The Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences is a new municipal medical university formed from the merger of the Shanghai Institute of Health Sciences, the Shanghai Medical Instrumentation College, and the Shanghai Academy of Health Sciences. For the past six decades, these schools have achieved national acclaim for the distinctive training of medical professionals and personnel. SUMHS has been honored with national recognition for the promotion of public health and for the training of outstanding nurses and medical equipment engineers. Within the fields of Chinese clinical medicine, medical technology and equipment, and related disciplines, it has cultivated generations of highly skilled students and has made crucial contributions to Chinese healthcare.