Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine is a university jointly established by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a university under the "14th Five-Year Plan" Education Power Promotion Project, a national "first-class major" and a Shaanxi Provincial "first-class discipline" construction university. The predecessor of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine was the Northwest School of Traditional Chinese Medicine Founded in Xi'an in 1952, upgraded to Shaanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1959, and moved to the ancient capital of Xianyang in 1961. It is the only general university in Shaanxi that cultivates high-quality traditional Chinese medicine talents. It is one of the eight key Chinese medicine colleges in the country identified in Document No. 56 of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1978. It recruited and trained master's students in 1978, became the first batch of master's degree awarding institutions in the country in 1981, and was approved by the Ministry of Education in 1990 as the first batch of institutions of higher learning to conditionally accept foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In 2015, it was renamed Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine. In 2019, it was determined to be a first-class enrollment unit in Shaanxi Province. In 2021, it became a university jointly established by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After more than 70 years of construction and development, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine has become a medical university with Chinese medicine as the main body, equal emphasis on Chinese and Western medicine, and mutual support and cross-integration of medicine, science, engineering, literature, and management. 1. Basic Information The school currently has two campuses, north and south. The north campus is located on Weiyang Middle Road, Qindu District, Xianyang City, and the south campus is located on the banks of Fenghe River in Xixian New District, with a total area of about 860,000 square meters. There are currently 16,474 full-time students, including 13,562 undergraduates, and 2,912 master's students and international students. The university has 14 teaching units, including the School of Basic Medicine, the First Clinical Medical College (with the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Department of Clinical Medicine of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine), the Second Clinical Medical College (with the Department of Clinical Medicine), the School of Pharmacy, the School of Acupuncture and Massage, the School of Nursing, the School of Medical Technology, the School of Public Health, the School of Humanities and Management, the School of Foreign Languages, the School of International Education, the School of Continuing Education, the School of Marxism, and the Department of Physical Education, as well as two medical and educational collaborative units, including the School of Pediatrics and the School of Maternal and Child Health, two directly affiliated hospitals, 13 non-directly affiliated hospitals, and the Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Factory and the Shaanxi Museum of Chinese Medicine. 2. Faculty The university currently has more than 5,000 faculty and staff (including directly affiliated hospitals), 1,181 full-time teachers, including 702 with associate senior titles or above; 964 master's supervisors, 38 part-time doctoral supervisors, and 8 postdoctoral supervisors; and jointly trains doctoral students with the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and Chinese medicine universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, and Liaoning. There are 6 national medical masters, national outstanding teachers, and national famous teachers of traditional Chinese medicine, 23 experts enjoying special government allowances from the State Council and experts with outstanding contributions in Shaanxi Province, young and middle-aged leading talents in scientific and technological innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, leading talents in scientific and technological innovation of the national "Ten Thousand Talents Plan", and new century outstanding talents of the Ministry of Education, 11 special post scholars of the "Yangtze River Scholar Award Program" of the Ministry of Education, national Qihuang Scholars, and young Qihuang Scholars, 63 national and provincial Chinese medicine expert academic experience inheritance project instructors, 49 famous old Chinese medicine practitioners and famous Chinese medicine practitioners in Shaanxi Province, 26 Shaanxi teaching masters, outstanding teachers, and model teachers (advanced individuals), 67 provincial talents such as Shaanxi "Sanqin Scholars", "Special Support Plan", young and middle-aged leading talents in scientific and technological innovation in Shaanxi Province, young science and technology rising stars in Shaanxi Province, and young outstanding talents in ordinary colleges and universities in Shaanxi Province, 10 excellent teaching teams in Shaanxi Province, 8 key scientific and technological innovation teams in Shaanxi Province, and "Special Support Plan" Sanqin Scholars Innovation Team, forming a faculty team with strong professionalism, high academic level and rich teaching experience. 