A Brief Overview of the Development and Significance of Modern Scientific Medicine in China: Take Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College as an example.

Abstract

Since the early 20th century, China has gradually established a clinical, educational, and research system centered around modern scientific medicine, which has now become the dominant force in China's medical and health system and services, with the construction and development of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) as the most prominent symbol. The scientific medicine in the new era require close cooperation across multiple disciplines and fields to build a high-quality and efficient medical and health service system. It also involves combining the excellent traditional Chinese culture with Western modern medicine to explore a unique path of modern scientific medicine with Chinese characteristics.