Fudan University in Shanghai is one of China's most prestigious institutions (C9 League) and its Shanghai Medical College — merged with Fudan in 2000 — has trained physicians since 1927. The six-year English-medium MBBS programme attracts international students from over 60 countries and is listed with WHO, ECFMG, and GMC. Clinical rotations occur at Fudan's extraordinary hospital network: Zhongshan Hospital (2,500 beds, China's leading liver surgery centre), Huashan Hospital (renowned for neurosurgery and infectious disease), the Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital — collectively seeing over 20 million outpatient visits annually.

Research output is staggering: Fudan's medical publications rival those of top US academic medical centres, with strengths in hepatobiliary surgery, neuroscience, infectious disease (Huashan was central to China's COVID response), and genomics. Shanghai is the world's largest city by population, offering unmatched cultural diversity, nightlife, cuisine, and professional networking for international students. For UK students, Fudan combines world-class training at Chinese tuition rates (approximately £4,500/year) with the opportunity to experience one of the 21st century's most dynamic cities.