The School of Basic Medical Science,Putian University has been established on the combination of Fujian Medical University, Putian section and the Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College of Putian University. The school now boasts 49 full-time faculty members, including 36 full-time teachers, among whom are there 4 professors, 21 associate professors. Among this teaching team, 4 teachers have obtained the doctoral degree, 23 the master degree, which takes up 75% of the number of the teachers. The school includes 6 teaching and research sections, Anatomy and Histology, Physiology, Pathology, Etiology and Immunology, Biochemistry, Science in Public Health, and one research center for basic medical science. The school offers courses about basic medicine and science in public health for programs of clinical medicine, nursing, pharmacy and medical technology, etc. The school also boasts nearly 800 students majoring in clinical medicine.