I. Zhejiang (Chekiang) College of Medicine.
　　 In 1871 the Hangzhou Opium Hospital (later developed to Hangzhou C.M.S. Hospital), again in 1881, C.M.S. Special School of Medicine and Pharmacy, was set up by the Anglican Church in Hangzhou.
　　Han Qingquan, a native of Cixi in Zhejiang province, was a physician in Chekiang Higher School after he returned home from Japan. He and his co-workers were determined to set up medical school of China’s own and to bring up China’s medical personnel.
　　On June 1, 1912 Chekiang(Zhejiang) College of Medicine was founded by Han and his colleagues. Sixty new students were first enrolled in the summer of the year and Han was appointed the first dean of the school. That was one of the earliest self-run schools of medicine in China.
　　In 1913 specialty of pharmacy was added to the school, hence, the title of the school changed into “Chekiang College of Medicine and Pharmacy”.
　　In 1914 new houses were built in Chekiang Hospital, serving as the college branch and teaching hospital which provided space for clinical practice and teaching laboratories such as microbiological, biochemical, and chemical labs.
　　New schoolhouses were built in 1920, which cost 70 thousand Yuan, occupying more than 30 mu (1mu = 0.0667 hectare) in Daomao Lane and including 3 buildings and over 20 one-storey houses, which were completed in the following year.
　　In September 1928 in excuse of simple equipment and no prospect the school was ordered not enroll new students any more and had to close down within some years by then Minister of Education.
　　Opposed by alumni of the medical school, public figures and teachers and students in the school the order of ‘stopping enrollment’ was forced to withdraw in May 1931, and enrollment was to be continued.
In August 1931 in the light of rules of organization in special schools issued by Ministry of Education the school was changed into ‘Chekiang Provincial College of Medicine and Pharmacy’.
　　In September 1932 preparations were made to build an affiliated hospital by making use of more than 60 thousand Yuan school funds. In August of next year two new buildings of outpatient clinic and affiliated hospital were completed, 104 beds in total.
　　In 1936 the area of the school was increased to 83 mu by purchasing folk houses in the west and north of the school, used to build student dormitories, dining hall, classrooms, research laboratories and playground. These buildings were put into use in the following year.
　　In 1937 the Anti-Japanese War broke out. In October in order to avoid air attacks by Japanese air force teaching faculty in the school was moved to Yuquan and Lingying (in the suburb of Hangzhou). In the night of November 12, Chekiang(Zhejiang) Provincial Government decided to retreat hospitals and schools towards west Zhejiang within five days. The college moved to Chun’an county first and then to Jinyun county in December. In the spring of 1938 the school again moved to southern county Linhai.
　　In August 1939 school houses in Linhai were attacked by Japanese planes and part of buildings destroyed, the school had to remove to Tiantai, when Yingshi University was founded, the medical college was ordered to stop enrollment, and merged into Yingshi University Medical School. So the Chekiang Provincial College of Medicine and Pharmacy closed down once more.
　　In the spring of 1941 Tiantai was in danger the school was compelled to move to Huzhen town in Jinyun county. In the next year it moved back to Linhai once again.
　　In 1943 the Education Department of Zhejiang Province was forced to agree that the school resumed its enrollment because of opposition of alumni in Chongqing (then the capital of China) and teachers and students in the school.
　　In August 1945 the Anti-Japanese War ended in victory. In the summer of 1946 Chekiang College of Medicine and Pharmacy started to move back to Hangzhou.
　　In January 1946 the first group of students returned to Hangzhou but they had to attend classes in the Buddhist temples in Yuquan and Lingying, since the school grounds in Daomao Lane had been torn down in the fall of Hangzhou.
　　In the spring of 1947 the Education Department allocated fund to purchase two folk houses in Haier Lane, used as an affiliated hospital after repair, equipped with 100 beds and at the same time outpatient service was open to the public.
　　In the summer of 1947 the school was upgraded to Chekiang Provincial Medical College and began to recruit students, schooling period being six years.
