Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was founded in 1959, and its predecessor was the Anhui Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Training Class established in 1952. In 1959, the Anhui Provincial Government officially approved the establishment of Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1970, Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine was merged into Anhui Medical College. In 1975, the Ministry of Education approved the restoration of Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2000, Anhui Medical School was merged into Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2011, the provincial government approved the establishment of the Anhui Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the basis of the Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2013, the Ministry of Education agreed to change the name of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine to Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The school is a project university of the "Basic Capacity Building Project for Universities in the Central and Western Regions" and a "high-level local characteristic" university construction university in Anhui Province.

The school is a national clinical research base of traditional Chinese medicine, a national modern science and technology industry base of traditional Chinese medicine (Anhui), a national international cooperation base of traditional Chinese medicine, a national clinical research base of medicine, a national doctoral authorization unit, and a postgraduate recommendation exemption unit. Now it occupies a total area of 1,269.68 acres and has four campuses: Shaoquan Lake, Meishan Road, Shihe Road, and Lu'an Road. The library has a collection of 2.0716 million books, and the Department of Ancient Books collects 33,000 copies of ancient books in line-bound books. It is a "National Key Protection Unit for Ancient Books". The Wax Leaf Herbarium of the Chinese Medicine Resource Center stores more than 150,000 specimens of the wax leaf of medicinal plants. It is the most abundant specimen room in medical colleges and universities across the country. Xin'an Medical Culture Center is the publicity and education base of Chinese medicine culture in Anhui Province.

The school currently has 17,681 full-time students (including 2,706 doctors and masters), 16 secondary departments (including 3 directly affiliated hospitals), and 7 non-directly affiliated hospitals. There are 4,474 faculty members, of which 961 are associate professor or above. There are 2 masters of traditional Chinese medicine, 1 Qihuang scholar, 2 national famous Chinese medicine practitioners, 2 young Qihuang scholars, 56 national famous old Chinese medical experience project instructors, 27 special allowances from the State Council and 12 special allowances from the provincial government, Anhui 5 leading talents in provincial colleges and universities, 16 academic and technical leaders in Anhui Province, 13 reserve candidates, 11 leading talents in Chinese medicine in Anhui Province, 2 leading talent teams in Anhui Province, 2 provincial “115” industrial innovation teams, PhD There are 90 student supervisors and 725 master supervisors. There are 64 well-known experts and scholars from home and abroad as visiting professors of the school.

The school currently has 27 undergraduate majors, 4 national-level first-class undergraduate majors, 10 provincial-level first-rate majors, and 8 national-level first-rate undergraduate courses. There are 3 first-level discipline doctoral degrees, 5 first-level discipline master degrees, 26 second-level discipline master degrees, and 4 master professional degrees. There are 1 class II peak discipline in Anhui Province, 1 class III peak discipline in Anhui Province, 2 major discipline construction projects in Anhui Province, 17 key disciplines of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 key discipline A in Anhui Province, and B in Anhui Province There are 12 key disciplines. There are 9 national key clinical specialties and 20 key specialties of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The school takes talent training as the first priority. The school has 2 national teaching teams, 23 provincial teaching teams, 2 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 1 national professional comprehensive reform pilot project, and 2 national excellence Doctor (Traditional Chinese Medicine) education and training plan, 2 national Chinese medicine colleges and universities teaching teachers. It has won more than 600 national and provincial quality engineering projects, 1 first prize and 3 second prizes for national teaching achievements, 5 special prizes for provincial teaching achievements and 13 first prizes.

The school pays attention to highlighting its school-running characteristics, establishes extracurricular academic technology innovation and entrepreneurship funds and Yingzhuo scholarships for college students, and launches knowledge and skill competitions for college students with "100 awards, thousands of participants, and tens of thousands of people benefiting", such as "Challenge Cup", "Internet +", and "Innovation" , Creativity and entrepreneurship" and other competitions at all levels. In the past three years, a total of more than 1,000 people have won more than 400 commendations and awards at or above the provincial and ministerial level, of which 129 were awarded in national events (including 4 first prizes in national A-level events). The school attaches great importance to practical education, and won the national outstanding unit of social practice activities of "Three Going to the Countryside" in the summer of national college and technical school student volunteers, and the bronze medal of the China Youth Volunteer Service Project Competition. The average employment rate of graduates of the school in the past 5 years is above 94%.

