Sun Yat-sen University, abbreviated SYSU and colloquially known in Chinese as Zhongda, also known as Zhongshan University, is a major Chinese public research university located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It was founded in 1924 by and named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a revolutionary and the founding father of the Republic of China.
Tianjin Medical University (TMU) was founded in 1951; was the first medical institution approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. Hsien-I Chu, a renowned endocrinologist, was the first president of the university. The current president is Shang Yongfeng.
Qingdao University is a key provincial research university located in Qingdao, Shandong, China. Qingdao University traces its origin to 1909, when Deutsch-Chinesische Hochschule, the oldest predecessor institution of Qingdao University, was jointly established by the Chinese and German governments in Qingdao. In 1993, the former Qingdao University, Qingdao Medical College, Shandong Textile Engineering College, and Qingdao Normal College, merged to form the new Qingdao University. At present, QDU is one of the best comprehensive universities in Shandong Province, recognized as a member of the national "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program." With a strong profile in Medical Sciences, Textile and Design, Business, and liberal arts, QDU serves 35,000 full-time undergraduate students, 9,800 graduate students, and 1,600 international students.
The Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, formerly the independent Shanghai Medical University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious medical schools in China. It is consistently ranked among the top three medical schools in China. Established in 1927, Shanghai Medical University was merged into Fudan University in April 2000 to become its medical school. On July 27, 2001, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University was established, with Professor Wang Weiping as its first dean, and the original site of Shanghai Medical University was then designated as the Fenglin Campus of Fudan University.
Sankara Nethralaya (SN) is a not-for-profit missionary institution for ophthalmic care headquartered in Chennai, India. In "Sankara Nethralaya" Sankara is a reference to Adi Shankaracharya and Nethralaya means "The Temple of the Eye". Sankara Nethralaya receives patients from India and abroad. Nani A. Palkivala, former Indian ambassador to United States, described Sankara Nethralaya as the "Best managed charitable organization in India". Sankara Nethralaya has 1000 employees and serves 1200 patients per day, performing 100 surgeries per day. The annual revenue as per the taxes is close to US$100 million.
The Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital Chennai, is the oldest eye hospital in the Indian subcontinent and in Asia. The institute was established in 1819 and is the second oldest hospital of its kind, next only to the Moorfield Eye Hospital in the United Kingdom.
Marshall B. Ketchum University is a private university focused on graduate programs in healthcare and located in Fullerton, California. MBKU expanded from the Southern California College of Optometry which was founded in 1904. The university was officially established as a multidisciplinary university with the addition of School of PA Studies in 2011 and College of Pharmacy in 2013.
Nanchang University is a public research university located in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. NCU has also been recognized as a National Key University in the nation. Based on the new plan initiated by Chinese Ministry of Education in 2017, NCU has been listed as one of nearly 140 Double First Class Discipline Universities in the mainland China. NCU is the first and the only one in Jiangxi Province that has been sponsored by both Project 211 (1995-2016) and Double First Class University Plan (2017-present) of the Ministry of Education.
Kunming Medical University, previously known as Kunming Medical College, is a medical school located in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China.
Chongqing Medical University, previously referred to as the Chongqing University of Medical Sciences (CQUMS), was established in 1956 in Chongqing, China. It was originally a branch of the Shanghai First Medical College.
Harbin Medical University is a public university located in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
North Sichuan Medical University, previously North Sichuan Medical College (NSMC), is a provincial medical school with campuses in Shunqing District and Gaoping District, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province, China.
Wenzhou Medical College, under the auspices of the School of International Studies, runs the International Medical School program.
The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College & Zhejiang Provincial Yuying Hospital is a Grade 3A comprehensive hospital as well as the 2nd Clinical and "Pediatric Clinical Institute" of Wenzhou Medical College.
The West China Medical Center of Sichuan University, formerly West China University of Medical Sciences (WCUMS), is located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and is administered by the Ministry of Education. The Center was founded in 1914 and it merged with Sichuan University in 2000. West China Hospital is consistently ranked in the top 3 in China for medicine. It is one of the 8 key medical universities under the direct control of Ministry of Education of China.
Konrad Pesudovs is an Australian optometrist and outcomes researcher in ophthalmology. He is the President of the Australian College of Optometry (2016-). He was the Foundation Chair of Optometry and Vision Science at Flinders University from 2009-2017.
Fan Lu is a Chinese professor and Vice President of optometry at the Wenzhou Medical College from which she graduated in 1986. After graduation she became a resident in the field of ophthalmology at the Affiliated Eye Hospital of which she became a Vice Director as well. During the same time she was a Vice Director of the China National Optometry Research Center and in 2002 got her optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry. Currently she works as an eye surgeon and has at least five publications related to contact lenses.
