辽宁中医药大学成立于1958年，时称“辽宁中医学院”，是经辽宁省委批准，由辽宁省中医进修学校(成立于1955年)、辽宁省中医医院(成立于1956年)合并成立的辽宁省唯一一所中医药高等院校。经教育部批准，2006年更名为“辽宁中医药大学”，经辽宁省批准，2013年增具“辽宁省中医药科学院”名称，2017年牵头共建“辽宁省中医药健康产业校企联盟”，2019年牵头共建“辽宁省中医药产业技术创新研究院”，2020年建立“辽宁省中医药博物馆”。辽宁中医药大学是首批博士、硕士授予权高校，首批有条件接收外国留学生、港澳台学生高校，首批国家中医药服务出口基地、首批国家中医临床研究基地、首批“丝绸之路”中国政府奖学金项目委托培养高校、首批国家中西部高校基础能力建设工程高校、首批全国中医药文献检索分中心、首批国家中医药管理局“治未病”预防保健服务试点单位。

党的建设及获得荣誉。学校党委认真贯彻党的教育方针，牢牢把握社会主义办学方向，紧紧围绕“立德树人”根本任务，大力培养德智体美劳全面发展的社会主义建设者和接班人，坚持“传承精华、守正创新”重要指示精神，坚持“以学生为中心”工作理念，紧密结合中医药专业特色抓党建，形成了“党建统领，培根铸魂，围绕中心，服务大局”的工作格局。学校先后获得全国创先争优先进基层党组织、全国教育系统先进集体、全国教育纪检监察先进集体、全国文明单位、全国五一劳动奖状、全国卫生计生系统先进集体、辽宁省先进集体、辽宁省新时代党建工作示范高校、辽宁省教育系统雷锋式学校、辽宁省先进基层党组织、辽宁五一奖状、辽宁工人先锋号、辽宁省教育系统先进党委、辽宁省高等学校先进党组织、辽宁省教育系统先进集体、辽宁省纪检监察系统先进集体、辽宁省文明单位、辽宁省文明校园、辽宁省平安校园等荣誉称号。

办学规模及机构设置。学校总占地面积1000余亩，主校区位于辽宁省会城市沈阳，分校区分别位于滨城大连和药都本溪，形成“一校三区”办学格局，确立了“南药北医中基础”发展布局，协调推进学校事业高质量发展。学校设置医、理、工、管、文、法、农等7个学科门类，27个本科专业，现有各类学生21000余人。内设 18个学院、4 所直属附属医院、1个教学部、3个教学实验中心、1个实验动物中心、1所科学院、3所研究院、3所图书馆，是辽宁省唯一一所培养中医、中药、针灸推拿、中西医临床医学、高级护理和医学相关人才的高等院校。

学科与学位建设。中医药主干学科全部位列省一流学科，拥有 1 个国家重点学科、26 个国家中医药管理局中医药重点学科、4个辽宁省高等学校一流学科、21 个辽宁省中医药重点学科;有3个博士后科研流动站、1个博士后科研工作站和 2 个辽宁省博士后创新实践基地;有 3 个一级博士学位授权学科、16个二级学科博士学位授权点、4个一级硕士学位授权学科、23个二级学科硕士学位授权点、1个博士专业学位授权点、3个硕士专业学位授权点。

教育教学。拥有 1 个国家级教学团队、4 个国家级特色专业建设点、4个国家级一流本科专业建设点、1 个国家级专业综合改革试点项目、1 个国家级人才培养模式创新实验区、2 个教育部国家中医药管理局卓越医生(中医)教育培养计划改革试点项目、1个国家级大学生校外实践教育基地、3门国家级精品课程、3门国家级精品资源共享课程、3门国家级一流课程、5项国家级教学成果奖、6个省级实验教学示范中心、2个省级虚拟仿真实验教学中心、7个省级教学团队、22门省级精品课程、6门省级精品资源共享课程、1门省普通高等学校本科精品视频公开课、94门省级一流课程、9个省级大学生实践教育基地、1个省级大学生创新创业实践教育基地、4个省级高等学校综合改革试点专业、7个辽宁省普通高等学校一流本科教育示范专业、8个省级一流本科专业建设点。56 项省级本科教学成果，主编131部国家级、行业规划和特色创新教材，获批1部国家级优秀教材，8部省级精品教材、12部省级优秀教材，是国家中医药管理局中医药高层次人才培养综合基地、国家医师资格考试实践技能考试与考官培训基地(中医类别)、全国中医师资格认证中心考试工作基地、全国“标准化病人”(SP)实践教学示范基地。

