On January 13, 2022, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University (WCSN, SCU) successfully held the 2021 Year-end Summary Conference. Prof. LI Weimin, the Dean of West China School of Medicine/School of Nursing & President of West China Hospital, SCU, Prof. LIU Lunxu, the Vice President of West China School of Medicine/ West China Hospital, Prof. WANG Kunjie, the Vice President of West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital，SCU, attended the meeting. Meanwhile, the representatives of nursing faculty, staff and students, and directors of functional departments attended the annual conference.
At the beginning of the conference, the theme video "Looking Back to 2021" was played. Participants reviewed the work and achievements of nursing discipline construction in 2021 through the video.
Prof. LI Weimin expressed his heartfelt thanks to all the teachers and students for their hard work in the past year, and congratulated them on their achievements. He pointed out that 2022 is a key year for the implementation of the 14th Five-Year Plan, and efforts should be made to deepen the connotation construction of nursing discipline to ensure high-quality development. Prof. Li said, “First, we should strengthen the construction of nursing talents with internal training and external introduction, and make efforts to build a first-class nursing talent team. Second, we should focus on the major scientific problems of nursing, extract research directions, and further promote the construction of nursing secondary discipline - tertiary discipline - sub-specialty; Thirdly, we should reshape the first-class nursing education system, continue to promote education reform, highlight the advantages and characteristics of West China nursing, and train nursing successors in the new era. Fourthly, we should expand the construction of nursing research platforms and enhance basic research capacity on the basis of strengthening clinical research”. Prof. Li expressed his best wishes and confidence that all the teachers and students can unite and make great achievements in 2022!
Prof. LI Ka, the Executive Dean of West China School of Nursing, SCU, delivered the “Nursing Discipline Construction Results and 2021 Year-end Summary Report". She summarized the current situation of discipline construction from the aspects of ideological and political construction, talent cultivation, scientific and technological innovation, international communication, discipline reputation etc. She marked the world's first-class nursing schools, analyzed the advantages and characteristics of the discipline and the gap. Under the overall plan for the development of the discipline, a series of measures have been put forward and key work contents for 2022 have been identified.
Representatives of the faculty and students of WCSN, SCU presented flowers to the representatives of relevant functional departments for their great support to the development of the nursing discipline.
Prof. LI Weimin presented the awards for 2021 outstanding nursing teams and advanced individuals.
Prof. LIU Lunxu and Prof. WANG Kunjie presented prizes for 2021 outstanding contributors in nursing discipline construction.
Prof. CHENG Yijuan and Prof. LI Jiping presented prizes to the outstanding staff and student contributors of 2021 discipline construction support.
The student representatives presented flowers to graduate supervisors to express their gratitude.
The conference was hosted by Prof. ZHANG Fengying and Prof. LI Lingli, the Vice Dean of West China School of Nursing, SCU.
At the end, all participants sang the song Mortsals.
