SMU may mean that the predecessor of Southern Medical University is the First Military Medical University of the People's Liberation Army.
Southern Medical University, formerly known as the First Military Medical University of Chinese People's Liberation Army, was founded in 195 1, 1979 and was designated as a national key university. In 2004, it was approved as one of the eight universities in China to pilot eight-year medical education. In August, 2004, according to the orders issued by the State Council and the Central Military Commission, it was transferred to Guangdong Province as a whole.