　　On May 3, 1949 Hangzhou was liberated. Hangzhou Municipal Military Control Commission appointed Yan Zhuang military representative, there were 7 students and 7 teachers to form a Provisional Commission of School Affairs. In October it was reorganized into formal commission of school affairs, including 17 committee members, Professor Huang Mingju as the Chairman in charge of school affairs.
　　In October 1951 the Administration Council of Central Government appointed Dr. Hong Shilu, Director of Provincial Health Bureau, to be the dean of the school.
　　In 1951 the school took over the missionary C.M.S. Hospital. In October the affiliated hospital in Haier Lane was changed to a maternity and child care hospital. For the sake of clinical practice C.M.S. Hospital was taken as teaching hospital of surgery and Provincial Hangzhou Hospital as key teaching hospital of internal medicine.
　　There were 169 teaching and administrative staff in the college, including 14 professors (they were Professors Wang Weisong, Gao Pinzhang, Chu Gao, Shi Huayu, Zhu Yan, Li Juhua, Huang Mingju, Yu Dawang Wang Liangji, Gu Xueqiu, Zhang Zhiqing, etc); 13 associate professors (they were Dr. Hui Yunshen, Zhou Mingzeng, Wu Xiecan, XU Peihuang, etc); five lecturers and 14 assistants. The total number of students were 389, of whom 77 were in medicine, 72 were in pharmacy and 201 were in 3-year medical program. There was a library with only 1265 volumes of books, including 343 Chinese books and 922 foreign language ones. The building area of the school was 3,180 m2.
　　 In 1912 when the college was founded there was no nationwide uniform medical teaching system in the country, courses offered in the school were most in imitation of Japanese medical universities. Curricula in medicine were Chinese, German, anatomy, physiology, histology, embryology, bacteriology, medical chemistry, pharmacology, pathology, forensic medicine, surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, otorhinology, dermal and venereal diseases and hygiene. Curricula in pharmacy were Chinese, German, chemistry, physics, bacteriology, minerals, medicinal plants, mechanical drawing, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, Latin, hygienic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy, and official codex. Teaching materials were derived from Japan and teachers were Japanese or returned students from Japan.
　　In the initial stage there were no designated textbooks. Till the 1940’s professors began to compose teaching materials, for instance, Sheng Zaiheng’s comprehensive book of internal medicine was placed on the list of university book series. Afterwards there were books composed by other teachers, such as internal medicine, local anatomy, introduction of general surgery, dermatology, quantitative chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, chemical analysis of poison, pharmacognosy and hygiene, however, students were not necessary to have these books. Since 1947 original edition of teaching materials from England and America were adopted by the school or printed.
　　At first German was the major foreign language for the students, later English and Japanese were taught as elective courses. Up to the time when Anti-Japanese War triumphed English was taught as main foreign language, German as second foreign language and Japanese may be elected. During ward rounds the chief physicians spoke Latin to express the main terms of diagnosis and prescription. In the beginning teachers of surgery and gynecology and obstetrics were Japanese. They gave lectures or supervised students in Japanese, sometimes pointing out important points in German. Most of the students in the school could read books of original edition. Since 1947 some of courses such as infinitesimal calculus and general chemistry were given in original edition and taught in English.
　　Apart from being taught in classroom, course of public health was given through practice. Cooperating with Hangzhou city government and taking 4 thousand households in Xiacheng District as experimental hygiene zone the students led by their teachers, went out of the school to field practice, even going to rural areas to practice in country sanitation.
　　In the initial stage experimental equipment was very simple. It was until duration of Anti-Japanese War that labs of medical chemistry, anatomy, bacteriology, pathology had just been facilitated to the students of medicine. In contrast there was better equipment in Department of Pharmacy. Early in 1919 it had vacuum pump and polariscope that were rare at that time in the country.
