CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Well it all started because my brother went on a student exchange to China, although he predominately stayed in Shanghai, he made frequent trips to the lovely city of Chongqing. There he met a few medical students of Canadian back round and discussed with them the prospects of studying medicine in this study. The two Canadian Medical students spoke to highly of this medical school and it's location so when my brother returned he said to me... "Belinda, do not apply for medicine in Australia, trust me you must study medicine in Chongqing". Although at first it was a complete shock to me, I do take into close consideration what my brother proposes for me as he always has my best interest at stake. So from then I began looking into studying at Chongqing medical University.

Firstly, my research included the City Chongqing itself. I wanted to know whether or not this city if for me before even considering what the medicine school is like. During my investigation I came to realize the beauty of Chongqing. The main thing that caught my interest is Chongqing's successful economic and industrial advancement while still being able to maintain its natural environment as I am very appreciative of my natural surroundings, yet not wanting to be in an under developed area. Chongqing is a City that has been able to preserve its natural environment is a modern port city on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Because I am foreign, I was interested in studying abroad as long as the city was modern yet still culturally diverse and fulfilling. My brother suggested for me to study Medicine in Shanghai also, however, I wish to not study there as I am uninterested in studying in such a city, with very little cultural dependence. Hence, Chongqing known as the "Mountain City" was the only City which made me feel that "YES I WANT TO STUDY HERE!". I have never been to Chongqing but hours of research on this city alone has made me fall in love with its wavy terrain and water reserves, mineral resources, dense forests, and abundant flora and fauna.

Additionally, I am a big fan of Hot Pot's and I here that Chongqing's hosts the best Hot Pot's in all of China.

So after I established that Chongqing is a city in which I would be more than happy to spend 6 years of my life there, my next step was to look into Chongqing's medical university.

The university is directly affiliated with four Upper Firstly Class hospitals, so further practical practice and work prospects in Chongqing is highly adequate.

Furthermore, the variety of the universities key disciplines, that being Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis, Neurology and as well as 29 other optional key disciplines, provides a large pool of subjects to gain knowledge hence, the students have the opportunity to gain knowledge in areas that would be of interest to all the students.

Additionally the university states to have “unique advantages” in the following fields such as talents cultivation, subject building and foreign students work. Talent cultivation really drew my attention, that the university will nurture the individuals’ talent and provides the right environment for this talent to excel.

Additionally, the university has international ties with the medical universities, which are judged by Ministry of Education to be qualified to enroll foreign students to learn medicine in English. It is also listed among the Chinese medical universities in WHO's official website and is recognized by ECFMG (Educational Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates) in the United States.

Furthermore, studying Medicine in the University Of Chongqing will also shed light on the Chinese Medicine practices in which I have always been interested in. Rather than only studying western medicine. Finally, the compulsory Chinese language classes, that being mandarin I would assume is a huge bonus for me, as at the end of the 6 years not only would I be credited with the title of a Doctor, I would also be nearly fluent in Mandarin.

So after reading about the actual medical university itself and the city which it is located in, that being Chongqing, I asked myself one question “Why would you not want to study here?” to which I had no answer in regards to rejecting this idea of studying in Chongqing’s Medical university. The MBBS is not just recognized but is considered of high value international, the city seems beautiful, the international students from all over the world would have so much experiences to share with me, so much new knowledge could be learned while all at the same time being able to begin my journey of becoming a Doctor and helping people in need and being able to actually be the source of help instead of watching from the side lines. Hence, I have decided to apply and hope to gain acceptance into this course that your University offers.