Ningxia Medical University(宁夏医科大学)

Ningxia Medical University, founded in 1958 and previously named as Ningxia Medical College, is the unique higher learning medical institution of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is located in Yinchuan, the capital city referred to as “South Beauty beyond the Great Wall” in the northwest. In 1962, it was incorporated into Ningxia University, named as School of Medicine of Ningxia University. In 1972, when Shanghai Railway Medical College moved to Yinchuan and combined with School of Medicine of Ningxia University, it was jointly rebuilt as Ningxia Medical College. In 2002, Ningxia Health School and Nursing School were incorporated into Ningxia Medical College. In 2008, it was promoted as a medical comprehensive university with the name Ningxia Medical University. In 2013, the university was approved as Doctorial Degree Conferring Unit (3 first-level disciplines: Clinical Medicine, Basic Medical Science, Public Health & Preventive Health have been approved for doctoral program).