Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was founded in 1958. It was among the first universities to be authorized to confer master's degrees, among the first universities to be qualified to accept international students, among the first national bases for the export of traditional Chinese medicine services, among the first national bases for clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine, among the first national sub-centers for the retrieval of traditional Chinese medicine literature, and among the first pilot units for preventive health care services under the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Scale of operation and institutional setup. The school covers an area of more than 1,000 mu. The main campus is located in Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province, and the branch campuses are located in Dalian, the coastal city, and Benxi, the medicine capital, forming a "one school, three campuses" educational pattern and establishing the development layout of "Southern medicine, Northern medicine, Chinese Basic Medicine" to promote the high-quality development of the school in a coordinated manner. The school offers 27 undergraduate programs in seven disciplines including medicine, science, engineering, management, liberal arts, law and agriculture, with 13,500 students currently enrolled. It has 18 colleges, 4 affiliated hospitals, 1 teaching department, 3 teaching experiment centers, 1 experimental animal center, 1 academy of sciences, 3 research institutes and 3 libraries. It is the only higher education institution in Liaoning Province that cultivates talents in traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese materia medica, acupuncture and massage, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine clinical medicine, advanced nursing and medical-related fields.

Discipline and degree development. The main disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine are all listed among the "Double First-Class" disciplines of Liaoning Province, including 1 national key discipline, 26 key disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 key disciplines of high-level traditional Chinese medicine of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4 "Double First-Class" construction disciplines of Liaoning Province's higher education institutions, and 21 key disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine of Liaoning Province. There are 3 postdoctoral research stations, 2 postdoctoral research workstations and 1 Liaoning Province postdoctoral innovation practice base; There are 3 first-level doctoral degree authorization disciplines, 19 second-level doctoral degree authorization points, 4 first-level master's degree authorization disciplines, 26 second-level master's degree authorization points, 1 doctoral professional degree authorization point, and 4 master's professional degree authorization points.

Education and teaching. It has 1 national-level teaching team, 4 national-level characteristic major construction points, 4 national-level first-class undergraduate major construction points, 1 national-level comprehensive reform pilot project of major, 1 national-level experimental zone for innovative talent cultivation mode, 2 reform pilot projects of the Excellent Doctor (Traditional Chinese Medicine) education and training program of the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 1 national-level off-campus practical teaching for college students Education base, 3 national-level excellent courses, 3 national-level excellent resource-sharing courses, 8 national-level first-class courses, 5 national-level teaching achievement awards, 6 provincial-level experimental teaching demonstration centers, 2 provincial-level virtual simulation experimental teaching centers, 7 provincial-level teaching teams, 22 provincial-level excellent courses, 6 provincial-level excellent resource-sharing courses, 1 provincial-level undergraduate of ordinary higher education institutions Excellent video open courses, 94 provincial First-Class courses, 9 provincial college students' practical education bases, 1 provincial college students' innovation and entrepreneurship practical education base, 4 provincial comprehensive reform pilot programs in higher education institutions, 7 provincial first-class undergraduate education demonstration programs in ordinary higher education institutions of Liaoning Province, 10 provincial first-class undergraduate program construction points. 56 provincial undergraduate teaching achievements, 152 national, industry planning and characteristic innovation textbooks edited, 1 national excellent textbook, 8 provincial excellent textbooks and 12 provincial excellent textbooks approved, It is a comprehensive base for training high-level talents in traditional Chinese medicine under the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a training base for practical skills examination and examiners of the National Medical Licensing Examination (Traditional Chinese medicine category), a national demonstration center for clinical teaching and training of traditional Chinese medicine, a base for examination work of the National Certification Center for traditional Chinese medicine Practitioners, and a national demonstration base for practical teaching of standardized patients (SP). The second batch of model schools for labor education in Liaoning Province.

Talent work. At the national talent level, It has 3 National masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4 National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, 3 Qihuang Scholars, 5 Young Qihuang Scholars, 2 members of The State Council's Discipline Evaluation Group, 3 candidates of the National Program for 100,000 Talents, 1 Chief Scientist of the 973 Project, 1 recipient of the National Award for Outstanding Contribution to Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 recipient of the Qihuang Award for Inheritance and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 1 recipient of the Qihuang Award for Inheritance and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Recipients of the "Inheritance Award", one vice chairperson of the Teaching Steering Committee of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education, three members of the Teaching Steering Committee of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education, one member of the University Committee of the National Professional Degree Graduate Education Guidance Committee, 113 teachers selected for the inheritance of academic experience of senior traditional Chinese medicine experts in the country, and six outstanding middle-aged and young experts with outstanding contributions to national health and wellness 69 experts enjoying special government allowances, 3 National Outstanding teachers, 2 National Teaching Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Higher Education Institutions, 1 National 100 Outstanding Teachers of "Two Courses" in Regular colleges and universities, 85 National Outstanding Talents in Traditional Chinese Medicine (basic and clinical), and 1 head of the Ministry of Education's National College and University "Double Leader" Teacher Party Branch Secretary Studio. At the provincial talent level, there is one candidate for the Liaoning Provincial Academy of Sciences. 2 Liaoning Province University Climbing Scholars, 2 Liaoning Province Leading Talents, 12 Liaoning Province Outstanding Experts, 36 Liaoning Province Teaching Masters, 12 Liaoning Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Masters, 99 Liaoning Province Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners, 31 Liaoning Province Young Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners, 30 Liaoning Province First Batch of Outstanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Talents, 12 Selected Liaoning Province Distinguished Professors, 3 Liaoning Province Academic Leaders, 1 1 Liaoning Province Most Beautiful Medical Worker, 1 Liaoning Province Education System Most Beautiful Teacher, 9 Liaoning Province Excellent Teacher, 1 Liaoning Province Model of Teaching and Nurturing, 59 people and 2 teams selected for Liaoning Province "Xingliao Talent Program", 2 teams selected for Liaoning Province University "Huang Danyan-style Teacher Team", 46 selected for Liaoning Province "Hundred-Thousand-Million Talent Project" Hundred-person level, 87 people Selected for the "Thousand Talents Project" of Liaoning Province, and four teams selected for Liaoning Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Innovation Team.

