Sanquan Medical College (SMC), founded in 2003, in December of the same year, was identified as an independent college by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.
SMC has two campuses, one is in Xinxiang and another one is in Pingyuan , covering an area of 2047.45 mu (Chinese area unit, 1 mu = 666.67 ㎡）. Currently, it is compose of 18 schools (or departments) such as the School of Basic Medicine and the School of Nursing, 6 academies such as Renzhi and Xihe, 30 administrative departments including teaching affairs department and student affairs department etc, and five affiliated hospitals. SMC has 2 school enrollment levels ,such as full-time bachelor education (including upgrading to higher education) and college education, with 26 bachelor majors/programs, and 7 college majors/programs, which cover 5 fields of disciplines, such as medicine, management, science, engineering and literature. Till to now, SMC has more than 18934 registration students.
Under the principles of “society-oriented development strategy, all-rounded quality education, talent-focused medical cultivation”, SMC is dedicated to becoming “a local, quality, distinctive, practical university focusing on health care services”, while steadily following its mid-term development strategy of “transformation, intension development and distinction”. By giving full play to the critical opportunities emerged from the “Healthy China, Healthy Zhongyuan” plan and reforms of national education system, SMC has always been forging its characteristics and strengths, and established a major cluster with 5 medical services including modern medical equipment and technology, biomedicine, elder-care and rehabilitation, modern health, and medical management, with modern medical services as its core. SMC has actively provided talent guarantee and intellectual support for local economic and social development.
From cooperation with enterprises, major clusters, education patterns, to brand building, SMC has achieved remarkable achievements both in its education and social influence. Special reports have been broadcast by national authoritative media such as “CCTV News Broadcast”, People's Daily and China Education Daily etc. Besides, SMC is a National Quality-Oriented Education Demonstration University awarded by the National Working Committee of Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education, a Training Base for Chinese Doctors of Humanistic Medicine by Chinese Medical Doctor Association of the National Health Commission of the PRC, a “Vice-President Level Organization” of Henan Private Education Association and Henan Private Education Research Association, and a “Vocational Skill Appraisal Station” approved by the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Henan Province. Meanwhile, honorary titles of SMC include National Advanced Independent College, National Advanced Institution of Private Education, Excellent Organization of Graduate Employment of Henan Colleges and Universities, Top Ten Private Universities with Domestic Influence for the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up, Most Competitive Universities in Henan, Brilliant Private Institution of Higher Education in Henan Province, Excellent Private University in Henan Province, and so on.