The school (hospital) was approved by the Ministry of Education on 20 1 1 and was integrated by Taishan Medical College, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong Provincial Hospital and Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital. Taishan Medical College, formerly known as Loude Branch of Shandong Medical College, 198 1 was named Taishan Medical College. Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences was founded in1958; Shandong Provincial Hospital originated from 1897, when the German Catholic Church founded the League of Nations Sibling Hospital. It was taken over by the Japanese, the National Government and the China People's Liberation Army. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed Shandong First Hospital, Shandong Provincial People's Hospital and Shandong Provincial Hospital. Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital, founded in 1960, is a clinical college of Qilu Medical College of Shandong University and a charity hospital of Shandong Province.