Peking University and China Medical Board launch NP project
Jun 12, 2019
Peking University, June 10, 2019: A Nursing Practitioner (NP) program co-sponsored by Peking University (PKU) and China Medical Board (CMB) was launched recently at the Center for International Cooperation & Exchange at Peking University Health Science Center (PUHSC). PKU had started the first Master’s program of NP in China, and the cooperation with CMB, which took off after meticulous discussion, coordination and consultation, was seen as yet another innovative and visionary move toward producing quality nursing practitioners.
At the ceremony
Han Qide, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, stated in his speech that given the national condition, NP in China would not be a replicate of those in developed countries. He added that it is important for China to draw experience from western pioneers, and it is also necessary to cultivate medical professionals who cater to China’s reality and demands.
At present, the lack of medical personnel at basic level and the non-standard management of chronic disease are increasingly evident in China, thus it is of great significance to explore the cultivation and the application of NP with Chinese characteristics. In addition, for chronic disease management, nurses shall be no longer merely assistants to doctors, but partners, and they should be offered more duties to collaborate with doctors.
The ceremony was followed by an international forum on nursing practice. During the forum, officials from the Chinese Ministry of Education and National Health Commission, as well as experts from China, the US and the UK, had heated discussion on how to gear NP training to specific needs in China and how to promulgate and deliver relevant policies.
Written by: Shi Jingjing, Fan Xiaofei
Edited by: Wang Xi
Source: Guangming Daily (Chinese), Peking University Health Science Center
