The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) of Xiamen University was established in 1956. Over its 60-plus years of development, it has trained more than 20,000 outstanding TCM professionals from over 50 countries and regions, making significant contributions to the development of TCM in China and Southeast Asia.

The Department of TCM is part of the School of Medicine at Xiamen University, which boasts a strong faculty team with a total of 1,023 staff members, including clinical preceptors. The School of Medicine has robust clinical strength, with 11 affiliated hospitals ranked as tertiary Class A (the highest hospital grade in China) and 5 teaching hospitals.

It has top-tier research capabilities, establishing over 50 teaching and research institutions, including:

• The Straits (Xiamen) TCM Science and Technology Platform
• The National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Centre for Medicine
• The National Clinical Teaching and Training Demonstration Centre
• The National Research Institute for Health Big Data

Internationalisation and Faculty Excellence

The School of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Xiamen University Malaysia, as a model of the internationalisation of TCM education, integrates with the Department of TCM at the main campus to jointly promote the internationalisation of TCM disciplines.

It is dedicated to cultivating future leaders with:

• High professional ethics
• Solid theoretical foundations
• Exceptional clinical skills
• Outstanding research capabilities
• A broad international perspective

Currently, the TCM discipline boasts an excellent faculty team, including:

• One National (China) Young Qihuang Scholar
• Four National (China) Outstanding TCM Talents
• One faculty member listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists, compiled by Stanford University

Teaching & Research Facilities

The school has established:

• The TCM Centre
• The TCM Herbal Processing Lab
• The Chinese Herbal Garden
• Over 30 teaching and clinical internship bases, featuring distinct TCM characteristics and outstanding teaching environments

Research Focus Areas

The development of the discipline focuses on research areas such as:

• TCM studies in Fujian and Taiwan
• TCM tongue diagnosis
• TCM dampness diseases
• TCM liver diseases
• Global health

Practical Training

Practical training is conducted in China/Malaysia in the final year.