Imaging and Nuclear 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.

3. School Introduction:

Editor Notes: Shandong University provides bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs for international students.

Shandong University (SDU), under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education is a key comprehensive university with a long history and a membership of Project 211 and Project 985. Shandong University comprises 8 campuses in three different cities (Jinan, Qingdao and Weihai), covering an area of over 533 hectares. Jinan is nicknamed as "Spring Water City" for its unparalleled spring water,

4. School of Medicine:

Editor Notes: The school is one of the earliest medical schools in our country, which has 1024 preclinical and clinical teaching staff members.

The school has 28 preclinical and clinical research institutes and 8 affiliated hospitals.
It owns 3 national key discplines and 6 ministerial and provincial key research labs.
It also has 13 provincial key disciplines (Human Anatomy and Histology & Embryology, Internal Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics).
For the past few years, the School of Medicine has taken on more than 800 research projects of "973" and "863" programs, National Key Scientific and Technological Research Programs, National Outstanding Youth Foundation and National Natural Science Foundation.
It has also won 190 scientific and technological awards at national, ministerial and provincial levels.

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. Photo page of passport

Passport must be valid and of ordinary type.

2. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

3. 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.

4. Official university/collegetranscript

5. Two letters of recommendation

From professor or associate professor.

6. Research plan(in Chinese or English)

7. Proof of Employment (if applicable)

8. Other attachments (if needed)

9. Abstract or list of articles or papers written or published (if applicable)

10. Proof of language proficiency (if applicable)

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