　　After liberation new regulations concerning teaching in medical school were issued by Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health. In the first term in 1950, undergraduate course was divided into 3 departments: that is, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Surgery and Department of Public Health; length of schooling was 5 years and a half, 6 years and 5 years respectively. After 3 years undergraduate course in pharmacy was divided into 4 departments: pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy and analytical test, length of schooling was 4 years.
　　In July 1951 Ministry of Health issued ‘curricula of undergraduate courses in medical schools (trial implantation)’. From then all undergraduates were taught according to the new curricula.
　　Right after the founding of the school those who graduated from old middle schools were allowed to apply for entrance to the medical school. After being admitted the students in medical department had to study for 4 years, those in pharmacy department for 3 years. From 1926 on premedical course was added to medical department those who graduated from junior high schools were eligible to be entered; the length of schooling was 6 years (1 year for premedical course, 5 years for undergraduate course). Simultaneously graduates from old middle schools or second grade students from senior high schools were also recruited, their length of schooling was 5 years. After 1947 only students who graduated from senior high schools were eligible to be enrolled, studying in medical department for 6 years and in pharmacy department for 4 years. In the early days of the school there were only 11 teachers. Up to 1937 the number of teaching faculty increased to 53 (including professors, associate professors and lecturers). In 1948 there were 32 professors, associate professors and lecturers and 15 part-time faculty.
　　New students were to be enrolled once in a year, 40 for medical department and 20 for pharmacy department. In the 37 years from 1912 to 1949 total graduates from the school amounted to 1116.
　　To enrich experience of running school and to improve teaching skill 7 teaching staff were sent to Japan, Germany for study during 13 years since Dr. Han Qingquan was the dean of the medical college. In 1936 when Dr. Wang Ji was the dean 5 faculty were sent to Japan for academic study.

II. National Chekiang University Medical College
　　 In August 1945 when the Anti-Japanese War triumphed the Ministry of Education made a decision that medical schools should be established in Peking University, Chekiang University, Shandong University and Wuhan University respectively.
　　Prof. Zhu Kezhen, then President of National Chekiang University, invited Dr. Li Zongen to form a preparation group of the medical school, but before long Dr. Li was appointed to be the Dean of Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), and in charge of resuming it. For this reason Dr. Wang Jiwu, a PUMC graduate and professor of tropic diseases was recommended to take up the job of preparation for setting up of the school. At the same time Dr. Li recommended Dr.Hu Chuankui to make preparations for the setting up of Peking University Medical College, Dr. Mu Ruiwu for the setting up of Shandong University Medical College and Dr. Zhou Jinhuang for the setting up of Wuhan University Medical College. All of them were graduates from Peking Union Medical College, and later became the first deans of the medical colleges respectively.
In April 1946 Ministry of Education appropriated 200 million (paper currency, equal to US$ 100 thousand) as the fund for Chekiang University Medical College. Early in the year Chekiang University returned to Hangzhou from Guizhou and the first group of 27 new students were enrolled into the medical college. Its location was in the old campus of Chekiang University.
　　While enrolling new students the College started to make preparations for the setting up of an affiliated hospital. On November 1, 1947 the Affiliated Hospital of Chekiang University Medical College was established (now the First Affiliated Hospital of medical school) named Zhejiang University Hospital and was open to the public formally. 　　There were Departments of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Dermatology in the outpatient section. And the hospital had total 60 beds. There were also dispensary, X-ray department, record room, operating room, nutrition department and medical library. In the library major magazines of all specialties at home and abroad were subscribed. Teachers in the college were concurrently doctors in the hospital.
　　In March 1947 Chekiang University Medical College was ratified by Ministry of Education and Prof. Wang Jiwu was appointed the Dean of the college. On May 3, 1949 Hangzhou was liberated. Chekiang University Medical College and its affiliated hospital were taken over by the Municipal Military Control Commission.
　　 The length of schooling in Chekiang University Medical College was 7 years: 2 for premedical course and 5 for undergraduate course, including the first 2 years for basic medical sciences and the rest 3 years for clinical courses. Since the first term in 1949 length of schooling became 6 years and premedical course was shortened to 1 year. The number of new students was increased to 80.
