaluation on the chosen hospital.
The tuition fee for internship in China is RMB 35,000, while for in their home country is1/3 of the tuition fee. And, students have to take the final examination on Theory Test and Clinical Evaluation in CMU before graduation.
After obtaining MBBS Degree, the graduates can apply to take the medical licensing examination in the medical council in order to get registered and practice medicine. According to the regulations in different countries, the students may need to do the degree accreditation first. A MBBS degree holder can find jobs in government as well as private hospitals, nursing homes and other health facilities. Except this, one can also start his own clinic or pursue study for master’s degree.