3. Talent Cultivation Over the past 70 years, the university has adhered to the principle of being based in Shaanxi, facing the northwest, radiating across the country, and exploring overseas. It has cultivated more than 100,000 outstanding talents with both moral integrity and ability, represented by national medical masters Zhang Xuewen, Guo Chengjie, Lei Zhongyi, and Yang Zhen, academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and chief scientist of the National "973" Program Liu Baoyan, and Qihuang scholars Yang Minghui and Zhang Bing. Currently, 26 undergraduate majors have been established, and a professional pattern has been formed with Chinese medicine as the core, and the coordinated development of disciplines such as medicine, science, engineering, literature, and management. There are currently five first-level discipline master's degree authorization points in traditional Chinese medicine, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, Chinese pharmacy, clinical medicine, and pharmacy; there are six master's professional degree authorization categories in traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese pharmacy, nursing, public health, applied psychology, and Chinese international education, and it has the right to apply for a master's degree with equivalent academic ability. There are 2 national and 20 provincial first-class professional construction sites, 2 national and 6 provincial professional comprehensive reform pilot projects, 2 pilot projects for the reform of the Ministry of Education's Excellent Doctor (TCM) Education and Training Program, 8 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers, 3 provincial virtual simulation experimental teaching centers, 2 provincial innovation and entrepreneurship education reform pilot colleges (departments), and provincial curriculum ideological and political teaching demonstration centers, provincial innovation and entrepreneurship education training bases, and provincial innovation and entrepreneurship education practice bases. There are 2 national boutique online courses, 5 national first-class undergraduate courses, 35 provincial first-class courses, 14 provincial curriculum ideological and political demonstration courses, 4 provincial characteristic online courses, 3 provincial innovation and entrepreneurship education courses, 4 provincial innovation and entrepreneurship education online open courses, 20 provincial boutique resource sharing courses, and 5 provincial virtual simulation experimental teaching projects. In recent years, it has won 1 second prize for national teaching achievements; 15 provincial and ministerial teaching achievement awards, including 2 special prizes and 3 first prizes. IV. Discipline Construction The university has always adhered to the service demand orientation, continuously optimized and adjusted the discipline layout, adhered to the "2+4+4+N" discipline stratification and classification construction, and formed a discipline layout with distinctive characteristics, outstanding advantages and reasonable structure. The disciplines cover five disciplines: medicine, science, engineering, literature and management. There are 17 key disciplines of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 5 disciplines have obtained excellent grades in the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" and "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" key discipline assessment of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Among them, there are 5 high-level key disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine in Shaanxi, 6 provincial key disciplines, and 15 key disciplines of the Shaanxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. There are 2 school-level advantageous disciplines, 4 characteristic disciplines, 4 traditional Chinese medicine + interdisciplinary disciplines, and 35 discipline innovation teams. TCM encephalopathy, basic integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, TCM gynecology, clinical integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and Chinese medicine chemistry were selected into the list of high-level key disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2023. Traditional Chinese medicine has been selected as a "double first-class" cultivation discipline in Shaanxi Province for two consecutive rounds, and the school has become a "double first-class" cultivation university in Shaanxi Province. The discipline of clinical medicine has entered the top 1% of the ESI global ranking. In 2022, the school will independently establish three secondary disciplines outside the catalogue: Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Equipment Engineering, Traditional Chinese Medicine Management, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture, strengthen the construction of interdisciplinary disciplines, and continuously cultivate new disciplinary growth points. 5. Scientific Research The school attaches great importance to scientific and technological innovation and has achieved fruitful results. There are currently postdoctoral research workstations, national drug clinical trial institutions, national traditional Chinese medicine standard research and promotion bases, national comprehensive test stations for the technology system of traditional Chinese medicine industry, national traditional Chinese medicine seed and seedling breeding bases, the second batch of national traditional Chinese medicine clinical research bases, Shaanxi Provincial and Ministerial Collaborative Innovation Center for the Industrialization of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources, and the National Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Qin Medicine Characteristic Resources (cultivation) and other scientific research platforms. It has 3 national third-level scientific research laboratories of the Central Administration, 5 Shaanxi Key Laboratories, 2 Shaanxi Engineering Technology Research Centers, 2 Shaanxi Clinical Research Centers and Branch Centers, 1 Shaanxi Key Research Base for Philosophy and Social Sciences, 1 Shaanxi International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, 