Sichuan University | Best MBBS in West China Medical College & Hospital

Sichuan University is located in Chengdu city of Sichuan province in China:

• Sichuan University, or SCU, was founded in 1910, is the most vital University of West China.
• The Central Government of China directly controls SCU.
• Sichuan University has three campuses, Wang Jiang, Huaxi, and Jiang' an, with a total land area of 1030 acres.
• The Medical Campus is on Huaxi.
• West China Hospital of Sichuan University is one of the largest Single-site Hospitals in the world.
• Sichuan University World Rank is 208 as of 2023 December.
• Sichuan University 4 Affiliated Hospitals inside and opposite to the Huaxi Campus. These are West China Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, or West China Women's and Children's Hospital, West China Stomatology Hospital, and No.4 West China Teaching Hospital.
• More than 700 International students study MBBS and PG in this High World Ranking University in China.
• International Students are mostly from 20 countries like Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, USA, Canada, Korea, Fiji, Cameroon, etc.
• Nanjing Medical University, approved by the Medical Council of India, is listed in NMC approved Medical Colleges in China. 
• Scholarships: All Omkar Medicom students will get 9000 ¥ (approx Rs 90,000) Scholarship from 1st year December. From 2nd year Scholarship will depend on semester results of the students. 

• Sichuan University ranks 208 in the world as of 2023 Dec CWUR (Comparison: AIIMS Delhi World Rank is 899).
• Sichuan University has the Top Grade of A+ + in China.
• It is among the Top 5 Medical Colleges in China to study MBBS Abroad for Indian students.

Sichuan University Educational environment:

• Sichuan University has 3 campuses, Wang Jiang, Huaxi, and Jiang' an, all in the city of Chengdu. 
• Huaxi is the Medical Campus located in the center of Chengdu City.
• SCU Huaxi campus is a completely updated with the best architecture and modernized campus with a Modern Hi-tech library, canteens, Labs with several training centers.
• English medium MBBS program for the international students started in 2007. 
• Sichuan University has 4 directly affiliated hospitals, one inside and other 3 opposite to the Huaxi campus.

Fist Affiliated Hospital of Sichuan University is known as West China Hospital

Since started in 1892, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University has become a comprehensive medical teaching and research center
It has diverse disciplines, most modern medical equipment, abundant faculty resources, advanced therapeutic techniques, and strong potential in medical research.

• The Hospital is ranked as one of the highest among all hospitals in China by the Ministry of Health.
• WCH is one of the largest single-site hospitals in the world
• The Hospital has treated complicated and severe cases, especially in the fields of living donor liver transplantation, severe acute pancreatitis, and clinical anesthesia.
• It has 4,800 beds, built on an area of 116 acres, and a floor area of more than 4 Lac square meters.
• It has more than 10,000 medical staff,
• 46 clinical departments and
• Nine non-clinical and laboratory departments.
• The Hospital has ranked second on China’s Best Hospital List six times since 2009.
• In 2007 and 2008, WCH won Golden Awards of hospital management by Hospital Management Asia.
• A telemedicine network has been established, covering 630 hospitals of all levels in more than 20 provinces and cities and serving 500 million people.

Yearly Average Statistics of West China College of Medicine and West China Hospital of Sichuan University:

• 58 Lac patients visit here annually in the OPD and Emergency departments (2019).
• 2,23,000 patients were admitted to different inpatient departments, and more than 144,000 operations were done successfully.

The Hospital specializes in:

• Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Lung Cancer Surgery,
• Mini-Invasive Therapy, Cardiac Intervention,
• Treatment of Severe Pancreatitis,
• Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery,
• Clinical Anesthesia, Medical Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, etc.

Apart from the main campus, the Hospital also has 2 more campuses:

• Wenjiang Campus with 200 beds, and
• Shangjin Campus with 1170 beds

West China Hospital of Sichuan University Location:

• 37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. China

The West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University (WCSUH-SCU) is known as West China Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Sichuan University.

• It is under the direct control of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China.
• West China 2nd University Hospital of Sichuan University was originally established as the Renji Women’s Hospital in 1896.
• Two Departments, one of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the other of Pediatrics of the former West China University of Medical Sciences merged in 1987.

This hospital was one of the;

• First national top tertiary hospitals, and
• The first internet hospital in Sichuan Province.
• It initiated the Regional Medical Consortium Program in 2016.

The hospital plays essential roles in medical services, education, research, disease prevention, and healthcare as a medical center for women and children in southwestern China.

The West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University has;

• A total constructed area of 59,000 square meters.
• 730 in-patient beds,
• 16 clinical departments, and
• Five medico-technical departments.

Yearly Average Statistics of The West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University:

• 20.1 Lac patients visit here annually in the OPD and Emergency departments (2019).
• 52,500 patients were admitted to inpatient departments, 
• 38,100 surgical operations were done successfully.
• 12,400 deliveries were done.

The Hospital has 2000 staff members which includes;

• 134 professors,
• 125 associate professors,
• 59 advisers for doctoral degree candidates,
• 98 advisers for master degree candidates.

