CQMU has two campuses which cover an area of 1.7 million square meters. The main campus is located in the downtown area of Chongqing. Geographically, it is well situated in the city, within easy reach to restaurants, hospitals, shops, post offices, banks, launderettes, swimming pools and gyms. It is only about a 35-minute ride from the university to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Buses and monorails which lead to various parts of the city are just outside the university. The new campus, which was open last year, is located in a quiet and beautiful area of the city, with shades of green trees and flowers in blossoms in all seasons. Students from various countries are warmly welcome to CQMU.

Since 1978, Chongqing MedicalUniversity has won various awards in science and technology 520 times, including National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology and National Award for Technological Invention.

The report on the research paper retrieval in 2005 which was released by National Institute of Science and Technology Information, Chongqing Medical University ranks 42nd in all the universities regarding the publication of research papers in important journals in China.

In CQUM 25 specialties are offered at the undergraduate level, mainly Clinical Medicine (Pediatrics, Reproductive Medicine, Rescue Medicine, and General Practitioner), Oral Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Image Medicine, Anesthesia, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Nursing etc.

 

Chongqing Medical University has been actively conducting foreign exchanges and international cooperation. So far, it has established long-term relations with more than 20 countries and regions in the world, such as the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Canada, France, Australia, Russia, the Netherlands, Finland, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and so on, and it has carried out academic exchanges and cooperation with institutes of higher education and scientific researches in these countries and regions.