2 Shaanxi 2011 Collaborative Innovation Centers, 4 Shaanxi University Engineering Research Centers, 1 Shaanxi Higher Education Key Laboratory, 14 Shaanxi Provincial Central Administration Key Research Rooms, Shaanxi Innovative Drug Research Center, Shaanxi University Philosophy and Social Science Key Research Base, "Belt and Road" Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Development Research Center, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Research Institute, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Real World Clinical Research Center, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Development and Strategy Research Institute, Shaanxi Public Scientific Literacy and Traditional Chinese Medicine Innovation Development Research Center, Academician Workstation, National Medical Master Research Institute, Integrative Medicine Research Institute and other scientific research platforms, and has established a complete medical and technological innovation system. In the past five years, the school has undertaken more than 1,000 national major science and technology projects, key R&D plans, major new drug creation plans, National Natural Science Foundation and National Social Science Foundation, and won 22 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards, including 2 first prizes of provincial and ministerial science and technology awards. More than 700 high-level papers have been published in journals such as Nature Communications, Cancer Letters, Nano Research, and Phytomedicine. VI. Medical Services The school currently has 2 directly affiliated hospitals. There are 21 national key disciplines and 22 provincial key disciplines, all of which are national standardized training bases for traditional Chinese medicine physicians and national drug clinical trial institutions. They have outstanding characteristics and complementary advantages, and have made important contributions to protecting the lives and health of the people.The affiliated hospital is one of the seven affiliated hospitals of TCM colleges that were built during the "Seventh Five-Year Plan" period. It is one of the first batch of key TCM hospital construction units of the national TCM inheritance and innovation project, a national TCM clinical research base, a national TCM high-level talent training base, a national TCM inheritance and innovation center cultivation unit, and a national TCM clinical teaching and training demonstration center. It has 4 national TCM specialty regional diagnosis and treatment centers. The second affiliated hospital is the first Class A tertiary hospital integrating traditional Chinese and Western medicine in Shaanxi Province, a national key hospital integrating traditional Chinese and Western medicine, a construction unit of the national "flagship" hospital pilot project for the collaboration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, a national massage specialty regional TCM diagnosis and treatment center (cultivation), a Shaanxi Postdoctoral Innovation Base, a Shaanxi TCM Cardiovascular (Specialized) Diagnosis and Treatment Center, and a Shaanxi TCM Culture Construction Demonstration Unit. 7. The School of Science and Technology Industry gives full play to the advantages of TCM industry-university-research cooperation, actively promotes collaborative innovation, takes the initiative to integrate into regional economic construction, serves the big health industry, and has established "government-industry-university-research" cooperation relationships with more than 20 cities and counties including Xianyang City, Weinan City, Yangling Demonstration Zone, Tongchuan City, Baoji City, Shangluo City, Xunyi County, Zizhou County, Jia County, Zhashui County, Zhenba County, and Luonan County. As the technical support unit, the fourth national survey project of Chinese medicine resources was undertaken, and a comprehensive survey of Chinese medicine resources in 107 counties (cities and districts) in the province was conducted, and the resources of Chinese medicine were found out, which provided a decision-making basis for the development of the Chinese medicine industry in our province; more than 30 standardized planting bases of Chinese medicinal materials were established, with a total area of more than 500,000 mu, which played an important role in promoting the economic development of mountainous areas and helping rural revitalization; the series of Chinese patent medicines produced by the school's pharmaceutical factory, such as Guchang Zhixie Pills, Yanyan Qing Pills, Jinsha Wulin Pills, Xiaoyan Tuifever Mixture, Tianma Xuanyunning Mixture, Tongmai Oral Liquid, and Yishi Oral Liquid, are sold well throughout the country, generating huge economic and social benefits. 8. Foreign Exchange The school is one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in my country to carry out Chinese medicine education for foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. It has the "Chinese Government Scholarship" of the Ministry of Education and the "Sanqin Foreign Student Scholarship" of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government. It has established inter-school cooperation and exchange relations with universities in the United States, Canada, South Korea, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Poland and other countries and regions such as Taiwan and Hong Kong, and has trained more than 3,000 Chinese medicine talents for more than 30 countries and regions around the world. In recent years, the school has given full play to its geographical and cultural advantages, actively served the country's "Belt and Road" initiative, and actively participated in the "Belt and Road" Chinese medicine dissemination cause. It has been approved for national-level Chinese medicine international cooperation projects "National Silk Road Chinese Medicine International Cooperation Base (Shaanxi)" and "China-Switzerland Chinese Medicine Center (Geneva)", and established Chinese medicine medical centers in Russia, Switzerland, Romania, and Zambia, and established the Silk Road Chinese Medicine International Cooperation Base UK Workstation, further broadening our school's channels for external exchanges and enhancing its comprehensive strength and international influence. 