At the beginning of the new century, medicine once again took root in Tongji University. On the basis of the former Shanghai Railway University Medical College, Tongji University Medical College was established. The medical college consists of hospital management department, basic medical college, institute of biomedical engineering and nano-science, nursing department and rehabilitation department. The college has a major in stomatology.

Since then, the medical specialty of Tongji University has become a key discipline and embarked on the road of rejuvenation. Tongji University Medical College devotes itself to cultivating top-notch innovative medical talents with a sense of social responsibility through the talent training mode of "subsection requirements, through training, adherence to standards and reasonable diversion", leading the discipline development and international competitiveness.

In order to explore the innovative development path of Tongji medical science, in recent years, Tongji University has focused its medical development on stem cells, tumors, encephalomyelitis, heart and other major fields that meet the major needs of the country and have promising future development prospects in combination with the frontier of world medical development, future trends and national needs.

On 20 10, "Advanced Institute of Translational Medicine" was established, and translational medicine centers were set up in affiliated hospitals, focusing on four major directions. On the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of 1 10, relying on the characteristic medical resources of affiliated hospitals, the four research centers of brain and spinal cord, cardiovascular diseases and tumor biotherapy have adopted a flexible dual-employment mechanism to deepen the close cooperation between basic research and clinical application.