Credit system was adopted in the school and the students must score 252 credit points at least before they graduated, each student must have courses no less than 14, but not more than 27 points every term. On the other hand students in School of Literature, School of Science and School of Agriculture were only required to have a score of 132 points, students in School of Engineering and in Normal School 142 and students in School of Law 166.
　　To become the first class medical school in the country Chekiang University Medical College made every effort to combine the spirit of ‘seeking truth’, advocated by President Zhu Kezeng, with strict style of PUMC. Three major measures had been taken:
　　1. In the aspect of fostering students they were taught according to their aptitude. High quality was required and elimination system carried out. For example only 13 of 27 students in the first batch graduated in the end.
　　2. Obtaining solid knowledge of basic sciences, humane studies and clinical basis. Its excellent school of literature and school of sciences in Chekiang University had made undergraduate course of medicine enjoyed exceptional advantages. Medical students were able to gain solid fundamental knowledge in both natural sciences such as maths, physics, chemistry and biology and humane studies. Experimental embryology, higher cellular genetics, experimental evolution and protozoology in Department of Biology were first offered to medical students in the country.
　　3. Inviting well-known professors, Tan Jiazeng, the famous geneticist, was invited to be the director of premedical program. Professor Bei Shizhang, the famous biologist, came to give a lecture on comparative anatomy. Then teacher qualification and teaching quality of the subjects, such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, parasitology, pharmacology, in the medical school ranked first in the country.
　　Nationwide famous experts and professors also joined in clinical teaching, they were Drs. Yu Zhifei, Zhang Yuanchang, Xia Zhengyi, Wu Zhengyi, Xiang Quansheng, etc. most of them were PUMC graduates. Chekiang University Medical College enjoyed high academic prestige at that time in the country.
　　Six times of new students were enrolled from the autumn 1946 to 1952 when the drive of “readjustment of colleges and departments” began.

III. Zhejiang Medical College
　　 In February 1952 the first readjustment of college and departments in national higher education began. It was decided that Zhejiang Provincial Medical College and Zhejiang University Medical College merged into one college, named Zhejiang Medical College.
　　There were 336 teachers and administrative staff in the college after readjustment, of which 149 were full-time, including 34 professors and 17 associate professors. There was a Commission of college affairs, composed of 14 members, Prof. Huang Mingju being the Chairman. In March 1952 Dr. Hong Shilu was appointed concurrently the dean of Zhejiang Medical College, and Zhou Lin the Deputy Dean.
　　In the summer, 1952 first batch of 120 studennts of 3-year program were admitted, 60 in internal medicine and 60 in surgery; moreover ,40 students of pharmacy were admitted, 2 years of schooling.
　　Affiliated hospitals were relevantly adjusted. The original affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University Medical College was retained as the 1st Affiliated Hospital, key teaching hospital of internal medicine. In it there were 161 staff members, including 85 professionals (30 doctors, 40 nurses and the 15 others). The hospital had 134 beds, consisting of 88 for internal medicine, 24 for ophthalmology and 22 for otorhinolaryngology. And the missionary C.M.S. Hospital became the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, key teaching hospital of surgery. In it there were 208 staff members, including 103 health professionals (38 doctors, 51 nurses and 14 others). Total 208 beds consisted of 191 for surgery, 7 for obstetrics, 5 for dermal and venereal diseases and 5 for dentistry.
　　In 1952 a drive for learning from the Soviet Union was prevailing in the country. Students in the college turned to study of Russian language. English was cut off.
　　In August 1954 a teaching conference in the medical college was held. It was decided in the conference that three departments of internal medicine, surgery and ophthalmology merged into one Department of Medicine and that departments of pharmacognosy, pharmaceutics, chemistry and analytic test merged into one Department of Pharmacy; Department of Public Health into Department of Hygiene.
　　In January 1955 the editing commission of college journal was formed. In February the journal of ‘Zhejiang Medical College’ was formally published.
