The First Clinical College of Chongqing Medical University, also known as the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, was founded in 1957. It was founded by a group of experts relocated from the former Shanghai First Medical College (now Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University ) to Chongqing. In 1958, the Department of Medicine was established, and it assumed the responsibility of delivering clinical medicine education at Chongqing Medical University. In 1994, it was formally recognized as the Clinical College of Chongqing Medical University, and in 2011, it was renamed the First Clinical College of Chongqing Medical University. Over more than six decades of sustained growth, it has emerged as one of the nation’s inaugural “Tertiary Grade-A Hospitals”, a “National Top 100 Hospital”, a “National Civilized Unit”. Today, it stands as a prestigious and expansive institution that seamlessly integrates medical services, education, scientific research, prevention, healthcare, and international medical outreach.

Postgraduate education at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University began in 1979, making it one of the first institutions in the country to offer such programs. In 1981, the institution became one of the first to be granted the authority to confer both doctoral and master’s degrees, and it proudly trained the first Ph.D. in clinical medicine in the western region. Currently, the institution offers doctoral programs in 7 first-level disciplines and master’s programs in 10 first-level disciplines. It is home to 3 national key disciplines and 1 key discipline in traditional Chinese medicine. Additionally, 3 of its disciplines are ranked within the global top 1% according to the Essential Science Indicators (ESI), with clinical medicine securing a distinguished position within the top 0.084%. The clinical medicine program, which the institution leads, received a B+ rating in the Ministry of Education’s 4th and 5th rounds of discipline evaluations. In the 2023 Fudan Comprehensive Hospital Rankings, the institution earned an A++ overall ranking, along with 19 specialized disciplines being nominated for recognition.