9. Campus Culture The school adheres to the school motto of "Sincerity, Benevolence and Simplicity", adheres to the strategy of "Culture Casting School", actively inherits the Yan'an spirit, promotes the heroic style of Shao Xiaoli, plays the role of a model of national medical masters, and promotes the "great anti-epidemic spirit" and other unique and silent cultural education models. The school has won honors such as China's Typical Demonstration University for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2023, China's Excellent Case of Distance and Continuing Education in Colleges and Universities, and the Excellent Organizing Unit of the Provincial Red Cross System's 5.8 Humanitarian Public Welfare Day. The school's Youth League Committee was awarded the title of Shaanxi Province's "May 4th" Red Flag Youth League Committee and Shaanxi University's Excellent Unit for Communist Youth League Work, and the school's Student Union was named the Shaanxi Province Model Student Union Student Union Organization. The Youth League branch was selected into the TOP100 list of the most active youth league branches in colleges and universities across the country and won the "May 4th Red Flag Youth League Branch" in Xianyang City. The student team won the first prize in the main competition of the 18th "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Works Competition, the bronze medal in the national competition of the 6th China Youth Volunteer Service Public Welfare Entrepreneurship Competition, and the "Zhengda Cup" National Competition Winner Award. The school was awarded the title of National Demonstration Team for College Student Science and Technology Volunteer Service, and was selected into 17 college student propaganda teams of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. It was awarded the title of Excellent Brand Project, Excellent Team, and Provincial Model Team for National College Student Volunteer Summer Social Practice. One student was awarded the title of China College Student Self-improvement Star, and one Chinese Red Cross Member Star. The "I Do Practical Things for My Classmates" project was selected as an excellent project of the All-China Students Federation. Students were selected as the first batch of national campus promotion ambassadors of "Reference News" and published special articles. They won 48 awards in the provincial league cadre quality and ability competition, Challenge Cup, and volunteer service competition. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" MV won one of the top ten works of the third TCM new media communication influence. Students were awarded the Shaanxi College Student Self-improvement Star and the Most Beautiful Western Three Qin The school has won many honorary titles and awards, such as the "Top 50 Volunteers of the Shaanxi Provincial Volunteer Program" and "Top 50 Volunteers of Shaanxi Province". A total of 62 teachers and students in the school have been commended by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and other organizations, and 655 students have won provincial commendations. We actively play the role of cultural inheritance and innovation, take the inheritance of Chinese medicine knowledge and the promotion of Chinese medicine culture as our responsibility, take the creation of a national civilized campus as a starting point, increase the construction of distinctive campus culture, and create a strong campus cultural atmosphere. We have continuously increased our internal and external publicity efforts, and established a "four micro and fourteen terminals" new media matrix pattern. The communication power and influence of new media have ranked first among Chinese medicine colleges and universities in the country and the forefront of colleges and universities in the province for many years. The school has won the Ministry of Education's Outstanding Award for Campus Culture Construction Achievements and the First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Campus Culture Construction in Colleges and Universities in Shaanxi Province for many times.8 Humanitarian Public Welfare Day Activities Excellent Organizing Unit and other honors. The school Youth League Committee was awarded the title of Shaanxi Province "May 4th" Red Flag Youth League Committee and Shaanxi University Communist Youth League Work Excellent Unit, and the school student union was rated as the Shaanxi Province Model Student Union Student Union Organization. The Youth League branch was selected into the TOP100 list of the most active youth league branches in universities across the country and won the "May 4th Red Flag Youth League Branch" in Xianyang City. The student team won the first prize in the main competition of the 18th "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Works Competition, the bronze medal in the national competition of the 6th China Youth Volunteer Service Public Welfare Entrepreneurship Competition, and the "Zhengda Cup" national competition winner. The school was awarded the title of National Demonstration Team for College Student Science and Technology Volunteer Service, and was selected into 17 college student propaganda teams of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. It was awarded the title of National College Student Volunteer Summer Social Practice Excellent Brand Project, Excellent Team, and Provincial Model Team. One student was awarded the title of China College Student Self-improvement Star, and one Chinese Red Cross Member Star. The "I Do Practical Things for My Classmates" project was selected as an excellent project of the All-China Students Federation. Students were selected as the first batch of national campus promotion ambassadors of "Reference News" and published special articles. They won 48 awards in the provincial league cadre quality and ability competition, Challenge Cup, and volunteer service competition. