Four departments: strive to cultivate a group of high-level integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine talents in 5 to 10 years

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　　China News Service, June 23. According to the website of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in order to comprehensively strengthen the work of traditional Chinese medicine talents in the new era, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the National Health and Health Commission recently jointly issued the Opinions on Strengthening the Work of Traditional Chinese Medicine Talents in the New Era" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions").

The "Opinions" proposed to strive to cultivate a group of high-level talents of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine within 5-10 years.

　　The "Opinions" put forward the main goals of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and mid-to-long term for the work of traditional Chinese medicine talents: by 2025, a talent training and evaluation system in line with the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine will be basically established, the total number of talents will increase rapidly, and the regional layout and professional structure will be improved. To become more reasonable, the institutional environment for promoting the growth of talents and attracting agglomeration is obviously optimized, and a talent team that basically meets the development needs of traditional Chinese medicine is cultivated.

The allocation of TCM physicians in public TCM hospitals above the second level shall be no less than 60% of the total number of physicians in the institution, and all community health service centers and township health centers shall set up TCM halls and be equipped with TCM physicians.

　　By 2030, major progress will be made in the reform of the system and mechanism for the development of traditional Chinese medicine talents, the talent echelon will be more reasonable, the scale of high-level talents will increase significantly, the grass-roots talent team will be more stable, the traditional Chinese medicine talent center and innovation highland will be gradually established, and adapt to the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine. The talent system is basically formed.

　　By 2035, the talent system that conforms to the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine will be more complete, strategic scientists, leading talents and innovative teams in the field of traditional Chinese medicine will continue to emerge, and talents will play a more prominent role in leading and supporting the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine, and contribute significantly to the construction of a healthy China. promote.

　　The "Opinions" mentioned six key tasks.

One is to speed up the training and gathering of high-level talents.

In the selection of high-level talents such as academician selection and national major talent projects, explore separate plans and separate evaluations for traditional Chinese medicine talents.

Implement the support plan for leading talents in traditional Chinese medicine, continue to support Qihuang Scholars and other high-level talent training projects, implement special policies for leading talents such as talent echelon support, scientific research conditions support, management mechanism support, etc., and cultivate a group of traditional Chinese medicine clinical masters and science and technology leaders. talent.

Establish and improve inclusive support measures for young talents, and set up special support for young talents in key talent projects, major scientific and technological projects and other engineering plans to promote young talents to stand out.

Support the construction of high-level talent centers and innovation highlands for traditional Chinese medicine in areas with relatively concentrated traditional Chinese medicine resources, such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Yellow River Basin.

　　The second is to consolidate the grassroots TCM talent team.

Gradually expand the enrollment scale of targeted free medical students for undergraduate-level TCM majors in rural areas, continue to build national grassroots famous and old TCM experts inheritance studios, and by 2025, establish 1-2 inheritance for each county-level TCM medical institution above the second level studio.

Carry out full-staff training on knowledge and skills of traditional Chinese medicine for physicians in primary medical institutions and rural doctors, and achieve full coverage in about 5 years.

Strengthen the staffing of traditional Chinese medicine in grass-roots medical and health institutions, promote talent management models such as "counties manage villages" and "townships manage villages", and encourage the flexible flow of talents within county medical communities and medical alliances.

Improve the salary distribution and treatment guarantee mechanism for grass-roots traditional Chinese medicine talents.

For those with a bachelor's degree or above, who have passed the standardized training in general medicine of traditional Chinese medicine and work in a grass-roots medical and health institution, they can directly participate in the intermediate professional title examination, and those who pass the examination can directly hire the intermediate professional title.

　　The third is to vigorously promote Western medicine to learn Chinese medicine.

Improve the system of learning Chinese medicine in Western medicine, and gradually expand the enrollment scale of graduates majoring in clinical medicine to study Chinese medicine.

Western medicine physicians who have undergone systematic training and have passed the assessment are allowed to adopt traditional Chinese medicine technical methods related to their majors in their practice activities, and participate in the evaluation and employment of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine titles.

Implement the special program of learning Chinese medicine in Western medicine, the state holds training courses for middle and high-level talents in Western medicine, and the provincial health and traditional Chinese medicine authorities carry out special training in local Western medicine in stages and batches, and strive to use 5-10 years to train a group of high-level Chinese and Western medicine. Combine talent.

　　The fourth is to coordinate and promote the construction of talent teams in key fields of traditional Chinese medicine.

Strengthen the training of professional and technical personnel in traditional Chinese medicine, and support the construction of a batch of traditional traditional Chinese medicine technology inheritance bases and studios above the provincial level.

Strengthen the team building of TCM technicians, formulate job standards and team building measures for TCM technicians, establish and improve the management system for TCM technicians, and add the professional title of TCM technicians to the professional title sequence of TCM technicians.

Strengthen the professional construction of TCM epidemic-related disciplines, and build a high-level TCM epidemic prevention and control team.

Strengthen the training of ethnic minority medical talents.

　　The fifth is to deepen the reform of traditional Chinese medicine education in collaboration with medical education.

Highlight the demand orientation of the development of traditional Chinese medicine and regional economic and social development, and adjust and optimize the discipline and regional layout of traditional Chinese medicine.

Increase the support of the central and western regions, provinces, ministries and bureaus to jointly build traditional Chinese medicine colleges and universities, and guide qualified colleges and universities to steadily expand the enrollment plan for doctoral students majoring in traditional Chinese medicine.

Strengthen the education function of traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, increase clinical teachers and education management positions, implement special projects for the construction of clinical teaching bases of traditional Chinese medicine, implement the training plan for outstanding traditional Chinese medicine teachers, and improve the training mode of traditional Chinese medicine talents.

For the major of traditional Chinese medicine, we will fully implement the education model combining colleges and apprenticeship education, reform the standardized training mode of traditional Chinese medicine physicians, and improve the continuing education system of traditional Chinese medicine.

　　Sixth, deepen the reform of the talent development system and mechanism.

Expand TCM medical service positions, and set up TCM outpatient clinics and TCM wards in tertiary general hospitals as required, and the number of beds is not less than 5% of the hospital's standard beds.

Encourage clinical departments to have a certain number of TCM physicians, and allow TCM physicians to carry out diagnosis and treatment activities in accordance with their registered scope of practice in clinical departments.

Implement the autonomy of employment, and make good use of the national talent policy in terms of talent training, introduction, and use.

Deepen the reform of the salary system of public TCM hospitals.

Implement policies such as the reform of national scientific research funding management and the transformation of scientific research achievements.

Improve the periodic selection and commendation mechanism for masters of traditional Chinese medicine and national famous Chinese medicine practitioners, and regularly select and commend a group of masters of traditional Chinese medicine and national famous Chinese medicine doctors.