Soochow University | Top Medical Colleges in the world | Suzhou, China

Soochow University is located in Suzhou city of Jiangsu province in China:

• Soochow or Suzhou University is located in Suzhou, China which is known as the "Heaven on Earth".
• Soochow is one of the first batches of universities listed in China's most prestigious "211 Project".
• The National Defence Science and Technology Industry Bureau and the Jiangsu Provincial Government jointly build and control Soochow University.
• Soochow is one of the oldest universities in China, built-in 1899.
• Soochow University has six campuses and the Medical College is in Dushu campus built on an area of 496 acres without the hospitals.
• Soochow University has a total of 19 Affiliated Hospitals, out of which 3 Hospitals are inside the campus.
• Soochow University World Rank is 361 as of 2019 as per CWUR and always within World Rank 500 by Times Higher Education ranking.
• More than 400 International students study MBBS and PG in this High World Ranking University in China.
• International Students are 90% from India.
• Soochow University Clinical Medicine has entered the top 1% of the Global Basic Scientific Indicators (ESI),
• Soochow University or Suzhou University in English, approved by the Medical Council of India, is listed in MCI approved Medical Colleges in China. 
• Scholarships: All Omkar Medicom students will get Scholarship from 1st year December, depending on their 12 board mark sheet and NEET marks. From 2nd year Scholarship will depend on semester results of the students. 

Suzhou University currently offers UG and PG in 12 subjects, which include Medicine, Economics, Science, Engineering, Management, etc.

The University has 30 departments, with;

• 27734 full-time undergraduate students,
• 13871 master's (PG) students,
• 4202 doctoral (P.hD.) students, and
• 3271 international students.

• Soochow University ranks 306 in the world as of 2021 March.
• Soochow University has the Top Grade of A+ in China.
• Suzhou University is among the Top Medical Colleges in the world to study MBBS Abroad for Indian students.

Soochow University Educational environment:

• Soochow University has 6 campuses, which include the Main Campus, East Campus, North Campus and the Dushu Lake Campus. 
• Dushu Lake Campus has the Medical College of Soochow University.
• The Dushu 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 is one of the oldest in China. 
• Soochow University has 19 directly affiliated hospitals, 3 of which are inside the campus.

Directly Affiliated Hospitals of Soochow University:

1. First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University or Suzhou First People's Hospital,
2. Second Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University OR Nuclear Industry General Hospital,
3. Children's Hospital of Suzhou University,
4. Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital,
5. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University or Changzhou First People's Hospital,
6. Zhangjiagang Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Zhangjiagang First People's Hospital,
7. Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Changshu First People's Hospital,
8. Taicang Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Taicang First People's Hospital,
9. Stomatological Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Suzhou Stomatological Hospital,
10. Changzhou Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Changzhou Fourth People's Hospital,
11. Ideal Eye Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Suzhou Ideal Eye Hospital,
12. Ruihua Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Suzhou Ruihua Orthopedic Hospital,
13. Wuxi Ninth Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University or Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital,
14. Gaoyou Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Gaoyou People's Hospital,
15. The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University or Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Army Medical Center,
16. Affiliated Infectious Disease Hospital of Suzhou University or Suzhou Fifth People's Hospital,
17. Guangji Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Suzhou Guangji Hospital,
18. Hulunbeier Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Hulunbeier People's Hospital,
19. Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University or Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University was founded in 1883.

• It was the first batch of Grade-A, Class-A Hospitals by the Ministry of Health of China. 
• The hospital has successively won the titles of National Civilized Unit, National Hospital Cultural Construction Advanced Collective, and Health News Hospital Reform and Innovation Award. 
• It is among the best 50 hospitals in China list released by the Hospital Management Institute of Fudan University.
• It got the First rank in the top 100 Chinese prefecture-level city hospitals for six consecutive years.
• Major statistics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University:
• The hospital has 3,000 in-patient beds. 
• In 2019, there were 41 Lac outpatient visits, 
• 1,64,000 patients admitted, and 
• 82,000 operations were done in 2019. 
• The hospital has 4,558 employees, including 326 senior experts and 639 top deputy experts.

The hospital has;

• PET-CT,
• Flat-panel fully digital Cardiovascular contrast system,
• Fully digital Medical Linear Accelerator,
• Digital X- ray diagnostic system (DSA),
• Multi-conductivity physiology laboratory system,
• Radiotherapy planning system,
• Excimer laser system,
• Photon skin rejuvenation,
• Anesthesia workstation,
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (the MRI),
• Cardiopulmonary bypass machine,
• Blood dialysis machines,
• Automatic genetic analyzer,
• High intensity focused Ultrasound tumor therapeutic apparatus,
• Multi-slice spiral CT machine,
• Breast X -ray machine,
• Digital subtraction Angiography X- ray machine,
• Cold circulation tumor treatment system,
• X-ray simulation positioning machine, etc.

First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University Main campus Location:

• Shizi Street, No. 899 Pinghai Road, Suzhou Courtyard: No. 188, Suzhou, China.

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, established in December 1988, is also known as the General Hospital of Nuclear Industry and the Sino-French Friendship Hospital. 