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" MV won one of the top ten works of the third Chinese medicine new media communication influence. Students were awarded the Shaanxi College Student Self-improvement Star and the Most Beautiful Western Three Qin The school has won many honorary titles and awards, such as the "Top 50 Volunteers of the Shaanxi Provincial Volunteer Program" and "Top 50 Volunteers of Shaanxi Province". A total of 62 teachers and students in the school were commended by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and other organizations, and 655 students were awarded provincial commendations. The school actively plays the role of cultural inheritance and innovation, takes the inheritance of Chinese medicine knowledge and the promotion of Chinese medicine culture as its mission, takes the creation of a national civilized campus as a starting point, intensifies the construction of distinctive campus culture, and creates a strong campus cultural atmosphere. The internal and external publicity efforts have been continuously strengthened, and a "four micro and fourteen terminals" new media matrix has been established. The communication power and influence of new media have ranked first among Chinese medicine colleges and universities in the country and the forefront of colleges and universities in the province for many years. The school has won the Ministry of Education's Outstanding Award for Campus Culture Construction Achievements and the First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Campus Culture Construction in Colleges and Universities in Shaanxi Province for many times.8 Humanitarian Public Welfare Day Activities Excellent Organizing Unit and other honors. The school Youth League Committee was awarded the title of Shaanxi Province "May 4th" Red Flag Youth League Committee and Shaanxi University Communist Youth League Work Excellent Unit, and the school student union was rated as the Shaanxi Province Model Student Union Student Union Organization. The Youth League branch was selected into the TOP100 list of the most active youth league branches in universities across the country and won the "May 4th Red Flag Youth League Branch" in Xianyang City. The student team won the first prize in the main competition of the 18th "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Works Competition, the bronze medal in the national competition of the 6th China Youth Volunteer Service Public Welfare Entrepreneurship Competition, and the "Zhengda Cup" national competition winner. The school was awarded the title of National Demonstration Team for College Student Science and Technology Volunteer Service, and was selected into 17 college student propaganda teams of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. It was awarded the title of Excellent Brand Project, Excellent Team, and Provincial Model Team for National College Student Volunteer Summer Social Practice. One student was awarded the title of China College Student Self-improvement Star, and one Chinese Red Cross Member Star. The "I Do Practical Things for My Classmates" project was selected as an excellent project of the All-China Students Federation. Students were selected as the first batch of national campus promotion ambassadors of "Reference News" and published special articles. They won 48 awards in the provincial league cadre quality and ability competition, Challenge Cup, and volunteer service competition. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" MV won one of the top ten works of the third TCM new media communication influence. Students were awarded the Shaanxi College Student Self-improvement Star and the Most Beautiful Western Three Qin The school has won many honorary titles and awards, such as the "Top 50 Volunteers of the Shaanxi Provincial Volunteer Program" and "Top 50 Volunteers of Shaanxi Province". A total of 62 teachers and students in the school have been commended by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and other organizations, and 655 students have won provincial commendations. We actively play the role of cultural inheritance and innovation, take the inheritance of Chinese medicine knowledge and the promotion of Chinese medicine culture as our responsibility, take the creation of a national civilized campus as a starting point, increase the construction of distinctive campus culture, and create a strong campus cultural atmosphere. We have continuously increased our internal and external publicity efforts, and established a "four micro and fourteen terminals" new media matrix pattern. The communication power and influence of new media have ranked first among Chinese medicine colleges and universities in the country and the forefront of colleges and universities in the province for many years. The school has won the Ministry of Education's Outstanding Award for Campus Culture Construction Achievements and the First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Campus Culture Construction in Colleges and Universities in Shaanxi Province for many times.
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