Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine, founded in 1956, is one of the first four colleges and universities of traditional Chinese medicine established in New China. Formerly known as Chengdu College of traditional Chinese medicine, it was renamed Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine in 1995. After more than 60 years of construction and development, it has become a high-level university of traditional Chinese medicine with distinctive characteristics, with the discipline of traditional Chinese medicine as the main body and the mutual support and coordinated development of medical and health-related disciplines, a University jointly built by the people's Government of Sichuan Province, the Ministry of education and the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine, and a new round of national "double first-class" construction universities.

Covering an area of about 1800 mu, the university has 19 colleges and 38 undergraduate majors, with more than 26000 full-time students, including more than 4400 graduate students.

The school is one of the first batch of doctor and master degree authorization points in traditional Chinese medicine, and the first batch of clinical medicine (master and doctor) professional degree pilot units. At present, there are 3 first-class discipline doctoral degree authorization points, 28 second-class discipline doctoral degree authorization points, 8 first-class discipline master authorization points, 62 second-class discipline master degree authorization points, and 3 post doctoral mobile stations.

At present, there are 1 national "double first-class" construction discipline (traditional Chinese Medicine), 4 national key disciplines (traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and massage, traditional Chinese facial features science, traditional Chinese Medicine Gynecology), 2 Sichuan "double first-class" construction disciplines (traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese Medicine), 44 provincial and ministerial key disciplines, and 2 ESI global top 1% disciplines (Pharmacology and toxicology, clinical medicine).

The school has 4 masters of national medicine, 5 national famous traditional Chinese medicine, 5 national famous teachers of teaching, 2 winners of the national outstanding contribution award of traditional Chinese medicine, 1 chief scientist of the national "973 Plan" project, 3 National Excellent Scientific and technological workers, 9 experts of the "Qihuang project", 1 winner of the National Science Fund for distinguished young people, 2 winners of the "Yangtze River scholars award plan" and 6 winners of the national "10000 people plan", There are 3 winners of NSFC excellent youth fund, 4 national distinguished experts, 1 national outstanding professional and technical talent, 2 members of the discipline review group of the State Council, 98 experts who enjoy the special allowance of the State Council, 3 national TCM innovation teams, 1 National University Huang Da Nian style teacher team, and 34 national old TCM experts' academic experience inheritance work instructors. One winner of Sichuan Science and technology outstanding contribution award, one winner of Sichuan outstanding talent award, three famous teachers of teaching and education in Sichuan Province, 10 top ten traditional Chinese medicine in Sichuan Province, and 41 Sichuan distinguished experts.

The university has 9 national first-class professional construction sites and 11 provincial first-class majors; 7 national first-class courses and 39 provincial first-class courses; 75 Provincial Quality Demonstration Courses; Three national excellent teaching teams and five provincial excellent teaching teams; The university is a provincial model university for deepening the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and has been approved by the Ministry of education as one of the first batch of national college practical education, innovation and entrepreneurship bases, and 3 excellent doctor education and Training Program projects of the Ministry of education; There are 1 National Talent Training Mode Innovation Experimental Zone and 2 provincial talent training mode innovation experimental zones. Won one first prize and one second prize of national teaching achievement, and four first prizes of Sichuan excellent teaching achievement. As the chief editor or deputy chief editor of textbooks, the school has completed the compilation of more than 80 industry planning textbooks, and the number of chief editors ranks among the top three in Chinese medicine colleges and universities nationwide. In the selection of the first National Textbook Construction Award, three chief editors' textbooks won the national second prize, and the deputy chief editors' textbooks won one special prize, one first prize and four second prizes respectively, ranking first among colleges and universities of traditional Chinese medicine in China.

In the past five years, 3387 scientific research projects have been added, including 362 national level projects such as the national key research and development plan, the National Natural Science Foundation, and the National Social Science Foundation. It has won 136 science and technology awards at all levels, including 1 provincial science and technology outstanding contribution award, 1 Provincial Outstanding Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award, 1 Provincial International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, 9 first prizes and 12 second prizes of the provincial science and technology award.

