Guangzhou Medical University is neither 985 nor 2 1 1. According to the inquiry of official website of Guangzhou Medical University, there are 39 985 colleges and universities in China, 1 15 2 1 colleges and universities, including 2 985 colleges and universities in Guangdong and 4 2 1 1 colleges and universities, but all of them include Guangzhou Medical University and do not belong to 985 colleges and universities. Guangzhou Medical University, located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, is a key university in Guangzhou, which has advantages and characteristics in medicine. /kloc-0 was established with the approval of Guangzhou Municipal People's Committee in June, 1958;/kloc-0 was originally named Guangzhou Medical College in February, 1970;/kloc-0 was renamed Guangzhou Medical College in June, 1973 and Guangzhou Medical College in June, 206544. Approved by the Ministry of Education, it was renamed Guangzhou Medical University. The school has two campuses, Panyu and Yuexiu, covering an area of 372,300 square meters and a building area of 486,500 square meters. There are 8,587 teaching and administrative staff (including 990 in this department), and there are more than 4,000 full-time undergraduates and postgraduates/kloc-0.