Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University was founded on 1927. When it was founded, it was named National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University Medical College. It is the first national university medical school founded by China. 1928 was renamed as National Central University Medical College in May, and 1932 became the only national medical college in China in May.
1939, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the college moved to Kunming, Yunnan; 1940 moved to Chongqing, Sichuan. 1946, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the college moved back to Shanghai. 1952, renamed Shanghai First Medical College. 1959 was designated as one of the national 16 key institutions of higher learning. 1985, renamed Shanghai Medical University.
In 2000, Shanghai Medical University and Fudan University merged to form the new Fudan University. 20 12 new Shanghai medical college was established. As a party and government agency of Fudan University, it exercises relatively independent management authority in personnel training, scientific research, discipline construction, development planning, resource allocation and foreign exchange.
20 18 12 2 1, the Ministry of Education, the National Health and Wellness Commission and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government formally signed a contract to build Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University and its affiliated hospitals under the principle of unchanged system. On June 4th, 20 19, the pilot project of building high-level local colleges and universities in Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University was officially launched.