Pediatrics Department

The Department of Pediatrics at the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine was founded in 1954. After several generations of efforts, its current discipline scale, clinical service capabilities, scientific research, and teaching levels are among the best in the country.It has now become a key discipline of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2009), a national key clinical specialty (2011), a national regional TCM (specialty) diagnosis and treatment center construction unit (2017), a national TCM pediatric specialist medical center (1997), and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine's "Tenth Five-Year Plan" and "Eleventh Five-Year Plan". "Key Specialty (2002, 2007), the leader unit of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" Key Specialty and Pediatrics Collaboration Group of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2012), the chairman unit of the Pediatric Branch of the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2009, 2013), the Difficult Disease (Pediatric Disease) Consultation Center of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine ( 2013), the chairman unit of the Children's Health and Drug Research Professional Committee of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the chairman unit of the Children's Pneumonia Collaborative Innovation Community of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the chairman unit of the "Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatrics" curriculum alliance, the core course of traditional Chinese medicine majors in colleges and universities, and the doctoral degree awarding site in traditional Chinese medicine pediatrics (20 04), "Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatrics" national-level quality course (2009) and national quality resource sharing course construction unit (2013), Chinese Medicine Pediatrics Postdoctoral Mobile Station (2011), Ministry of Science and Technology major new drug creation pediatric Chinese medicine clinical research technology platform construction unit, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Traditional Chinese MedicineContinuing Education Base for Advantaged Disciplines (2009), Best Research Specialty in China Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2021), Chairman Unit of the National Childhood ADHD Alliance. The chairing unit of the Pediatric Professional Committee of the Tianjin Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a key development discipline in the Tianjin health system (1996), a key TCM specialty in Tianjin (1999), a secondary laboratory of traditional Chinese medicine research of the Tianjin Health and Family Planning Commission (2016), a key research room for pediatric encephalopathy of traditional Chinese medicine in the Tianjin Municipal Health Bureau (2008), and a Tianjin municipal teaching team (2013). Tianjin Standardized Training Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pediatrics for Residents (2009), which has 3 national-level famous Chinese medicine studios (Li Shaochuan, Chen Baoyi, and Ma Rong) and 4 Tianjin famous Chinese medicine studios (Qiu Shiyuan, Ma Rong, Li Xinmin, and Hu Siyuan). The discipline team currently has more than 50 doctors, including 22 chief physicians, 12 deputy chief physicians, more than 10 doctors, more than 30 masters, 4 doctoral supervisors, and 24 master's supervisors. Academic leader Professor Ma Rong is one of the first batch of Qihuang scholars in the country, and concurrently serves as the deputy chairman of the National Health Commission’s Children’s Medication Expert Committee and the chairman of the Children’s Health and Drug Research Professional Committee of the China Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.The subject leader, Professor Li Xinmin, is a young and middle-aged expert who has made outstanding contributions to national health. He also serves as the chairman of the "Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatrics" Curriculum Alliance of the Chinese Medicine Education Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education, the vice president of the Pediatrics Professional Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, and the vice chairman of the Pediatric Branch of the Chinese Society of Chinese Medicine. The discipline has outpatient clinics in the North Campus, outpatient clinics in the South Campus, emergency rooms, wards and intensive care units. There are more than 20 outpatient clinics, special treatment rooms, emergency clinics and clinical laboratories, and two wards in the South Campus. It has also opened a pediatric teaching and research section, laboratory, children's new drug research room, children's transdermal absorption drug research room, etc. for clinical teaching and scientific research. The disciplines include pediatric brain diseases (epilepsy, tics, ADHD, autism), pulmonary diseases (pneumonia, asthma, chronic cough and asthma, respiration), cardiac diseases (myocarditis, myocardial damage), renal and immune diseases (Schonlein purpura, nephropathy, hematuria), Digestive system diseases (functional gastrointestinal diseases), endocrine and blood (precocious puberty, dwarfism) and pediatric rehabilitation, pediatric massage and child health care, dermatology, etc. have stable research teams, fixed specialist outpatient clinics, and outstanding research priorities. Scientific research resultsThis specialty adheres to the academic requirements of clinical and scientific research, discovers scientific research ideas from clinical problems, and uses scientific research results to solve clinical blind spots. The specialty has established many scientific research projects, including 20 national-level projects and 21 provincial-level projects. It has won 2 first-class provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological progress awards, 13 second-class awards, and 19 third-class awards. Obtained 5 patents and developed 23 kinds of in-house preparations. Chief editor of 19 national-level planned textbooks and monographs such as "Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatrics". In the past 6 years, he has published 8 SCI papers and more than 300 Chinese journal papers. Talent trainingImplementing a ladder system for talent training, special training for leading talents, key training for academic leaders and academic heirs, and general training for academic backbones. Currently, there are 1 National Qihuang Scholar, 2 experts enjoying special allowances from the State Council, 2 young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions to national health, 4 famous Chinese medicine practitioners in Tianjin, 2 famous teaching teachers in Tianjin, and experts awarded titles in Tianjin 1 person, 5 national outstanding clinical talents of traditional Chinese medicine, 1 young Qihuang scholar, 4 instructors and 13 successors to the academic experience inheritance work of veteran traditional Chinese medicine experts across the country, 3 honorary chairpersons/chairpersons and 11 deputy chairpersons of national secondary societies, 1 Tianjin Jinmen medical elite, 1 new medical talent, and 1 "young and middle-aged backbone innovative talent" in Tianjin universities. Pay attention to the introduction of talents and strengthen the construction of discipline echelons. Actively encourage professional and technical personnel to further study and learn professional knowledge, improve their academic level, keep abreast of domestic and foreign academic trends, and learn the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies to maintain the discipline's technological leadership in the country; carry out the "Famous Doctor Project" to strengthen publicity and improve their visibility in the country; accelerate the introduction and training of discipline reserve forces, and continuously improve the echelon structure of advantageous disciplines.Focus on improving the overall quality and professional capabilities of key discipline personnel, regular personnel training, and cultivating key talents in the discipline through various methods such as on-the-job degree study, bringing the old with the new, and learning and improving at home and abroad. Effective measures have been taken to encourage the growth of young and middle-aged people. The school has relevant policies for selecting young and middle-aged talents in terms of professional title review and advanced selection, so that young and middle-aged people under the age of 45 with achievements in the subject have entered the ranks of senior professional titles and graduate tutors in batches. Discipline Development Prospects The discipline will focus on the direction of junior college development and increase efforts to cultivate and introduce talents by classification (specialty, compound) and stratification (leader, backbone). On the basis of strengthening the existing research directions, we will further enhance the comprehensive strength of the discipline and strive to establish a pediatric diagnosis and treatment center with outstanding characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine and obvious advantages in specialized diseases. The discipline focuses on pediatric brain diseases, lung diseases, cardiac diseases and pediatric rehabilitation as its main research directions, with pediatric epilepsy, pneumonia, myocarditis, and cerebral palsy as key diseases. On this basis, it further develops functional gastrointestinal diseases, precocious puberty, nephropathy and hematology and other specialized diseases to achieve three-level differentiation of specialists.The discipline aims to improve the clinical efficacy and comprehensive service capabilities of traditional Chinese medicine, give full play to the unique advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, highlight its leading role in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases, and continuously improve the treatment capabilities of major diseases and difficult and critical illnesses; at the same time, it pays attention to the inheritance of academic thoughts of famous traditional Chinese medicine and the application and development of modern technology, strengthens talent training and team building, further improves the comprehensive strength of the center, and continuously improves the quality and level of medical services!