Nantong University, referred to as "Tongda University" for short, is a comprehensive university jointly established by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and the Ministry of Transport, a member of fifteen key construction universities in Jiangsu Province, and a pilot university of the "Excellent Doctor Education Training Plan" and "Excellent Teacher Training Plan" of the Ministry of Education. The history of the school can be traced back to the private Nantong Medical College and Nantong Textile College founded by Mr. Zhang Jian, a famous industrialist and educator in modern times, on 19 12. The school is one of the first units in China with the right to award master's degrees, and it is the birthplace of the typical spirit of "Mo Wensui" in spiritual civilization construction. The best subjects are:

National key discipline training and construction point (1): human anatomy and histology and embryology.

Dominant disciplines of provincial universities (2): basic medicine, new energy and its equipment.

Provincial key disciplines (6): basic medicine, information and communication engineering, clinical medicine, Chinese language and literature, special medicine and fine arts.

Provincial key disciplines (6): human anatomy and histology embryology, China ancient literature, communication and information system, aviation, aerospace and maritime medicine, internal medicine and surgery.

Provincial key construction disciplines (3): mechanical design and theory, control theory and control engineering, ophthalmology.

Excellent disciplines in the province (5): human anatomy and histology embryology, China ancient literature, mechanical design and theory, communication and information system, orthopedic surgery.

Provincial key medical disciplines (3): hand surgery, ophthalmology, laboratory diagnostics.

Provincial Clinical Medical Center (1): Hand Surgery

Provincial key specialties of clinical medicine (10): hematology, gastroenterology, cardiovascular medicine, general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, medical laboratory neurology, dermatology and nephrology.