The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) marks the fifth anniversary of its establishment

From 2017 to 2022, the five-year period is a continuous relay, marking the investment of CUST in grasping the historical initiative and strategically planning the development of the Life Sciences and Medicine Department. Looking back on the memorable day of December 23, five years is a leap to the future, witnessing the original intention and mission of "HKUST people" who have the courage to innovate, dare to surpass, and strive for first-class.

From the Department of biophysics at the beginning of the University of Science and Technology of China in 1958, to the Department of Biology (8 departments) in 1978, and then the School of Life Sciences was established in 1998. 20 years of reincarnation, 20 years of gorgeous butterfly change. On December 23, 2017, on the basis of the former College of Life Sciences, the National Health Commission, the People's Government of Anhui Province, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly established the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine (hereinafter referred to as the "Department of Health and Medicine"). As a hospital directly affiliated to the University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Provincial Hospital has become an important part of the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine and is named "The First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Hospital)". The Department of Life Science and Medicine carries forward the fine tradition of running schools, gathers the strength of alumni at home and abroad, adheres to the "cross-integration of science and technology and medicine, collaborative innovation of medical teaching and research, and integrated development of life science and medicine", adheres to the innovation in the development, and seeks development in the innovation. 

Since its establishment five years ago, under the guidance of the Anhui Provincial People's Government, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Health Commission, under the friendly care of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology and other departments, under the strong leadership of the university and the strong support of the functional departments of the University, all the faculty and staff of the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine have worked hard and forged ahead. Moral cultivation, talent introduction, innovation "trinity" comprehensive development, to achieve a new bureau to stimulate internal power, seek innovation to shape the future advantage of a good start.

Concentrate on moral cultivation and build a new pattern of top-notch innovative talent training. "Based on the foundation", moral education has always been the top priority of the Department of health. The Department of Health and Medicine consists of four schools: School of Life Science, School of Basic Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine and School of Biomedical Engineering, which spans the three disciplines of science and technology and medicine. Through continuous establishment and improvement of talent training programs, the training system of top-notch innovative talents is improved. There are 2 national first-class undergraduate programs in biological science and biotechnology, 4 first-level doctoral degree programs in biology, ecology, clinical medicine (science degree) and biomedical engineering, and 2 professional degree programs (clinical medicine (doctor) and Biology and medicine (master)). The construction of the Ministry of Education's top basic discipline program "Beishiang Life Science and Technology Talent Class", biology was selected as the national strong foundation plan. "Construction and Practice of scientific research innovation ability training mechanism for Biological Science Undergraduates" won the second prize of National Teaching Achievement Award of Higher Education in 2018. The first round of construction of biology first-class discipline has achieved remarkable results, ranking in the forefront of 16 domestic universities in the construction of biology first-class discipline. As a national life science and biotechnology personnel training base, the Ministry of Health and Medicine has trained 6 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Wang Dacheng, Wang Zhizhen, Chen Runsheng, Shi Yunyu, Chen Lin, Rao Zihe), 2 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (Xu Xun, Tian Zhigang), and 2 academicians of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States and Canada (Luo Li-Qun, Zhuo Min). More than 200 alumni work in leading international universities and research institutions. Since the organization participated in the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) in 2007, it has won a total of 16 gold MEDALS, 7 silver MEDALS, 2 bronze MEDALS, and 3 individual awards. Relying on the affiliated hospital to build a clinical medical school, continue to consolidate the foundation of clinical medicine education: in 2019, it was approved to set up a clinical medicine undergraduate major, in 2020, it was approved to set up a first-level discipline doctor authorization of "clinical medicine" science degree, and in 2022, it was approved to set up a professional doctor authorization of "clinical medicine". To build a "burn-master - doctoral" talent training system for clinical medicine, and cultivate a few but fine, high-level, high-level, international clinical medicine future leading talents with the potential of doctors and scientists. Three undergraduates from a medical excellence class published a series of newsletter essays on social and scientific understanding in Science.