　　In August 1955 the second drive of nationwide readjustment of department and college began. According to the instruction of Ministry of Health the students of the 3rd grade in the Department of Hygiene of Zhejiang Medical College were transferred to Sicuan Medical College (now West China University of Medical Sciences); students of the 4th grade in the Department of Pharmacy to Shanghai 1st Medical College (now Shanghai Medical University); students of the 2nd grade to Beijing Medical College (now Beijing Medical University). Thus, 278 students were transferred to other schools (161 in the Department of Hygiene and 117 in the Department of Pharmacy). At the same time 29 faculty members from Department of Pharmacy were transferred to Shenyang College of pharmacy (now Shenyang Pharmacy University), Nanjing College of pharmacy (now China Pharmacy University) and Shanghai 1st Medical College; and 16 faculty from Department of Hygiene were transferred to Sicuan Medical College. After adjustment Zhejiang Medical College became one of the biggest colleges in the country with one single medical specialty. There were 2633 students and 435 teaching staff at that time.
　　In May the State Council appointed professor Wang Zhongqiao the Dean of Zhejiang Medical College. On September 6, 1956 the 1st Communist Party Congress of Zhejiang Medical College was held. Party Committee was elected, Zhou Lin as the secretary and Yang Panxin as deputy secretary.
　　Early in 1958 to assistant the establishment of Wenzhou Medical College of Zhejiang Province 55 teaching staff were transferred to Wenzhou (1 professor and 5 associate professors), in addition to 1267 volumes of foreign language books and 30 sets of microscopes.
On December 20, 1958 the 2nd Party Congress was held. Huo Yafu was elected as the secretary and Lin Yao and Peng Zude the deputy secretary.
　　In 1958 the quarterly of ‘Journal of Zhejiang Medical College’ was first published; and it became bimonthly journal in following year.
In 1960 Institute of Microorganism was set up, later changed to Institute of Infectious diseases, Prof Wang Jiwu as its first director. Also in 1960 Department of Pharmacy resumed to recruit new students (60 in total).
　　In February 1960 the 3rd Party Congress was held and a new Party Committee was formed ,consisting of 9 members, Huo Yafu as the secretary.

IV. Zhejiang Medical University (ZMU)
　　 In April 1960 Party Committee of Zhejiang Province resolved that Zhejiang Medical College be upgrated to Zhejiang Medical University (ZMU), exercising control over Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Zhejiang Institute of TCM, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences and Zhejiang Medical Apparatus Plant and under unified leadership.
　　The establishment of ZMU afforded the university great development in scale and programs and made in a multi-discipline medical university with Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, Department of Public Health and TCM College as well as specialties of industrial hygiene, foreign language, biology, chemistry, physics, stomatology and pediatrics. The number of the students increased to 3700.
　　In the summer of 1960 more than 600 students were enrolled into 11 different programs. In September evening university was open to 177 new students of special course in department of medicine, studying for 4 years.
　　In 1961 “Eight Character Policy” of ‘readjustment, solidification, strengthening and improvement’ was put forward by the CPC Central Committee. The original programs were to be readjusted: the foregoing 11 specialties were reduced into 3 ones, that is, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy and Department of TCM.
　　In the summer of 1962 enrollment of new students into Department of Pharmacy ceased, only two department, medicine and TCM, continued to be run. The number the students decreased from 3700 to 1800.
　　On September 1, 1963 Party Committee of Zhejiang Province resolved that Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences be changed into Zhejiang Experimental Institute of Hygiene, separated from ZMU and under the leadership of Provincial Health Bureau, and that TCM college, TCM Hospital and TCM Institute, originally under the authority of ZMU, be separated from it and put also under the leadership of Provincial Health Bureau.
　　In March 1963 the 4th Party Congress was held, Huo Yafu once again was elected as the secretary. The Party Committee of Zhejiang Province decided that Li Lanyan, Director of Provincial Health Bureau concurrently as the President of ZMU.
　　Early in June 1966 the ‘Great Cultural Revolution’ broke out, which impacted heavily on the normal order of the university operation, all classes and teaching activities were suspended in China.
