Before incorporation, Xinjiang Medical College was amongst 156 key projects aided by the former Soviet Union during the First Five-Year Plan and began recruiting new students in 1956.

[2] During its 60 years of existence, the university has received attention from national and international leaders, including Chinese Communist Party officials and other provincial and urban figures across China.

The seal of Xinjiang Medical University was created in 1956 and certifies official paper work issued by staff.

Xinjiang Medical University campus has been completely updated and modernized and a library, canteens, hospitals and training centres are included facilities.

In January 2009, the Government of the People's Republic of China announced a scholarship program that seeks to award students who perform well in the Faculty of Sciences (FSc) Pre-Medical degree.

During the first two years of study, the curriculum includes basic theoretical subjects, such as anatomy, physiology, histology, embryology, biochemistry, and organic and inorganic chemistry.

Clinical subjects, which begin in the third year, include gynecology, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, E.N.T., neurology, dermatology and psychiatry.

As of 2012, the Party Secretary of Xinjiang Medical University is Li Bin, whilst Muhammad Yasen is the president.