人才工作。在国家人才层面，拥有3名国医大师、4名全国名中医、3名岐黄学者、3名青年岐黄学者、2名国务院学科评议组成员、3名国家百千万人才工程人选、1名“973 项目”首席科学家、1名全国中医药杰出贡献奖获得者、1名“岐黄中医药传承发展奖”获得者、1名“岐黄中医药传承发展奖”传承人奖获得者、1名教育部高等学校教学指导委员会副主任委员、2名教育部高等学校教学指导委员会委员、1名全国专业学位研究生教育指导委员会高校委员、113人次入选全国老中医药专家学术经验继承指导教师、6名国家卫生计生委有突出贡献中青年专家、64名享受政府特殊津贴专家、2名全国优秀教师、2名国家中医药高等学校教学名师、1名全国普通高校百名“两课”优秀教师、80名全国中医(基础、临床)优秀人才、1名教育部高校“双带头人”。在省级人才层面，拥有1名辽宁省院士后备人选，2名辽宁省高等学校攀登学者、2名辽宁省领军人才、11名辽宁省优秀专家、26名辽宁省教学名师、12名辽宁中医大师、98名辽宁省名中医、31名辽宁省青年名中医、30名辽宁省第一批优秀中医临床人才、12人次入选辽宁省高校“高端人才队伍建设工程”特聘教授、3名辽宁省学术头雁、1名辽宁省最美医务工作者、1名辽宁省教育系统“最美教师”、5名辽宁省优秀教师、17人及2个团队入选辽宁省“兴辽英才计划”、2个团队入选辽宁省高校“黄大年式教师团队”、46人入选辽宁省“百千万人才工程”百人层次、87人次入选“百千万人才工程”千人层次。

科学研究。拥有 1 个国家地方联合工程实验室、1个教育部重点实验室、1个国家中医临床研究基地、3个国家药物临床试验机构、3个国家中医药管理局重点研究室、11个国家中医药管理局科研三级实验室、1个全国科普教育基地、1个省科协科技成果转化服务基地、1 个省级人文社会科学重点研究基地、1个省级协同创新中心、31个省级重点实验室(工程中心、工程实验室)、1个省高等学校重大科技平台、4个省临床医学研究中心。主办3种中医药学术期刊，《中华中医药学刊》是中国中文核心期刊、中国科技核心期刊，位列全国中医药科技期刊分级目录T1级;《辽宁中医杂志》《辽宁中医药大学学报》是中国科技核心期刊，位列中医药科技期刊分级目录T2级。

对外合作及开放办学。具备中国政府留学生奖学金招生院校资格，是中国-中东欧中医药国际合作基地、中国-泰国中医药中心、中国辽宁-泰国中医药合作基地，在斯洛伐克医科大学设有中医孔子课堂，与新西兰Ara坎特伯雷理工学院合作举办护理学专业本科教育项目。学校具有孔子学院奖学金接收院校资质，是辽宁省政府留学生博士奖学金招生院校。学校立足亚洲，面向欧美，拓展非洲，放眼全球，广泛开展国际交流与合作，先后与35个国家和地区的大学、医疗机构或学术团体建立合作关系。

医疗服务。设立4所直属附属医院(临床学院)，分别增具辽宁省中医医院、辽宁省中医药研究院、辽宁省肛肠医院、辽宁省中西医结合医院名称，均为国家三级甲等中医医院，拥有11个国家卫生部临床重点专科、7个国家区域中医(专科)诊疗中心、26个国家中医药管理局重点专科、54个省重点专科，拥有国家中医临床研究基地、国家中医药传承创新工程建设单位、国家中医药科研基地、国家中药特色技术传承人才培训基地、国家中医疫病防治及紧急医学救援双基地、国家中医住院医师规范化培训基地、国家中药临床药师培训基地、国家临床药理基地;6所非直属附属医院、88个临床教学实践基地。

