Southern Medical University was founded in 195 1, and 1979 was identified as a national key university. In 2004, it was approved as one of the eight eight-year medical education pilot colleges in China. In August 2004, it was transferred to Guangdong Province as a whole and renamed Southern Medical University.

Southern Medical University is not 2 1 1, but it is also a good medical school, which is better than many 985/2 1 1. Southern Medical University is an undergraduate.