The eight-year program of clinical medicine in Fudan, Shanghai is for the college entrance examination. The eight-year clinical medicine major only recruits fresh candidates, which means that candidates need to take the college entrance examination and choose an eight-year clinical medical college when volunteering to fill in the form. Those who meet the admission requirements of the school can study clinical medicine for eight years. Fudan University is one of the first universities in China to offer eight-year clinical medicine in 2004, and it also recruits students for the college entrance examination.