The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, which introduced the MBBS Clinical Medicine Education Program for foreign students in 1997, is the first medical institution in China to engage in the medical education for international students. The program seeks to cultivate highly innovative and adaptable versatile talents in health care who can participate in the competition of international medical talents, meet the needs of international medical talent market, pass medical licensing examination of their countries, and gain extensive medical knowledge and excellent medical skills. With a current enrolment of 208, the Hospital has trained more than 2,000 students from 63 countries including Jordan, Bahrain, Zimbabwe, India and Pakistan, outrunning its domestic peers. All international students are required to master basic theories, knowledge and clinical skills in terms of medicine, preventive medicine, health care and forensic medicine, and develop a good ability to study independently, analyze and solve problems, and skillfully deal with common and frequently-occurring diseases. The clinical medicine courses include diagnostics, imaging diagnostics, internal medicine, surgery (anesthesiology included), obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, epidemiology, neurology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, oral medicine, dermatovenerology, psychiatry and mental health, emergency medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine. Besides, clinical probation and graduation practice are also prioritized and properly arranged to enhance training in clinical ability such as history-taking, physical examination, auxiliary examination, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, development and implementation of treatment plans, clinical operation, clinical thinking, emergency treatment, and communication skills. At the same time, in order to ensure the teaching quality of foreign students, a team of specialized teachers, who have good English proficiency, more than three years of clinical experiences, and a title of lecturer or above, is set up for foreign students. All teachers are required to pass the trial lecture and training organized by the relevant departments and the Education Department before teaching. In terms of improving students’ clinical skills, the Education Department has also specially selected skill examiners and training teachers to collaborate with Clinical Skills Teaching Center to regularly organize examinations, so as to strengthen students’ clinical skills and improve their practical ability.