The predecessor of the school was Jinan School founded by the Qing government in 1906. 1927 was renamed as National Jinan University; 1949 merged with Fudan University, Jiaotong University and other universities; Rebuilt at 1958. ?

The school has 30 affiliated hospitals, namely: First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Stomatological Hospital of Jinan University, Shunde Hospital of Jinan University, Nanhai Hospital of Jinan University, Shenhe Hospital of Jinan University, Shenzhen Hospital of Jinan University, Zhuhai Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Hainan Hospital of Jinan University, Jiangmen Hospital of Jinan University and Huangpu Hospital of Jinan University.

Linzhi Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Kashi Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Baoan Maternal and Child Health Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Duff Cancer Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen Eye Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Huizhou Stomatological Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Zhengzhou Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Dongguan Hospital affiliated to Jinan University.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Jinan University.