　　In November, Revolutionary Committee was formed in ZMU in replace of the function of the university administration body, but there was no Committee Chairman, Zhao Panshui and Zhao Kejie as Vice Chairman. In April 1969 Party Core Group of ZMU was formed to replace the function of university party committee, Zhao Panshui as a deputy group head.
　　In November 1969 a ‘new doctor class’ opened in Xinchang county, Zhejiang province, in the hope that it became a trial site for a new medical university. First batch of 11 ‘bare-foot’ doctors was admitted to the class, studying for 1 year.
　　In April 1970 Huo Yafu and Lu Chun were augmented to be vice-Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the University and in July members of Party Core Group as well.
　　In July 1970 Revolutionary Committee of Zhejiang Province made a decision to merge Zhejiang College of TCM into ZMU to form a new Zhejiang Medical University, exercising unified leadership and enrollment.
　　In November 1970 enrollment of new students resumed, 712 students (including 200 from PLA) were admitted to the university, studying for 1 year.
　　In January 1971 Zhang Qingsan was appointed to be Chairman of Revolutionary Committee of the University and Head of Party Core Group.
From 1971 on, 8 teaching bases were set up in county-level hospitals of Yuyao, Cixi, Dongyang, Yiwu, Zhuji, Xinchang, Haining and Haiyan, total building space being 4800m2, costing 250 thousand Yuan.
　　In 1973 Party Committee of Zhejiang Province passed a decision that College of TCM be separated from ZMU again.
　　In the summer of 1973, 466 “worker, peasant, soldier” students, studying for 3 years, were admitted to the university, who were the first ones during the Great Cultural Revolution, being enrolled by means of examination and recommendation. 2448 students had been admitted till 1976, 4 times in succession.
　　In 1973 Department of Pharmacy reopened and in summer new students, studying for 3 years, were recommended for admission to the university by grassroots units.
In October 1975 Han Guang was appointed to be Vice-Chairman of Revolutionary Committee of the university and Deputy head of Party Core Group.
　　During the ten years of the Great Cultural Revolution there was a period of 4 years from 1966 to 1969 in which completely no students were admitted to the university, and in the 11 years from 1966 to 1977 no undergraduates were admitted, which heavily damaged the medical education and resulted in seviou shortage of health manpower in the province.
　　Meanwhile, however, relatively normal function in 4 affiliated hospitals was still going on. Organized by the affiliated hospitals more than one thousand doctors and nurses went to mountain and remote area to send medical service to the local undeserved rural people. At the same time 3000 local ‘bare-foot’ doctors and 5000 health workers were trained.
　　Form 1968 to 1976 one after another there were 8 medical teams, including 31 members, were sent to Mali and other African countries to provide medical service for local people.
　　Since 1976 Department of Stomatology (Dentistry) was set up and ‘worker-peasant-soldier’ students were enrolled, studying for 3 years.
On July 12, 1977 Party Committee of Zhejiang Province appointed Liu Yifu to be the head of Party Core Group and Chairman of Revolutionary Committee of the university.
　　In November, 1977 ratified by Party Committee of Zhejiang Province, Party Core Group was resumed as Party Committee of ZMU, Yu Congshan as the Committee Secretary and Wang Deyou as deputy secretary.
　　At the end of 1977 and at the beginning of 1978 the national university and college unified admission system was restored. In ZMU new undergraduates were admitted to Department of Medicine, Department of Stomatology (5 years for courses) and Department of Pharmacy (4 years).
　　In April 1978 Party Committee of Zhejiang Province appointed Prof. Wang Jiwu, Li Maozhi and Li Su vice-presidents of the university. In July Wu Zhilan was appointed as Deputy Secretary and Vice-President concurrently.
　　On July 29, 1978 Party Committee of Zhejiang Province appointed Wang Yaoting President of ZMU concurrently, and on February 5, 1979 Song Sichun was appointed adviser of ZMU.
