The Clinical Teaching Section of Zunyi Medical University was founded in 1991, and was attached to Zunyi Medical University, under the control of the affiliated hospital of Zunyi Medical University. It was renamed the first Clinical Institute of ZMC in 2007 with approval of Department of Education of Guizhou Province.

The first Clinical Institute is composed of 16 teaching and research sections, one state-level experimental teaching demonstration center for clinical skills. Anesthesiology and Clinical Medicine are ranked as National Characteristic Specialty. Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine are two key disciplines at the provincial level. The branches of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Surgery, and Oncology are regarded as key specialties by the Health Department of Guizhou Province. The subjects of Pathology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neuropsychiatry, Beauty and Dermatology, and Gynecology and Obstetrics are key subjects of the college. Among the courses, Anesthetic Pharmacology is appraised as quality course at the state level. And Internal Medicine, Gynecotokology, and Surgery are appraised as provincial quality course...