校园环境及条件。聚焦“健康校园、美丽校园、现代校园”理念，突出中医药文化特色，不断推进人文校园、节约校园、平安校园、智慧校园建设，为高质量办学提供服务保障;学校拥有基于云计算的高效、安全的数据中心，建立了较为完备的网络安全防护体系，实现了覆盖沈阳、大连、本溪三个校区的高性能网络基础设施，不断提升数据信息化服务能力，学校获批辽宁省首批数字校园试点建设单位。沈阳、大连、本溪，一校三区图书馆，以中医药学为特色构建丰富厚重的文献信息资源体系。基于中华传统文化、中医药文化和校本文化构建一脉相承的文化叙事空间。以人为本，创新服务，为大学人才培养、科学研究和文化传承创新提供支撑与保障。

进入新时代，乘势谋发展。在党的二十大精神指导下，辽宁中医药大学深入贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，全面落实党的教育方针，紧紧围绕立德树人根本任务，充分遵循中医药高等教育发展规律和“厚德博学、继承创新”校训精神，着力推进高质量办学内涵建设，不断增强办学治校硬核实力，为党育人，为国育才，在促进中医药传承创新发展和推动辽宁全面振兴取得新突破的进程中做出了重要贡献，正向着内涵丰富、特色优势突出的一流中医药大学的奋斗目标扎实迈进，以新的更大成绩迎接中医药发展的美好明天!

Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (LNUTCM) was established in 1958 as Liaoning College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Approved by the Liaoning Provincial Committee, Liaoning TCM Training School (established in 1955) and Liaoning TCM Hospital (established in 1956) combined into the present Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (LNUTCM). And it is the only institution of higher education in traditional Chinese medicine in Liaoning Province. In 2006, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the University was renamed “Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine”, the present name. In 2013, LNUTCM added the new title of “Liaoning Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine” with the approval of Liaoning Provincial Government. LNUTCM led to establish “Liaoning TCM Health Industry School-Enterprise Alliance” in 2017 and “Liaoning Institute of Technological Innovation in Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry” in 2019, and in 2020 LNUTCM set up the “Liaoning Provincial Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine”.LNUTCM is one of the first universities to confer doctoral and master's degrees, one of the first universities qualified to receive foreign students, and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and one of the first universities entrusted with the cultivation of the “Silk Road” Chinese government scholarship program. Also, LNUTCM is among the list of the first national TCM service export bases, the first national TCM clinical research bases and ranks among National Basic Ability Construction Project of Western and Central China list and the first batch of national TCM literature search sub-center. And the University is also among the first “preventing disease ”prevention and health care services pilot units of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Party Building and Honors

Conscientiously implementing the Party’s education policy,firmly grasping the direction of socialist education, Focusing on the fundamental task of “fostering moral integrity and educating people ”, the Party Committee of LNUTCM cultivates socialist builders and successors with comprehensive development in moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic aspects. Adhering to the spirit of “inheriting the essence, keeping the innovation” and the “student-centered ” concept , LNUTCM closely combines the characteristics of TCM with Party building, with the leadership of the Party, LNUTCM has established the“nurturing the root and soul of the nation under the leadership of the Party, focusing on the central task and serving the overall interests”work pattern. LNUTCM has received many honors successively, such as the National Advanced Grassroots Organization of CCP in the Campaign of Contending for Excellence, the National Advanced Collective of the Educational System in Discipline Inspection, the National Civilized Unit, the National May First Labor Award, the National Advanced Collective in Health and Family Planning System, the Advanced Grassroots Party Organization of Liaoning Province, the Advanced Collective of Liaoning Province, Model University of Party Building Work in the New Era of Liaoning Province, University with Leifeng Spirit of Liaoning Education System, the May First Labor Award of Liaoning Province, Pioneer Workers of Liaoning Province, the Advanced Party Committee of Liaoning Educational System, the Advanced Collective of Liaoning Educational System, the Civilized Unit, Civilized Campus and Safe Campus of Liaoning Province as well as other awards.

University Scale and Organization

LNUTCM covers a total area of more than 1000 mu, with the main campus located in Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province, and the branch campuses located in Dalian and Benxi respectively, forming the “one university , three campuses” pattern. The University has set up 7 disciplines, including medicine, science, engineering, management, literature, law and agriculture, with 27 undergraduate majors and more than 21,000 students. LNUTCM boasts 18 colleges, 4 directly affiliated hospitals, 1 teaching department, 3 teaching and experiment centers, 1 laboratory animal center, 1 academy of science, 3 libraries, and it is the only institution of higher education in Liaoning Province that cultivates talents in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Traditional Chinese Pharmacology, Acupuncture and Tuina, Chinese and Western Medicine in Clinical Practice, Senior Nursing and other medical related fields.