　　In 1978 Academic Committee, Teaching Committee, Evaluation Committee of Malpractice, Grading Committee of Professional Titles, Degree Committee of the university were established one by one. Examination and promotion system for faculty and health professionals was also resumed.
　　In 1978 postgraduate education returned to normal nationwide and ZMU was among the firsts to enroll master students.
　　Also in 1978 enrollment into evening university went on. The university has formed a completed medical educational system consisting of undergraduate education, post-graduation education and continuing education.
　　On March 2, 1979 Provincial Government of Zhejiang appointed Prof. Wang Jiwu President of ZMU.
　　In 1980 the State Council issued “Degree Regulations of People’s Republic of China”. ZMU was among the first educational institutions to have the privilege to confer master and doctoral degree, approved by the State Council.
　　On August 14, 1981 Drs. Dai Di and Jin Gan were appointed as Vice-Presidents by Party Committee of Zhejiang Province. Again on December 23, 1982 Dr. Dai Di and Ms. Liu Xiuhua were appointed deputy secretaries of Party Committee of the university.
　　In the 6 years from 1978 to 1982 when it was in renewal stage from the trauma of “Great Cultural Revolution”, teaching programs in all departments were revised and textbooks and other teaching materials composed. Reforms in teaching methods and contents were being initiated to cultivate the abilities of the students to analyze and solve problems. Qualified teachers and doctors were organized to go to the first front of teaching. As a result quality of teaching and medical service was being raised greatly. In the unified national examination for medical colleges and universities, organized by the Ministry of Health, ZMU ranked second in 1982 and 1983, and first in 1984.
　　In 1983 requested by Ministry of Oil Industry, ZMU enrolled 60 new students who came from the locations of big oil fields and passed entrance examination, into Department of Clinical Medicine, studying for 5 years.
　　In January Jin Gan was appointed Party Secretary by Party committee of Zhejiang Province, Zheng Shu and Liu Xiuhua Deputy Secretaries; besides, Prof. Zheng Shu as the President of ZMU, Jin Gan, Ding Deyun, Yao Zhuxiu and Shen Chengfan as Vice-Presidents. Professor Wang Jiwu as Honorary President. Afterwards, leading bodies of the party and administrations in subsidiary departments and hospitals were relevantly reorganized.
　　In 1984 Department of Clinical Bioengineering was set up with the assistance of Project Hope of U.S., length of schooling being 3 years. In the autumn 30 students were enrolled. In 1986 length of schooling became 5 years but the planned enrollment figure unchanged.
　　In 1986 12 research institutes were readjusted or reestablished. They were Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Cancer Institute, Institute of Cardiology, Institute of Environmental Health, Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Hematology, Institute of Family planning, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Institute of Population studies and Institute of Medical Education.
　　In October 1986 the 5th Party Congress wad held, consisting of 200 representatives. Prof. Jin Gan was elected to be the secretary; Zheng Shu, Liu Xiuhua and Chen Zhaodian as deputy secretaries．
　　In October 1987 construction of main teaching building with 19 stories started. It was put into use in August 1991, 72m high, building space 21,000m2 and costing 23 million Yuan.
　　On December 8,1987 it was decided by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and ZMU that Chinese Academy of Medical Science Zhejiang Branch be set up in the university.
　　In the winter of 1987 preparations were made for the establishment of Department of Nursing, enrolling students who graduated from secondary nursing school and had practiced for more than 3 years. First batch of 30 new students was admitted to the university in the summer of 1988, studying for 3 years.
　　In 1988 the Education Commission resolved to carry out higher medical education with seven-year schooling in 15 medical colleges and universities, ZMU was among the list. In the summer the first 22 new students of clinical medical started school. They were going to study in Zhejiang University in the first 2 years, so as to receive fine training in science, modern experimental techniques and foreign language. In the 3rd year they went back to ZMU to study basic medical courses and clinical courses.
