On October 29th, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong (CSHK) and the First Hospital of Lanzhou University (LZUFH) held a signing and awarding ceremony for the dual accreditation of the junior and senior bases of the General Surgery Training Centre. The first “Senior General Surgery Training Centre” in western China, authorized by RCSEd and CSHK, has officially settled in the First Hospital of Lanzhou University (LZUFH).

At the ceremony, Prof. Li Xun, Vice President and Director of the Medical Department of Lanzhou University (LZU), and President of LZUFH, delivered a speech, reviewing the course of the “General Surgery Training Centre” of LZUFH, which has passed the dual accreditation of the junior and senior bases and has been listed on the plaque. He said that in the past four years, under the strong support of the British-Chinese Society of Health Information (BCSHI), LZUFH, RCSEd and CSHK overcame many difficulties, learning from the advanced concepts and modes of teaching and training of surgeons through online and offline exchanges, introducing the high-quality general surgeon training, assessment and evaluation system, and passing the “General Surgery Training Centre” of RCSEd and CSHK in March this year when it passed the junior and senior final accreditation of RCSEd and CSHK  as “Overseas Education Base for General Surgery Specialists”. The successful establishment of the first “Senior General Surgery Training Centre” of RCSEd and CSHK in western China has taken the lead in realizing the standardized training of surgeons, and has promoted the process of international standardization of the training of general surgeons in western China. This achievement could not have been made without the joint efforts and support of all parties, and we are especially grateful to the relevant professionals and institutions for their dedication and efforts. Meanwhile, we also appreciate the active cooperation and participation of the relevant departments of General Surgery of LZUFH.

Prof. Rowan Parks, Chairman of RCSEd, said that during his two visits in the past six months, he was impressed by the medical education infrastructure and training environment provided by LZUFH for the development of surgical medicine. Founded in 1505, RCSEd is the world's top surgical college, adhering to the four education and teaching principles of “education, training, assessment and retention”, with 33,000 members and academicians in 139 countries and regions around the world. He hoped that the ceremony would be a milestone of cooperation between the two sides.

Prof. Kent-Man CHU, Chairman of CSHK, said that the cooperation with LZUFH will strongly advance the international development of surgical medical education and training in the western region of China, and hoped that together with various surgical training centers in the mainland of the motherland, we can make positive contributions and efforts in cultivating specialized talents in surgical medicine. LZUFH provides a good working environment and development space for medical personnel, and hopes that young surgeons will continue to enhance their knowledge and skills for the benefit of patients.

After the ceremony presided over by Prof. Hou Xiaoming, Vice President of LZUFH, the two chairmen, Dr. Peter Yat-ming WOO, Honorary Secretary of CSHK, President Li Xun, Ms. Natalie Liao, Executive Director of BCSHI, Prof. Meng Wenbo, Vice President of LZUFH, the Scientific Research Director and Education Supervisor of the base, Prof. Zhang Lei, Vice President of LZUFH, and Mr. Jia Lanmin, Foreign Affairs Consultant of LZUFH, held a discussion on the construction and operation of the training centre and the future tripartite cooperation projects to promote high-quality development of medical education, and help the construction and development of “Double First Class”.

                                                                                                                         Edited by the Office of Foreign Affairs