Discipline and Degree Construction

All the main TCM-related disciplines in the University rank among the first-class disciplines in Liaoning province, with 1 national key discipline, 26 key TCM disciplines of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4 first-class disciplines of higher education institutions in Liaoning Province, 21 key TCM disciplines in Liaoning Province.

LNUTCM has 3 post-doctoral research stations, 1 post-doctoral research workstation and 2 post-doctoral innovation practice base of Liaoning Province. It has 3 first-level doctoral degree disciplines, 16 second-level doctoral degree programs, 4 first-level master degree discipline, 23 second-level master degree programs, 1 professional doctoral degree program and 3 professional master degree programs.

Educating and Teaching

LNUTCM has 1 state-level teaching team, 4 state-level feature major programs, 4 national first-class undergraduate major construction programs, 1 national specialty comprehensive reform pilot project, 1 state-level experimental and innovative zone for talent cultivation, 2 pilot projects of Excellent Doctors (TCM) Training Program of the Ministry of Education and State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 national extracurricular education base for university students , 3 national excellent courses, 3 national excellent sharing courses, 3 national top-level courses and 5 national awards for teaching achievements. Apart from all the above, the University has 6 provincial model centers for experimental teaching, 2 provincial virtual simulation centers for experimental teaching, 7 provincial teaching teams, 22 provincial excellent courses, 6 provincial excellent sharing courses,1 provincial excellent open course video of higher learning institutions of Liaoning province ,94 provincial first-class courses, 9 provincial practice education base for university students, 1 provincial innovation and practice base for university students, 4 provincial pilot specialty programs of comprehensive reforms in the institutions of higher education, 7 provincial programs of programs for initial top-class bachelor education demonstration, and 8 first-class undergraduate major construction projects.LNUTCM has made 56 provincial teaching achievements. The University is also the chief-editor institution for 131 national, industry planing and innovative teaching textbooks, 8 provincial top-quality textbooks and 12 provincial excellent textbooks. 1 national excellent textbook is approved. LNUTCM is the comprehensive training base for high-level talents of traditional Chinese medicine of the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine, the base for Practical Techniques Test and Examiner Training of National Physician Qualification Exam (the category of TCM), and also the authorized National SP Teaching Demonstrating Base.

Talents Recruiting and Training

LNUTCM has recruited and cultivated 3 National TCM Masters, 4 National famous doctors of TCM,3 members of“Qi Huang Scholar” ,2 members of the Discipline Assessment Group of the State Council, 3 candidates of the National Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talents Project, 1 chief scientist of “973”Program, 1 winner of “Qi Huang Inheritance and Development of Chinese Medicine” prize,1 winner of Qi Huang Inheritance and Development of Chinese Medicine” Inheritor prize , 1 vice chairman of the Teaching Guidance Committee of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education, 2 members of the Teaching Guidance Committee of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education, 1 member of the National Professional Degree Graduate Education Guidance Committee. 61 have been elected as guidance teachers of national senior TCM experts’ academic experience inheritance , of which 28 elected at least twice. 6 young and middle-aged experts awarded by National Health and Family Planning Commission for their outstanding contributions, and 64 experts receiving special national government allowances. Among the faulty, there are 2 national outstanding teachers, 2 National Outstanding Teachers in higher education institutions of TCM, 1 National Outstanding Teachers of “Two Courses” (Marxism theory course and ideological and political education course), only 100 teachers in institutions of higher learning nationwide winning the title 80 National Outstanding Talents of TCM (theoretical and Clinical), and 1 ranking in the list who play the leading role in “Party building and academic research” of Ministry of Education.

LNUTCM has cultivated 1 alternate of academician of Liaoning Province, 2 members of “Pandeng scholars” of Liaoning Province, 2 leading talents of Liaoning Province, 11 outstanding experts of Liaoning Province, 26 outstanding teachers of Liaoning Province, 12 TCM masters of Liaoning Province, 98 famous TCM doctors of Liaoning Province, and 31 young famous TCM doctors of Liaoning Province and 30 are among the first outstanding TCM clinical talents of Liaoning Province. Up to now, 10 teachers have been selected as distinguished professors of “Advanced talent team construction program” in Liaoning for at least once. 3 teachers have been elected as academic leaders of Liaoning Province, 1 as most beautiful medical worker in Liaoning Province, 1 as “most beautiful teacher” in the education system of Liaoning Province, and 5 as Excellent Teachers in Liaoning Province. 17 teachers and 2 teams have been selected into the Liaoning Revitalization Talent Program, 2 teams have been selected into the Huang Danian-style teaching team in colleges and universities of Liaoning, 46 people have been selected into the hundred level group of the Provincial Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talents Project and 87 into the thousand level group.

