Source: SYSU News Center
Written by: SYSU News Center
Photo by: Shi Shuoping
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

On October 19-22, 2015, experts of the Review Panel of the Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education of Ministry of Education (MOE) conducted site visits at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU). On the morning of October 22, the Feedback Conference for the Accreditation of Medical Education at SYSU was held in Swasey Hall on South Campus.

Experts of the Review Panel, Secretary of SYSU Party Committee Chen Chunsheng, SYSU President Luo Jun, Vice Presidents Li Mengfeng, Wei Minghai, Li Shanmin and Yu Minbin, Assistant Presidents Li Wenjun, Chen Shaobin, Yang Qinghua and Tian Huiyu, heads of functional departments, medical schools and affiliated hospitals, as well as faculty and student representatives attended the meeting.
  According to the accreditation procedures, Prof. Gui Yonghao, Chair of the Review Panel, presented the preliminary accreditation report. He analyzed the strengths and characteristics of the medical education at SYSU from ten aspects including mission and objectives, educational program, assessment of student achievements, etc., and offered suggestions for improvement. The Review Panel agrees that SYSU has a long history of medical education and clearly-defined objectives. The good traditions of “Three Basics, Three Rigors and Three Early Involvements” enable the cultivation of outstanding medical talents with profound foundation, excellent competency and great potential. The discipline-based curriculum system uses the University’s advantages in the humanities, social sciences and science to offer a variety of elective courses for medical students. The Clinical Medicine programs enroll top students in the nation, and the graduates have a high pass rate in the National Medical Licensing Examination. In addition, the University’s great strengths in scientific research, outstanding teaching faculties and rich clinical teaching resources ensure the cultivation of high-quality doctors. The Review Panel advises that the University should listen to the opinions of relevant stakeholders in the process of formulating the development plan for medical sciences, give full play to the role of relevant committees in the top-down design and major decision making process, pay attention to the new development trend in medical education, strengthen top-down design in future planning and specify concrete routes for implementation.

Prof. Luo Jun, President of SYSU, delivered a speech in the meeting. He said that the preliminary accreditation report, which is made by experts of the Review Panel through their comprehensive site visits, careful assessment and hard work, is objective and accurate. The report grants full recognition to the medical education at SYSU, and more importantly, it identifies the areas to be improved for future development. These valuable opinions will help us deepen reform, enhance construction, implement regulations and improve the teaching quality in the next stage. We shall accept and implement these recommendations and strive to achieve new progress in our medical education.

Prof. Wang Weimin, Vice Chair of the Review Panel, chaired the Feedback Conference and made concluding remarks. He said that the Review Panel is impressed by SYSU’s profound tradition, humanistic atmosphere, pursuit of high standards in medical education, as well as responsible leaders, dedicated faculty and confident students. The experts appreciate the cooperation provided by SYSU and its affiliated hospitals, and hope that the University will gain more achievements in medical education in the future.