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Introduction of Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical
Sciences

Located in Beijing, China Academy of Chinese
Medical Sciences (CACMS) was established in

1955 and previously named as China Academy of
Traditional Chinese Medicine (CATCM). It is a

national comprehensive institution for scientific

research, clinical medicine and medical
education on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which is directly

under the leadership of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese

Medicine (SATCM), PRC. The president of CACMS currently in office is
Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

At present, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences is the largest
research organization on TCM throughout the country, which has all the

necessary disciplines of TCM, advanced equipment and solid scientific
research strength. In the Academy, there are 13 institutes, 6 hospitals, as

well as the Graduate School, the Publishing House of Ancient Chinese
Medical Books and the Journal of TCM, etc. The staff of CACMS, in total,

is over 4,000, including 3,200 professionals in various fields. Among them,

more than 900 are holding different senior professional titles. In addition,
3 WHO collaborating centers for traditional medicine have been set up

through the cooperation and joint efforts between WHO and CACMS in

the fields of clinical medicine and information, acupuncture and
Chinese materia medica. Moreover, the World Federation of

Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies (WFAS), the Chinese Association
of Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine (CAIM) and the

Chinese Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAAM) are also
attached to the Academy.

To carry out the scientific research on TCM is the leading mission of the

Academy. Over the past 50 years, remarkable achievements have
been obtained in the Academy in the fields of basic theory of TCM,