Scientific Research

LNUTCM has 1 national and provincial joint engineering lab, 1 key laboratory sponsored by the Ministry of Education, 1 national-level TCM clinical research base, 3 national-level clinical pharmacology bases, 3 key research centers of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 11 Grade III research laboratories of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 national science education base , 1 base of transformation of scientific and technological achievements of provincial association for science and technology,1 provincial key research base of humanity and social science, 1 provincial collaborative innovation center, 31 provincial key labs (engineering centers and engineering labs ), 1 major science and technology platform for provincial institutions of higher learning, 4 provincial research centers for clinical medicine .

LNUTCM also hosts three academic journals of TCM. Chinese Archives of Traditional Chinese Medicine is in the list of Chinese core journal and Chinese core science and technology journal, ranking T1 in the classification catalogue of Chinese traditional Chinese science and technology periodicals. Liaoning Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Journal of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is in the list of core journal of science and technology in China, ranking T2 in the classification catalogue of traditional Chinese medicine science and technology journals.

International Cooperation and Education

LNUTCM is eligible to take international students with scholarship awarded by the Chinese government, Confucius Institute Scholarship as well as PHD scholarship awarded by Liaoning province It is the international cooperation base of TCM for Liaoning, China-Thailand and China-Central Eastern European countries, and the China - Thailand center of TCM. LNUTCM has established the Confucius Classroom of TCM in Slovakia Medical University. It has jointly operated education program in Nursing at the undergraduate level with Ara Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand. Focusing on Asia, facing Europe and the United States, expanding to Africa and taking a global view, the University has carried out extensive international exchanges and cooperation, and has established cooperative relations with universities, medical institutions or academic organizations in 35 countries and regions.

Medical Service

LNUTCM boats four affiliated hospitals, which are respectively titled Liaoning Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Liaoning Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute, Liaoning Proctology Hospital and Liaoning Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital. LNUCTM has 11 national key clinical specialties of the Ministry of Health, 7 national TCM (specialized TCM) diagnosis and treatment regional centers, 26 key specialties of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and 54 provincial key specialties. The University has the National TCM Clinical Research Base, the construction unit of National Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance and Innovation Project , the National Scientific Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the National Training Base for Talents Inheriting TCM Characteristic Technology , the National Dual TCM Base for Epidemic Prevention and Emergency Medical Rescue , the National Standardized Training Base for TCM hospitalists , the National Training Base for TCM Clinical Pharmacists , and the National Clinical Pharmacology Base.LNUTCM also has 6 indirectly affiliated hospitals and 88 bases for clinical teaching.and practice.

Campus Environment and Infrastructure

Focusing on the concept of “healthy, beautiful and modern campus”and highlighting the characteristics of TCM culture, LNUTCM continuously promotes the construction of humanistic campus, energy-saving campus, safe campus and smart campus with , and provides service guarantee for high quality running of university. Based on the safe and efficient cloud-computing data center, the University has established a relatively complete network security protection system and all the campuses are equipped with efficient network infrastructure , which will constantly improve data information service capacity. The University has been one of the first digital campus pilot construction units in Liaoning Province.Libraries of three campuses,featured with traditional Chinese medicine, establish a rich literature and information resource system.Based on traditional Chinese culture, TCM culture and campus culture build a consistent cultural space. The people-oriented and innovative services concepts provide support and guarantee for university talent training, scientific research and cultural inheritance and innovation.

Entering the new era, seizing the tide to seek development, LNUTCM has deeply implemented Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, comprehensively implemented the Party's education policy, closely focused on the fundamental task of “fostering moral integrity and educating people”, with the guidance of the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress. With the motto of “Strive for virtue and knowledge，inherent the essence and keep innovation”and the law of development of higher education in traditional Chinese medicine , LNUTCM has been promoting intensive development comprehensively, and cultivating talents for the Party and the nation, and has also made important contributions to the comprehensive revitalization of Liaoning province and the cause of inheriting and developing traditional Chinese medicine. LNUTCM has been steadily stepping with great strides towards a high-level TCM university and will greet the bright future of traditional Chinese medicine with new and greater achievements!