The school has vigorously promoted the strategy of strengthening the school by science and technology. In the past five years, it has undertaken nearly 2,000 scientific research projects at all levels, including nearly 200 national projects. In 2017, the school was approved as a national key research and development plan. In 2019 and 2020, it has achieved the National Natural Science Fund for two consecutive years. Breakthrough in the establishment of key projects, presided over the joint fund for regional innovation and development. Since 2016, it has won 47 scientific and technological awards at or above the provincial and ministerial level, including 1 national science and technology second prize and 5 provincial and ministerial first prizes; published more than 800 high-level scientific research papers, including more than 200 papers above the second district of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Article; More than 60 authorized invention patents. There are 12 provincial science and technology innovation teams, 27 science and technology innovation platforms above the provincial and ministerial level, and 18 science and technology innovation platforms above the provincial and ministerial level have been built with scientific research institutes, enterprises and other units.

The school has continuously strengthened industry-university-research cooperation, and signed cooperation agreements with 15 cities and counties such as Huangshan, Bozhou, Lu'an and a large number of well-known Chinese medicine companies in China, and has established nearly 50 industry-university-research cooperation bases. The school keeps up with local construction needs, focuses on technological development and technological services based on traditional Chinese medicine, strengthens multi-level, multi-directional and multi-mode comprehensive cooperation with local governments and related enterprises, and carries out scientific and technological research, enterprise new product development, and technical consultation Cooperate with services and other parties, and formulate relevant government development plans for Chinese medicinal materials. Established the strategic alliance of the Chinese herbal medicine science and technology industry in Anhui Province, and won titles and honors such as "Advanced Group for National Science and Technology Special Commissioners", "Advanced Group for Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Management Work", and "Special Contribution Award for Promoting the Academic Development of Chinese Medicine".

Since 2016, it has formulated more than 10 development plans for local governments; undertook more than 200 school-enterprise cooperation projects, with an average annual horizontal cooperative scientific research funding of over 10 million yuan, and built 15 scientific and technological cooperation platforms with enterprises; as the main technical support unit Participated in the promotion of the construction of the "Top Ten Anhui Medicine" industrial demonstration bases; guided the cultivation of Chinese medicinal materials for pharmaceutical farmers in Bozhou, Lu'an, Huangshan, Chizhou, Xuancheng, Chuzhou, Anqing, Fuyang and other regions, benefiting tens of thousands of people. Realize the effective connection between the school's superior disciplines and the local industrial layout, and promote the development of the local economy while enhancing the technological innovation capabilities of the enterprise.

The school has established friendly cooperative relations with more than 40 medical and educational institutions in more than 20 countries and regions including the United States, Australia, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, and Japan. Students from more than 10 countries and regions have come to the school to study for doctoral, master, and bachelor's degrees, as well as to participate in short- and medium-term training.

The school focuses on improving the level of medical services. The First Affiliated Hospital is the province’s largest tertiary A comprehensive TCM hospital; the second affiliated hospital is the country’s first and largest tertiary A acupuncture specialist hospital; the third affiliated hospital is The third batch of nationally-constructed hospitals of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine; the Chinese Medicine Hall is a medical unit with pure traditional Chinese medicine as the main medical treatment method.

At present, the school has developed into a higher school of Chinese medicine with traditional Chinese medicine as the main subject, coordinated development of related disciplines, complete school level, and distinctive Chinese medicine characteristics. Facing the future, the school will continue to adhere to the six strategies of “establishing the school by quality, revitalizing the school with talents, strengthening the school with science and technology, shaping the school by culture, governing the school according to law, and opening up the school”, focusing on cultivating “sincerity is the new” Chinese medicine talents, and building Anhui Zhong The highland of pharmaceutical collaborative innovation, leading the development of Anhui’s traditional Chinese medicine industry, and building a local high-level university with distinctive Chinese medicine characteristics with strong domestic strength, high level in the province, and industry influence. Make greater contributions