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

Promoting the integration of schools and hospitals, the development of affiliated hospitals across the new speed. The First Affiliated Hospital is an important part of the Department of Health and Medicine, and the collaborative innovation of medical teaching and research adds new impetus and acceleration to the development of the hospital. In the construction of affiliated hospitals, adhere to the "integration of university and college, science and education to revive the hospital", adopt the system of university and college double researchers, and build a high-level professional personnel team in an all-round way; Guided by the "HKUST New Medicine" joint fund, medical, teaching and research collaborative innovation, optimize the discipline layout, and overcome the difficulties and pain points of the integration of science, technology and medicine; With the construction of smart hospitals as the starting point, we will comprehensively improve the people's medical experience and ensure the medical safety of patients. We will promote high-quality development with the guidance of Party building, and lead innovative development with the humanistic spirit. The first affiliated hospital ranked 21st in the national third-level comprehensive public hospital assessment in 2021, and the evaluation grade was A+ for four consecutive years, continuing to lead Anhui. In 2021, the number of Level 4 surgeries in the hospital ranked 8th in the country, the technical difficulty (CMI) ranked 32nd in the country, and the total scientific research funding ranked 28th in the country. As the first unit, Rheumatology has published research papers in top journals such as NEJM, Lancet, Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Circulation, etc. The Hospital Nature Index ranked 45th in the world and 7th in China, and participated in 79 projects funded by the National Nature Foundation. Ranked 22nd in the country's medical institutions. Adhere to the "service-oriented, technology-first", comprehensively improve medical quality, from 2019 to 2021 won the Anhui Province service industry residents satisfaction survey "medical industry first", successively approved the national trauma regional medical center, national emergency medical rescue base, national clinical key specialty construction project and other major national projects. Listed as the national "Demonstration Advanced Stroke Center" and "China Chest Pain Center Demonstration Base", the overall service level and brand influence of the hospital have been significantly improved.

Looking back on the road of five years, the footprints of hard work to leave prints, vividly.

Looking forward to the new journey, "HKUST New Medicine" has unlimited potential and promising prospects.

When the wind is good, we sail to the future. The Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine of the University of Science and Technology of China will continue to uphold the school spirit of "red professional development and integration of science and practice", adhere to the school philosophy of "quality education and talent education", serve the national strategic needs of "healthy China", fulfill the national mission of "dedication to moral education, persistent research and innovation", and uphold the spirit of medical cooperation and collaborative innovation. Make unremitting efforts to build the Department of Life Science and Medicine into the top domestic and world-class science and education innovation core base in the field of life and health!