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China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

The China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS), or "China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine", is a comprehensive research institution directly under the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China. Established in 1955, the academy has developed into a large medical institution with a number of research institutes, hospitals and a graduate school. Nobel Price owner Tu Youyou is a staff member of CACMS.[1][2][3][4][5]

China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
中国中医科学院
West Gate, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
TypePublic
Established1955; 71 years ago (1955)
AffiliationNational Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
PresidentLuqi Huang
Location
Beijing
,
China
CampusUrban
Websitewww.cacms.ac.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国中医科学院
Traditional Chinese中國中醫科學院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Zhōngyī Kēxuéyuàn
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History

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CATCM Graduate School Pinggu Campus

In 1955, the Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences was established directly under the Ministry of Health.[5]

In 1984, the graduate department was established.[3]

In 1986, the academy's affiliation was changed to be directly under the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In 1996, the “Research on Syndrome of Blood Stasis as well as Promoting Blood Circulation and Removing Blood Stasis” was awarded first prize of the State Science and Technology Progress Award (China).[6]

In 2005, the Academy was renamed the "China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences" (CACMS) with the approval of the Central Institutional Organization Commission Office. In the same year, the graduate department became the first graduate school approved by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.[7][3]

In 2015, Tu Youyou of CACMS was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She is the first medical Nobel Prize owner in China.[8][1]

In 2019, Tu Youyou won the Medal of the Republic, P.R. China[9]

In 2020, the academy sent TCM medical teams to assist Hubei Province fighting against the COVID-19 epidemic, and developed traditional Chinese medicines for its treatment.[5]

By the end of 2021, the academy had 6,500 employees, 5 academicians, and 3 WHO Collaborating centers. It also hosted the China Association for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine and the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies.[2][5]

On February 28, 2024, the CACMS Graduate School Pinggu Campus was officially inaugurated.[10][3]

Present situation

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CACMS has four State Key Laboratories and centers, and four national clinical research bases.[5][2]

The school has the largest Chinese medicine library in China, with over 360,000 books.[5]

The academy published 135 papers listed in Nature Index for the Time frame of 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025, ranking 1079th globally and 309th in China.[4]

CACMS hosts a number of journals, including[5]

  • Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
  • Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SCI-E)[11]

The academy had built national-level overseas Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) centers jointly with the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Italy and Austria. It has also held seminars in over 100 countries[5][2][12][13]

Address: No.16, Nanxiao Street, Dongzhimen, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100700, China.[5]

Notable Figures

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They include[14]

Second-Level Public Institutions

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  • Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Acupuncture Hospital)[17]
  • Institute of Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Institute of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Institute of History and Literature of Chinese Medicine
  • Institute of Basic Clinical Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Research Center for Standards of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
  • Medical Experimental Center
  • Xiyuan Hospital (Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Geriatrics)[18][12]
  • Guang'anmen Hospital (Institute of Oncology)[19]
  • Wangjing Hospital (Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology)[20]
  • Eye Hospital (Institute of Ophthalmology)[21]
  • Graduate School[3]
  • Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Industry

with over 3,000 patient beds, and an annual 7 million outpatient (emergency) visits and 80,000 patients discharges.[5][22][23]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Tu Youyou – Facts". Nobel Prize Outreach. 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "中国医学科学院、中国中医科学院简介 (Introduction to the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences)". People's Daily Online (in Chinese). 2017-01-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Graduate School of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences". The People's Government of Beijing Municipality. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  4. 1 2 "China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS), 中国中医科学院, China, Time frame: 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025". Nature Index. Springer Nature. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "PROFILE". China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. 20 July 2022.
  6. ↑ National Prize for the Progress in Science and Technology — 1996 Award List (Report). Beijing: National Science and Technology Award Office. 1997.
  7. ↑ "中国中医研究院更名为中国中医科学院 (The China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine was renamed the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences)". the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2005-11-21.
  8. ↑ "Nobel Prize announcement" (PDF). NobelPrize.org. Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "袁隆平、屠呦呦等被授予"共和国勋章"(全名单) (Yuan Longping, Tu Youyou, and others were awarded the "Medal of the Republic" (full list))". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 17 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "查德忠书记出席平谷区高质量发展大会并为研究生院平谷校区揭牌 (Secretary Cha Dezhong attended the Pinggu District High-Quality Development Conference and unveiled the plaque for the Pinggu Campus of the Graduate School)" (in Chinese). China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  11. ↑ "《中医药科学（英文）》被DOAJ数据库收录 (The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine has been indexed in the DOAJ database)". China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. 2024-06-14.
  12. 1 2 Wang Xiaoyu (2025-07-22). "Academy helps grow global influence of traditional Chinese medicine". China Daily.
  13. ↑ Vivienne Lo & Penelope Barrett, Brill), ed. (11 May 2018). "Imagining Chinese Medicine". University College London.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  14. ↑ "Nobel Prize Winner & Academician". CACMS. 2022.
  15. ↑ "张伯礼 人生点滴 (Anecdotes of Zhang Boli's Life)" (in Chinese). Chinese Academy of Engineering Academician Hall. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  16. ↑ "院士简介：张伯礼 (Academician Profile: Zhang Boli)" (in Chinese). Chinese Academy of Sciences Museum. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  17. ↑ "中国中医科学院针灸医院 (Acupuncture Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences)". Bohe. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  18. ↑ "Xiyuan Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences". China Daily. Dec 18, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Guang'anmen Hospital China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences". China Daily. Dec 16, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Wang Jing Hospital of CACMS". China Daily. Dec 18, 2018.
  21. ↑ "中国中医科学院眼科医院 (Ophthalmology Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences)" (in Chinese). Ophthalmology Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  22. ↑ "Affiliated Institutions". CACMS. 2022.
  23. ↑ "法人机构（二级事业单位）(Legal Entities (Second-Level Public Institutions))". China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
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