　　In 1989 Sir Run Run Shaw, a native of Zhejiang and the famous Hong Kong industrialist, contributed HK$ 70 million and again US$ 4 million to the establishment of another affiliated hospital to ZMU, named Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital. It was completed in May 1994 and began to receive patients at the same time. In the 5 years after the establishment of the hospital Loma Linda University Medical School and Medical Center was entrusted to be responsible for hospital administration. In 1999 the administration was handed over to their Chinese counterpart in ZMU.
　　In January 1992 the Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology was set up as the provincial key lab supported by Zhejiang Provincial Government.
　　In March 1992 Party Committee of Zhejiang Province appointed Dr. Lu Shiting the Party secretary of the university and Zheng Shu, Liu Xiuhua and Shui Quanxiang deputy secretaries. At the same time prof. Zheng Shu was appointed the President of the university, Lu Shiting, Ding Deyun, Chen Zhaodian, Zhang Suojiang and Gao Fagan the Vice-Presidents.
　　In December 1992 ratified by Education Commission of Zhejiang Province the School of Adult Education of ZMU was founded, to be responsible for adult diploma education, postgraduate education and continuing education.
　　In October 1993 the 1st School of Clinical Medical (including the 1st Department of Medical, Department of Nursing and Department of Pediatrics), the 2nd School of Clinical Medical (including the 2nd Department of Medical, Department of Medical Nutrition, Department of Obs. & Gyn.) and School of Basic Medical Sciences were set up.
　　In December 1994 Institute of Obstetrics. & Gynecology., Institute of Pediatrics and Institute of Biomedical Engineering were set up.
In October 1994 a decision was made to set up the School of Public Health of ZMU, under it were Departments of Preventive Medicine, Maternity and Child Health, Department of Health Management and Central Laboratory of Health Inspection.
　　On October 23 1996, Party Committee of Zhejiang Province appointed Huang Shumeng the Party secretary of ZMU and Li Lanjuan and Li Lu the Deputy Secretaries On October 29, 1996 Provincial Government of Zhejiang appointed Prof. Chen Zhaodian the President of ZMU and Huang Shumeng, Shui Quanxiang, Zhang Suojiang, Lai Maode and Yu Hai the Vice-Presidents; later Wang Minyuan supplemented.
　　In May 1997 seven science and clinical disciplines, that is: infectious diseases, oncology, medical molecular biology, labor health and occupational diseases, biomedical engineering, surgery and pharmacology were appraised to be key ones through demonstration of their feasibility by Provincial Government of Zhejiang. It was resolved that in the coming 5 years Provincial Government of Zhejiang invested RMB 60 million yuan into the establishment of key disciplines in ZMU (Total capital being 120 million, the rest raised by the university independently).
　　In December 1997 Department of Pharmacy was turned to School of Pharmacy, under which were Department of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics and Department of Adult Education.

V. Zhejiang University School of Medicine (ZUSOM)

　　In 1998, merged with Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University to form a new Zhejiang University.
In 1999, re-established as Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
　　In 2001, Institute of Viral Infectious Diseases was listed the Key Laboratory under the Ministry of Health.
　　In March 2001, Multiorgan Transplantation Key Lab under the Ministry of Health was established in the First Affilated Hospital.
　　In November 2001,a change of the Deans’ Leadship was made: Prof. Si Jianmin was appointed the Executive Associate Dean, Prof. Li Lu, Huang Hefeng, Prof. Chen Zhi, Prof. He Chao was made the Associate Deans.
　　In December 2001, Prof. Zheng Shusen was elected as one of the Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
　　 In January 2002, Prof. Luo Jianhong was made the Associate Dean.
　　 On June 18, 2002, Prof. Chen Zhi was appointed as the Secretary of the CPC.
　　 In August, the Viral Infectious Diseases Key Lab was re-named as Infectious Diseases Key Lab of the Ministry of Health, as approved by the Ministry of Health.
　　 In April 2003, the journal -- Practice and Education of General Medicine was launched.
　　 In December 11, 2003, Prof. Chen Yizhang retired from the post as the Dean of ZUSM. Prof. Ba Denian was appointed as his successor.