Founded in 1917, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) is the first medical university in China. The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), founded in 1956, is a leading multidisciplinary medical research institution. PUMC and CAMS were merged in 1957 and are independent and complementary, providing mutual benefits in medical education and research. Nowadays, CAMS and PUMC run 18 institutes, 6 hospitals, and 7 schools.

（This article comes from PUMC website）