Abstract
Globally, one of the major trends is the development of translational medicine. The traditional hospital structure could not meet the demands of translational medicine development any longer and to explore a novel hospital structure is imperative. Following the times, China proposed and implemented a development strategy for a first-class modern research-oriented hospital. To establish a research-oriented hospital has become an important strategy to guide the scientific development of high-quality medical institutions and to advance translational medicine development. To facilitate translational medicine by developing research-oriented hospital, the Chinese Research Hospital Association (CRHA) has been established, which provides service of medicine, talents cultivation, scientific research and clinical teaching and covers areas of theoretical research, academic exchange, translational medicine, talents training and practice guiding. On the whole, research-oriented hospital facilitated translational medicine by developing interdisciplinary platform, training core competencies in clinical and translational research, providing financial support of translational research, and hosting journals on translational medicine, etc.
Highlights
Health, the predominant concern in society (Barata et al 2014), calls for quick and effective medical applications of basic biomedical findings to benefit the patient, there is an increasing need for the integration of clinical research and biomedical research
Clinical medicine focuses on patients, while medical science research institutions only focus on animal or cell
translational research organizations (TROs) are characterized by multidisciplinary collaboration, outreach initiatives, and the provision of shared resources and facilities (Pozen and Kline 2011)
Summary
The predominant concern in society (Barata et al 2014), calls for quick and effective medical applications of basic biomedical findings to benefit the patient, there is an increasing need for the integration of clinical research and biomedical research. Research-oriented hospital are characterized as follows (Qin et al 2007): First, they can deal with the common and frequently encountered diseases, and integrate multi-disciplinary advantages to cope with the difficult and complicated diseases and operations; Second, they develop new diagnostic and treatment technologies and methods through self-innovation and perform scientific research focusing on clinical problems and translate basic scientific findings to clinical practice; Third, they are the birth place of high-level talents; Fourth, they are the leading force in modern hospital reform and play a pivotal role in advancing a series of significant medical reforms involving disease prevention, medical service, and system organization; Fifth, they should establish the scientific criteria and guidelines of medical service.
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