Author: Su Hang

Translated by: Cao Mi, Wu Xia

On Oct. 31, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) released the list of 2020 Science and Technology Evaluation Metrics for Hospitals and Medical Schools in China. Wuhan University School of Medicine ranks 13th in China (16th in year 2019). In the comprehensive ranking, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University ranks 20th (26th in 2019) and Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University ranks 29th (70th in 2019).

In the ranking of disciplines, seven disciplines of Wuhan University School of Medicine are in top 10, namely, cardiology in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (ranks the third); critical care medicine in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University (ranks the third); urology in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University (ranks the fourth); stomatology in Hospital of Stomatology Wuhan University (ranks the fourth); infectious diseases in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University (ranks the fifth); gastroenterology in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (ranks the eighth); allergology in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University (ranks the ninth).

The evaluation results for hospitals and medical schools in China were released continuously from 2014 to 2020. Since 2018, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has further improved the evaluation system, strictly adopting unified standards, unified sources and unified methods, and constructed the evaluation system from three dimensions, namely, scientific and technological output, academic impact and scientific and technological conditions. Thus, STEM was created and improved year by year. In 2020, with the goal of double first-class construction and the integration of industry, academia and research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences rolled out the STEM ranking, aiming to uphold academic integrity, analyze the relevant elements, reflect the science and technology value of medical schools, and reveal the current status of science and technology development of medical schools in a multi-level, comprehensive and three-dimensional manner.