Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine

Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine was approved by The State Council to be established in 1982, began its operation in 1986 by admitting students from the former Shanxi Medical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, was officially established in 1989 by the former State Education Commission, was approved as a master 's degree awarding institution in 2000, and was renamed Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine by the Ministry of Education in 2017. In 2024, it was approved as a doctoral degree-granting institution. The university is a co-built institution by the People's Government of Shanxi Province and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, one of the first batch of pilot institutions for the reform of the Education and training Program for outstanding doctors (Traditional Chinese Medicine) by the Ministry of Education, and a demonstration institution for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform in Shanxi Province.

The university covers an area of about 1,091 mu and has two campuses in Taiyuan and Jinzhong. It has 15 secondary teaching institutions, 5 directly affiliated hospitals, 86 practical teaching bases, and 20 undergraduate programs covering multiple disciplines such as medicine, engineering, and management. There are about 13,000 full-time students on campus.

The school is based on the discipline of traditional Chinese medicine, adheres to the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and promotes the coordinated development of multiple disciplines. It has a first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization point in Chinese Materia medica, a doctoral degree authorization point in the professional category of traditional Chinese medicine, first-level discipline master degree authorization points in Chinese medicine and Chinese materia medica, and master degree authorization points in the professional categories of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese materia medica, nursing, and acupuncture. There are currently 4 key disciplines of high-level traditional Chinese medicine under the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 18 key disciplines under the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4 key construction disciplines of Shanxi Province, 1 characteristic key discipline of Shanxi Province, 1 advantageous and characteristic discipline under the "1331 Project" of Shanxi Province, and 1 innovative discipline group of higher education institutions serving industries in Shanxi Province.

The university has two national first-class undergraduate major construction points, one national characteristic major construction project, one reform pilot project of the education and training program for outstanding doctors (Traditional Chinese medicine), seven Shanxi Province first-class undergraduate major construction points, four provincial characteristic major construction projects, two provincial advantageous and characteristic major construction projects, and one provincial reform pilot major for the cultivation of outstanding (top-notch) talents. A total of 54 first-class courses at or above the provincial level have been approved, including 5 national first-class courses and 49 provincial first-class courses. The school is one of the first batch of national demonstration centers for clinical teaching and training of traditional Chinese medicine, a "5+3" integrated enrollment institution for traditional Chinese medicine, and a base for the practical skills examination of the national medical Licensing Examination. There are two provincial modern industry colleges, three provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers of regular colleges and universities, and two provincial basic course demonstration laboratories. The School of Marxism has been approved as a "Key School of Marxism in Shanxi Province".

The school has 786 full-time teachers, among whom 364 have senior professional titles. There is one national major talent Program recipient, three national masters of traditional Chinese Medicine, six national famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, one national teaching master, one National candidate of the "New Century Hundred Thousand Thousand Talents Project", one Qihuang scholar, six young Qihuang scholars, two New Century Excellent Talents of the Ministry of Education, and 48 national guidance teachers for the inheritance of academic experience of senior traditional Chinese medicine experts 24 outstanding clinical talents in traditional Chinese medicine across the country. There is 1 young scientist of Shanxi Province, 30 academic and Technical leaders of Shanxi Province, 57 famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioners of Shanxi Province, 24 famous doctors of Shanxi Province, and 56 instructors for the inheritance of academic experience of senior traditional Chinese medicine experts of Shanxi Province. There are 37 doctoral supervisors, 803 master's supervisors, 25 experts enjoying the special government allowance of The State Council, and 10 teaching masters of Shanxi Province. There are three outstanding teaching teams of Shanxi Province, one leading team of science and technology innovation of Shanxi Province, nine key teams, and one key innovation team of the "1331 Project" of Shanxi Province. In recent years, one national teaching achievement award of the second class, three provincial teaching achievement awards of the special class, four provincial teaching achievement awards of the first class and fourteen provincial teaching achievement awards of the second class have been approved.

The school focuses on the major demands of the country, the region and the industry, and continuously enhances its comprehensive scientific and technological strength. There are 51 research and development and science and technology service platforms at or above the provincial and ministerial level, including five national-level platforms such as the National Base for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry (Shanxi), the National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, the National Regional Medical Center, the National International Joint Research Center for Molecular Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Microemulsion of traditional Chinese medicine. Nine ministerial-level platforms and 37 provincial-level platforms, including the International Exchange and Cooperation Base of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Laboratory of Gene Expression Regulation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Inheritance Base of Traditional Chinese medicine Processing technology and the Laboratory of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. In the past five years, the university has undertaken 2,175 national, provincial and ministerial, and horizontal projects, won 12 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards, obtained 398 intellectual property rights including invention patents, utility model patents and software Copyrights, and published 90 academic monographs; 71 scientific and technological achievements have been transferred and transformed. In particular, the national Class 1 new drug LM49 tablets for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, led by Professor Li Qingshan of the university, has been transformed with an amount of 110 million yuan. It is the first project in Shanxi Province with a transformation amount exceeding 100 million yuan, marking a historic breakthrough in the province's original new drugs.

The university now has five tertiary grade A directly affiliated hospitals, three of which are national training bases for resident physicians of traditional Chinese medicine. The affiliated hospitals are the first national regional medical center for traditional Chinese medicine construction in the country; The affiliated acupuncture and Massage hospital is one of only two tertiary grade A specialized acupuncture hospitals in the country; The affiliated hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine is a pilot unit for the construction of the national flagship hospital of integrated traditional Chinese and Western Medicine and a key construction unit of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine under the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Affiliated Jinzhong Hospital is a Grade-A tertiary hospital of traditional Chinese medicine with a focus on rehabilitation and health preservation. The affiliated hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the "National Drug Clinical Research Bases" approved by the State Food and Drug Administration and one of the "Top Ten Key Research Institutes in China" approved by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The university has been vigorously promoting cooperation with local authorities and enterprises, and its social influence has been expanding. Led the establishment of the Shanxi Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Innovation Alliance, which now has 73 member units. Strategic cooperation agreements have been signed with 89 local governments and enterprises, including the People's Government of Jinzhong City, Shanxi Zhen Dong Health Industry Group, and Yabao Pharmaceutical Group Co., LTD.

The school has been constantly promoting social services and international cooperation and exchanges. As a founding member of the Belt and Road Alliance for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is a member of the Belt and Road International Medical Education Alliance and one of the initiators of its medical sub-alliance. It is also one of the three universities in Shanxi Province that have been entrusted with the Chinese Government Scholarship program. For more than 20 years, the school has been undertaking the teaching tasks of the Ministry of Commerce's "Acupuncture Technology Training Class for Developing Countries" and has established good cooperative relations with academic institutions in more than 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, Russia and Malaysia.

We will strive to build our school into a high-level university of traditional Chinese medicine!