Then there is Guangzhou Medical University, which ranks first in the respiratory department under the leadership of Academician Zhong Nanshan. Then Jinan University, Guangdong Medical University and so on.
As a high-level key university in Guangdong Province, Southern Medical University enjoys a high reputation throughout the country.
It is one of the earliest schools to offer an eight-year undergraduate course in clinical medicine. The number of first-class disciplines approved by medical doctors ranks first in Guangdong Province and the number of invention patents ranks first in China, which shows the strength of this university.