WCSUH provides doctorate programs and post-doctoral programs in obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, maternal-fetal medicine, stress biology.

The West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University specializes in;

• Gynecology, Obstetrics, Neonatology,
• Regional Collaborative Center Ministry of Health of China for Leukemia, Congenital Heart Diseases of children in Rural Areas,
• National Center for Birth Defects Monitoring of China,
• National Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance,
• SFDA Institute of Clinical Test of Drugs,
• Quality Control Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology,
• Quality Control Center for Pediatrics,
• Health Center for Critical Care of Pregnant Women,
• Human Sperm Bank of Sichuan Province.

Location of The West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University.

• No. 20, Section 3, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan Province (just opposite to the Huaxi Campus of Sichuan University)

International Students at Sichuan University:

Among all MCI Approved Medical Colleges worldwide, Sichuan University is the Top 5 Medical College in China for Indian students to study MBBS abroad.

• At present, International Students are mostly from 20 countries like Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, USA, Canada, Korea, Fiji, Cameroon, etc.
• Among the international students, 200 are from India only.
• MBBS degree of Sichuan University is valid for MCI Screening test, proposed NEXT exam, USMLE, UK PLAB, AMC, DHA, HAAD, and all licensing exams of all the countries.
• All Indian students must contact Omkar Medicom, the MBBS Abroad Consultant for Admission at Sichuan University.

Language of Instructions in Sichuan, the Top 5 MBBS College in China:

• All the medical subjects are taught only in the English medium at Sichuan University Medical College.
• Side by side, the Chinese language class is also compulsory for International students 45 minutes per class, thrice weekly.
• The professors will teach students common vocabulary to help them in day to day living.
• In higher stages, they will teach the students about Medical Terminology in the Chinese language.
• In the 1st year, a few classes will be the Chinese Language class along with some pre-medical subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and few chapters of Mathematics, along with the Medical topics of the first year like anatomy, biochemistry, etc.
• Later, the Chinese language class will be for every week to keep the practice.
• It helps the students to communicate with the patients in their hospital classes at a later stage.
• Sichuan University will take all medical subject exams in the English language only.

Sichuan University On-Campus Hostel in Huaxi Campus

Huaxi Campus of Sichuan University has standard type hostel rooms. Rooms are 2-sharing rooms and a few single rooms also available. All the rooms have air-conditioner, color TV, and internet access. Some rooms have attached bathroom.

Room Rates On-Campus:

• Single room with attached bath: 15000 ¥ per year
• Double room with attached bath: 11000 ¥ per year
• Double room without attached bath: 8000 ¥ per year

Students will pay for electricity, water, and the internet as per usage.

Off-Campus Accommodation

Moreover, Sichuan University also allows off-campus apartments for international students to stay as per their own choice.

Sichuan University has four libraries, which includes Liberal Arts and Sciences Library, Engineering Library, Medical Library, and Jiang’an Library.

The Medical Library of Sichuan University is located on the Huaxi Campus of the University. It has 8,800 square meters of floor space. Primarily on Medical Sciences, its collections are famous for its “Biology- Psychology- Social Medicine” Model.

Sichuan University has four different scholarship schemes.

• Belt & Road Scholarship: 9,000 ¥ for 55% of all students in the 1st year (December in the year of Admission).
• Chengdu Sister Cities Scholarship: 6,000 ¥ for 95% of all students from 2nd year (December).
• Sichuan University Scholarship: 3,000 ¥ to 10,000 ¥ from 2nd year.
• Chengdu Government Scholarship: 5,000 ¥ to 36,000 ¥ from 2nd year.

All Omkar Medicom students have got the 9000 ¥ Scholarship in all the years. 

Sichuan University is located in the center of Chengdu city. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, is well equipped with all kinds of modern amenities and transport systems, like,

• Metro train: The total active length of the Chengdu city Metro is 303 kilometers, with seven lines in operation at present. In total, 21 tracks of Metro will run in Chengdu. Huaxi campus has its own metro station known as Huaxiba on Line 1. 
• High-Speed Bullet train: Chengdu is directly connected by a High-speed Bullet train to Xian (658 km, 3 hours) and the rest of China via Xian.
• International and Domestic Airports, and 
• The city has an extensive network of high-speed city BRT bus and regular air-conditioned buses. Bus fare starts from 1 ¥ only.

Other Geographical details of Chengdu, Sichuan. 

• Total Area: Massive 14,400 square kilometers (Comparison, Delhi: 1485 sq km, New York: 784 sq km)
• Total Population: 1.63 crores as of 2019.
• Airport Domestic and International: Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (17.2 km from the Huaxi Medical Campus of Sichuan University). A new International airport, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, will start operation in 2021.
• Distance from India: Chengdu, Sichuan, is only 4 hours by direct flight from New Delhi. 
• Weather: Chengdu has a subtropical monsoon climate, which is influenced by the Sichuan Basin. That is why Chengdu's weather is mild and humid all year.
• The Lowest winter temperature is 3°C in January.
• The Highest summer temperature is 30°C in July.