In July 2014, Shanghai Medical College's campus began a 2-year large-scale construction project and was open for use in late 2017.

New facilities include new student residential colleges with residential towers, food services, and activity space, two research complexes, an indoor swimming center with rooftop soccer field, and a 20-story library tower, which was built with ¥100 million CNY (US$16.1 million) of support from Powerlong Group Development Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Haosheng Investment Group.

As a part of Fudan University, the college offers interdisciplinary programs while featuring its focus in medicine and clinical study.

The college faculty includes a number of well-known experts and professors who are highly respected for their academic achievements and medical skills.

The Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences[4] (simplified Chinese: 复旦学报（医学版）; traditional Chinese: 復旦學報（醫學版）) is a comprehensive national key medical journal managed by Fudan University under the supervision of the Ministry of Education of China, and is distributed domestically and internationally.