Scientific research. It has 1 national and local joint engineering laboratory, 1 key laboratory of the Ministry of Education, 1 national clinical research base of traditional Chinese medicine, 3 national clinical trial institutions of drugs, 3 key research laboratories of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 11 state-level research laboratories of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 provincial collaborative innovation center, and 35 provincial key laboratories (engineering research centers, engineering laboratories) 4 provincial clinical medical research centers, 1 national science popularization education base, 1 provincial new think tank, and 1 provincial key research base of humanities and social sciences. It hosts four academic journals of traditional Chinese medicine, among which "Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine" is A core journal of Peking University in Chinese, a core journal of Chinese science and Technology, a T1-level journal of traditional Chinese medicine science and technology, and an authoritative academic journal of RCCSE in Chinese (A+); Liaoning Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine is A core Chinese journal of Peking University, a core Journal of Chinese Science and Technology, an RCCSE Chinese Core Academic Journal (A), and a T2-level journal of traditional Chinese medicine science and technology; Journal of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is A Chinese Quality Science and Technology Journal, a Chinese Science and Technology Core Journal, an RCCSE Chinese Core Academic Journal (A), and a T2-level journal of traditional Chinese medicine science and technology; Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Chronic Diseases, approved for publication in 2024, is the first academic journal in the field of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine for chronic diseases in China.

International cooperation and open education. The school is based in Asia, oriented towards Europe and the United States, expands into Africa and looks to the world. It conducts extensive international exchanges and cooperation and has established cooperative relations with universities, medical institutions or academic groups in 35 countries and regions. The university is one of the first national bases for the export of traditional Chinese medicine services, a China-CEEC base for international cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine, and a China-Liaoning - Thailand base for cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine. Set up international cooperation centers for traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand, Singapore, Japan and Chile; There is a Confucius Classroom of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Slovak Medical University, and an undergraduate program in nursing in collaboration with Ara Canterbury Institute of Technology in New Zealand. The university is one of the first institutions approved by the Ministry of Education to recruit international students. It has the qualifications to recruit students for the Chinese Government Scholarship for International Students, to receive Confucius Institute scholarships, and to recruit students for the Liaoning Provincial Government Doctoral Scholarship for International students.

Medical services. Four directly affiliated hospitals (clinical colleges) were established, each with the additional names of Liaoning Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Liaoning Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Liaoning Provincial Anorectal Hospital, and Liaoning Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, all of which are national tertiary grade A hospitals of traditional Chinese medicine. It has 11 national key clinical specialties of the Ministry of Health, 7 national regional TCM (specialty) diagnosis and treatment centers, 24 national advantageous TCM specialties, 22 key specialties of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 60 provincial key specialties. It has a national clinical research base for traditional Chinese medicine, a national project construction unit for the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine, a national research base for traditional Chinese medicine, a national training base for inheriting characteristic techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, a national dual base for epidemic prevention and emergency medical rescue of traditional Chinese medicine, a national standardized training base for resident physicians of traditional Chinese medicine, a national training base for clinical pharmacists of traditional Chinese medicine, and a national clinical pharmacology base; 10 non-affiliated hospitals and 127 clinical teaching and practice bases.

Campus environment and conditions. Committed to precise management, establish a modern university multi-campus management model that is coordinated, functionally complete, people-oriented, environmentally beautiful, economical and efficient, and distinctive, with the construction of "civilized campus" as the leading force, promote the coordinated development of "green campus", "healthy campus", "smart campus", "humanistic campus", "economical campus" and "safe campus" as a whole. The university has achieved high-performance network infrastructure covering the entire campus, has an efficient and secure large-scale integrated data center based on cloud computing, has established a relatively complete network security protection system, continuously improves data information service capabilities, and has been approved as one of the first batch of digital campus pilot construction units in Liaoning Province. The libraries in Shenyang, Dalian and Benxi, one campus and three campuses, have been awarded the title of "Most Beautiful Library" in 2022 and 2023, which are based on Chinese traditional culture, traditional Chinese medicine culture and school-based culture and have built a coherent cultural narrative space. The library, with a focus on traditional Chinese medicine, builds a rich and substantial system of literature and information resources. It is people-oriented, innovative in service, and practices cultural education to provide support and guarantee for the university's talent cultivation and scientific research.