• It is a Tertiary-A hospital integrating medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, prevention, nuclear emergency, etc. 
• The Second Clinical College of Soochow University has a postdoctoral mobile station for clinical medicine, a doctoral degree, and a master's degree awarding a point for first-level clinical medicine, and a national drug clinical trial base.
• The hospital, located on 3 campuses, Sanxiang Road, Luoxiang Road, and Huguan, has
• a total of 2050 beds. 
• 32 clinical departments, 
• 8 medical technology departments, and 
• 20 functional departments. 

In 2019, in this Hospital,  

• 24.6 Lac patients visited the OPD, 
• 92,600 patients admitted, and 
• 42,000 surgeries were done. 

There are more than 3,000 employees, including nearly 600 senior experts, 18 State Council Special Allowance experts, 44 doctoral supervisors, and 134 master supervisors.

International Students studying MBBS at Soochow University, Medical College of Suzhou China:

Among all MCI Approved Medical Colleges worldwide, Soochow University or Suzhou Medical University China is one of the Top Medical Colleges in the world for Indian students to study MBBS abroad.

• At present, 460 International Students are mostly from India. The rest are from 40 other countries like Japan, Korea, the United States, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, Britain, and some EU countries, etc.
• Among all the international students, 300 plus are from India only.
• MBBS degree of Suzhou University Medical College China is valid for the MCI Screening Test, USMLE, UK PLAB, AMC, DHA, HAAD, and licensing exams of all the countries.
• All Indian students must contact Omkar Medicom, the Official MBBS Abroad Consultant for Admission at Soochow or Suzhou Medical University.

Language of Instructions in Soochow University, Suzhou China, one of the Top Medical Colleges in the World:

• Soochow University Suzhou Medical College will teach all the medical subjects only in the English medium.
• At the same time, there will be Chinese language class, thrice weekly 45 minutes each session, for International students.
• Students will learn common vocabulary, which will help them with their daily needs.
• In higher stages, the professors will teach the students about Medical Terminology in the Chinese language.
• In the 1st year, more Chinese language classes will be taken along with anatomy, biochemistry, and other medical subjects.
• 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.
• Suzhou Medical University will take all medical subject exams in the English language only.

Dushu Lake Campus or the Medical College of Soochow University in Suzhou China has international hostel buildings, separate for Girls and Boys.

• Boys building has three-bedroom modern apartments, and two students will share in room. Boys apartment has one big attached bathroom and one common drawing room for these 6 students.
• Girls building has two-sharing studio rooms, which are better than the Boy's room. That is why Girl's hostel rates are 1000 ¥ higher than boys.
• Both in Girls and Boys dormitory, all rooms are air-conditioned and have internet access, attached bathroom with geyser. All rooms have one balcony.
• Students will pay for electricity, water, and the internet as per usage.

Soochow University has individual libraries on each of the campuses. The most famous is the Binglin Library of Dushu Lake or the medical college campus of Suzhou University. 

The 40-meter high lotus-shaped library was ranked first among "50 most beautiful university libraries in China" in 2014. Binglin Library, with an area of 32,000 meters, looks like a crystal lotus blooming in the Suzhou University. 

Soochow University Scholarship amount depends on 12 board marks, NEET marks, attendance, and behavior of the student. Scholarship amount starts from Rs 50,000 up to Rs 3,10,000 per year. 

This University has three types of scholarships:

• Jiangsu Jasmine Scholarship, 
• Chinese Government Scholarship, and 
• The Confucius Institute Scholarship.

So far, all Omkar Medicom students have got a scholarship here.

Soochow University Medical College campus is located in Suzhou Dushu Lake Higher Education Town in eastern China. Suzhou is well equipped with all kinds of modern amenities and transport systems, like,

• Metro train: The total active length of the Suzhou city Metro is 118 kilometers, with three lines (Line 1, 2 and 4) in operation at present. In total, six tracks of Metro will run in Suzhou. Dushu campus has its own metro station known as Dushu South on Line 2. 
• High-Speed Bullet train: More than 175 pairs of high-speed bullet trains are running in between Shanghai and Suzhou, with an average travel time of 28 minutes. The train fare is 34 ¥ only.
• 4 International and Domestic Airports, and 
• The city has an extensive network of City bus and regular air-conditioned buses. Bus fare starts from 1 ¥ only.

Other Geographical details of Suzhou, Jiangsu. 

• Total Area: Massive 8,488 square kilometers (Comparison, Delhi: 1485 sq km, New York: 784 sq km)
• Total Population: 1.07 crores as of 2018.
• Airport Domestic and International: Soochow University has 4 airports nearby; Shanghai Hongqiao (1 hour), Hangzhou Xiaoshan (2.30 hours), Wuxi Sunan Shuofang Airport (45 minutes), Nanjing Airport (2.15 hours).
• Distance from India: Suzhou is only 5 hours by flight from Kolkata with one stop-over in Kunming. 
• Weather: Suzhou lies in a subtropical monsoon climate zone. That is why the weather is mild and moist with four distinct seasons.
• The Lowest winter temperature is 1°C in January.
• The Highest summer temperature is 32°C in July.