Peking University holds the 13th China-US Conference on Medical Professionalism
Oct 29, 2019
Peking University, Oct. 22, 2019: The 13th China-US Conference on Medical Professionalism was held by Peking University Health Science Center. More than 100 Chinese and foreign university scholars, clinicians, hospital leaders, medical students and media representatives gathered here, including Zhang Zongjiu, director of the Medical Administration Bureau of the National Health Commission, Ke Yang, former executive vice president of Peking University, and David Rothman, director of the Columbia University Institute on Medicine as a Profession. The conference centered on topics "the current situation and development of Chinese medical professionalism", "the current situation and development of medical professionalism in China and America", "bringing clinical ethics consultation into the construction of medical professionalism" and "the future and direction of the development of medical professionalism in China and America", etc.
Ke Yang started the opening ceremony with a speech, in which she confirmed the efforts made by Professor Cong Yali, executive deputy director of the center. Professor Cong has worked hard to establish and develop medical professionalism at the Peking University Health Science Center. Then, Professor David Rothman reviewed the original intention and experience of establishing the center with Cong Yali and other Chinese scholars more than ten years ago, and thanked the center for its unremitting efforts in facing various challenges in its development. He pointed out that the past work of the center has promoted the understanding of medical professionalism between China and the United States, conducive towards the development of the medical industry in both countries.
Ke Yang during the speech
David Rothman during the speech
During the conference, all conferees analyzed the development of Chinese medical professionalism from different perspectives. Over the last decade, the center has built a platform for systematic research on the current situation of Chinese medical professionalism and comparative research with the situation in the United States and other countries. Cong Yali believed that the achievements of the conference cannot be separated from the support of all parties, and expressed sincere thanks to the government departments, school leaders and domestic and foreign experts for their full support. David Rothman said in his summary that although medical professionalism was introduced into China from the United States, through around ten years of development, China's experience is now helping American scholars understand the concept better, and the cooperation has promoted the common progress on both sides. At the end of the meeting, Zhang Zongjiu stressed the importance of exchanges between China and foreign countries. He also hoped that the center would continue to promote the practice of medical professionalism in China with an open spirit.
Written by: Cherlin Xu
Edited by: Wang Nini
Source: PKU News (Chinese)
