Wannan Medical College

Wannan Medical College was founded in 1958, previously was known as Wuhu Medical Vocational School. In 1970, it merged into Anhui Medical College and functioned as its branch in South Anhui. In 1974, with the approval of Ministry of Education, the school became an independent institution and was renamed Wannan Medical College (WNMC). In 1981, the college was among the first list of colleges and universities with authority to award bachelor's and master's degrees vested by the Academic Degree Evaluation Committee under the State Council. In 1998, it successfully passed the evaluations of its undergraduate programs, which is organized by the Ministry of Education. The college now offers 18 undergraduate specialties covering clinical medicine, nursing, oral medicine and forensic medicine, and 9 vocational specialties. In postgraduate program, there are 15 master's degree authorized units, covering nearly all the branches of the basic and clinical medicine. There are also 10 research centers in the college.