Guiyang Medical University is a public university

Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...

 based in Guiyang

Guiyang

Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou province of Southwest China. It is located in the centre of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. The city has an elevation of about 1,100 meters...

, capital of Guizhou

Guizhou

' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

 province in China.

History

The university was founded in 1938 as the National Guiyang Medical University directly administered by the central government in Beijing. In 1953, the university was officially renamed as the Guiyang Medical University and the administrative supervision transferred to Guizhou

Guizhou

' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

provincial government. Over the decades, the university has been accredited as to offer undergraduate programs in medicine as well as the only provincial medical postgraduate university.

External links

• Guiyang Medical University