Established in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province

Moved to Changsha, Hunan Province

Moved to Guangzhou, Guangdong Province

Authorized as a national key university

Handed over to Guangdong Province and renamed as Southern Medical University

New campus in Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong Province

Authorized as a key university in the High-level Universities of Guangdong Province

Sponsored jointly by the Ministry of Education, the National Health Commission and Guangdong Province