Internal Medicine

1. Program Introduction

Editor Notes: This program is divided into two stages: course work and clinical internship / scientific research.

Students for both master’s programs of biomedicine and medical science should finish first-year coursework.
Based on their emphasis in research, they could select courses from a common curriculum system and complete at least 16 credits.
They are also required to attend the frontier science forum organized by the school at least eight times, which can also be added to the total credit requirement.
A qualification exam is set at the end of the first academic year and only those who pass the exam are eligible to continue on with the program.
Those students are also expected to finish master’s dissertation during the second or third year.
Students are free to participate in research activities in different departments of basic medicine and clinical medicine.
The research activities are in forms of weekly seminars or small academic symposiums.

2. Program Structure

Editor Notes: School of Medicine includes 16 courses.

Program Courses

Clinical Neuroanatomy / Advanced Cell Biology / Advances in Molecular Oncologic Pathology and Translational Research / Identifying Human Disease Genes / Cell Signaling and Disease / Bioinformatics / Advanced Molecular and Cellular Immunology / Advanced Molecular Imaging / Molecular Mechanisms of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases / Writing Biomedical Research Papers / Brain and Behavior Science and Practice / Advances in Combined Therapy of Malignant Tumors in General Surgery / Laparoscopic Surgery / New Concepts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases / Advances in the Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancies / Identifying human disease genes / Basic Principles and Advances in Medical Molecular Biology

Graduation Requirements

Students are required to complete their dissertation on the basis of clinical practice and scientific research training and obligated to publish at least one piece of article related to their dissertation on official publications as primary author (Shandong University should be the primary institution) during the master period. After completion of the master’s programs, qualified candidates could be conferred master’s degrees in their specific research fields, such as Master of Physiology, or Master of Internal Medicine.

Steadily increase of international student’s number while maintaining an excellent graduation rate;
Well-developed academic and management systems tailored for international students.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology, cellular and molecular biology or medicine.
Their English proficiency should enable them to take courses in English and communicate with their supervisors in English.

1. Certificate of HSK

Certificate of HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)

2. Family History

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3. Resume

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4. Application Essay

800 words or so in Chinese, regarding major of application and desired direction of study

5. Two letters of recommendation

From professor or associate professor or equivalents

6. Bachelor's degree diploma

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

7. Undergraduate school transcript

8. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

9. Photocopy of valid passport

With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included

10. Health certifiIcate

11. Certificate of Employment(If Applicable)

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