At the beginning of its establishment, the school trained the first batch of undergraduate and master's degree graduates of traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine in New China, and trained the first doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, the first postdoctoral doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and the first doctor of facial features Science in New China. Over the years, the school has actively carried out rich and colorful campus culture and art, science and technology, social practice, voluntary service, innovation and entrepreneurship activities, and formed a "Xinglin" series campus culture brand with traditional Chinese medicine cultural characteristics. In the past five years, students have won more than 170 awards, including national and provincial academic research and innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, volunteer service competitions, cultural and art competitions, and won the national gold medal of China International "Internet +" College Students' innovation and entrepreneurship competition.

The school has 79 laboratories at all levels and of all kinds, including the State Key Laboratory of Southwest characteristic traditional Chinese medicine resources jointly built by the province and the Ministry, the national experimental teaching demonstration center, the national virtual simulation experiment teaching center of traditional Chinese medicine, the national local joint Engineering Research Center for the processing of traditional Chinese medicine slices, the national traditional Chinese medicine Germplasm Resource Bank (Sichuan), the 2011 collaborative innovation center of the Ministry of education, the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of education, the engineering research center of the Ministry of education The key research office of the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine, the scientific research laboratory of traditional Chinese medicine of the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine (level III), the Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, the scientific and technological resource sharing service platform of Sichuan Province, the key research base of Social Sciences of Sichuan Province, etc.

The Affiliated Hospital of the university is the national traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance and innovation center and clinical research center, the Provincial Traditional Chinese medicine endocrine metabolic disease clinical research center, the traditional Chinese medicine cardiovascular disease clinical research center, and the traditional Chinese medicine evidence-based medicine center. At present, the university has 4 directly affiliated hospitals, 8 non directly affiliated hospitals, 3 directly affiliated hospitals, and 101 member units of the Medical Association.

The university has established the Chengdu Chongqing Shuangcheng economic circle TCM development alliance, Western China TCM universities alliance, Sichuan TCM health industry technology innovation alliance, the first board of directors of Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine, established strategic partnerships with more than 50 local governments, and established industry university research and application partnerships with more than 100 enterprises, institutions and academic institutions, It is the pilot unit of "giving scientific researchers the ownership or long-term use right of scientific and technological achievements" and the "national intellectual property pilot construction university".

The university continues to promote international exchanges and cooperation, and has established exchanges and cooperation relations with universities, medical institutions, scientific research institutions and academic groups in more than 50 countries and regions. It is one of the universities that accept Chinese government scholarships, and carries out international education and exchange cooperation with schools in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand and other countries, as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The school has "Portugal Baode branch", "South Africa branch", "Canada branch", etc; The International College of Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine (Macao) was jointly established with Guangdong Macao cooperation TCM science and Technology Industrial Park; There are branches of the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine in Montenegro, Germany and Belarus; Build "China Tajikistan traditional medicine center" in Tajikistan; It is the "China ASEAN education and training center" of the Ministry of foreign affairs and the Ministry of education, the "international scientific and technological cooperation base" of the Ministry of science and technology, the "International Cooperation (education, medical) base) of traditional Chinese medicine" of the State Administration of traditional Chinese Medicine, the "human reproduction research cooperation center" of the World Health Organization, and the "South South cooperation training center" of the United Nations Population Fund.

Focusing on the main line of "adjusting the layout, optimizing the structure, improving efficiency and promoting innovation", and focusing on optimizing the "talent training system, teaching staff system, inheritance and innovation system, and service guarantee system", we will comprehensively build a new pattern of high-quality development of school undertakings, inherit essence, keep integrity and innovation, and comprehensively build a world-class university of traditional Chinese medicine that is progressive, happy, beautiful, and caring.