全国首届西医离职学习中医研究班

The first national Whole-time Training Class for Western Physicians Learning Traditional Chinese Medicine in China

1955年12月19日，卫生部中医研究院正式成立的同时，全国首届西医离职学习中医研究班在中医研究院举行开学典礼。共有84名全国各地选送的高等西医药学校毕业生和具有临床经验的西医师来院报到。学员们在两年半的时间里，学习了16门业务课程，参加了临床实习，取得了可喜的成绩，于1958年7月毕业。10月11日，毛泽东主席对卫生部党组《关于西医学中医离职班情况成绩和经验给党中央的报告》作了重要批示，指出：“今后要在全国范围内举办西医学习中医的学习班，这是一件大事，不可等闲视之。”

On 19 October, 1955, at the time when the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated with the Ministry of Health was established, the opening ceremony of the first Whole-time Training Class for Western Physicians Learning Systematically Traditional Chinese Medicine was also held. Altogether 84 new graduates from western medical colleges and skilled doctors of western medicine from all over the country were registered. During the 2.5 year term of training, the students learnt 16 professional courses and then practiced at the clinic, and graduated with gratifying results in July, 1958. On 11 October the same year, Chairman Mao made an important instruction to the report submitted by the Leading Party Group of the Ministry of Health, ＂A Report to the Party Central Committee about the situation, results and experience of Whole-time Training Class for Western Physicians Learning Traditional Chinese Medicine＂, by pointing out that ＂in the future, the Training Class for Western Physicians Learning Traditional Chinese Medicine should be held across the country hereafter. This is a top issue and is not to be ignored＂.