On the afternoon of September 27, "Bond of Alma Mater, Pursuit of Excellence"The Third Alumni Forum Successfully Held at the 6th West China International Nursing Conference.Over 700 alumni from more than 100 medical and nursing schools, medical institutions, enterprises and public institutions attended the conference.

Professor Li Zhengchi, Deputy Party Secretary of Sichuan University, on behalf of the university and the Sichuan University Alumni Association, extended warm greetings and heartfelt gratitude to all domestic and international alumni. He emphasized that alumni are not only witnesses and participants in the university’s history but also inheritors and promoters of its spirit, as well as key drivers of its development. He expressed the hope that alumni would frequently return to their alma mater, continue to support its growth, and engage in broader and deeper collaboration with the university. With strong emotional ties and shared dedication to Sichuan University and West China School of Nursing, he called on all alumni to unite in purpose and pool their strengths, working together to advance the university toward excellence and accelerate its rise as a world-class institution with Chinese characteristics.

The opening ceremony of the Alumni forum was hosted by Professor Wang Zheng, Deputy Party Secretary of West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University.

Congratulatory Messages from Alumni at Home and Abroad

Ms. Marion Alfretta Walker, granddaughter of Mr. Kilborn, the founder of West China medical education, also recorded a special video to celebrate the 110th anniversary of West China nursing education.The West China Overseas Alumni Association of Sichuan University, together with its Macao, Beijing, Shanxi, Yangtze River Delta, and Henan alumni chapters, sent congratulatory letters to mark the occasion. This session was hosted by Associate Professor Wang Han, Secretary-General of the Alumni Association of West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University.

Expert Presentations by Alumni Association Representatives

《Bridging Science and Education: Driving University-Industry Collaboration to Elevate Learning and Support Modernization》

Professor Lei Chaozi

Representative of Sichuan University Alumni Association,

former director-General of the Department of Science, Technology and Informatization of the Ministry of Education and Executive Vice President of the China Industry-University-Research Institute Collaboration Association

Moderators:

Vice President Bai Yunsheng, alumni representative of Sichuan University and Secretary-General of the Beijing Medical Alumni Association

Faculty Roundtable

Professor Yin Lei, President of the Macao Nursing Education Association of China and Honorary Advisor of the Alumni Association of West China School of Nursing at Sichuan University; Associate Researcher Feng Tinghua, former Deputy Director of the United Front Work Department of the Party Committee of Sichuan University and former Secretary of West China University of Medical Sciences Affiliated Health School; Professor Cheng Yijuan, recipient of the 44th Florence Nightingale Medal and Honorary President of the Alumni Association of West China School of Nursing at Sichuan University; Professor Li Jiping, Honorary President of the Alumni Association of West China School of Nursing at Sichuan University; and Bai Peng, Deputy Secretary-General of the Sichuan University Alumni Association, shared their experiences and insights as witnesses to the development of West China School of Nursing and the broader nursing discipline during the Faculty Roundtable. The discussion was co-chaired by Professor Jiang Yan, recipient of the 49th Florence Nightingale Medal and Director of the Nursing Department at West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Professor Zhu Mingxia from Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macao.

Alumni Roundtable

Professor Lily Dongxia Xiao from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University; Professor Han Lin, recipient of the 50th Florence Nightingale Medal, Vice President of Gansu Provincial Hospital, and Dean of the School of Nursing at Lanzhou University; Professor Zhang Rong, President of the Second Guangdong Provincial Hospital for Veterans and Special Care; Professor Yang Fangyu, Deputy Party Secretary of the School of Nursing at Capital Medical University; Professor Gao Jing, Dean of the School of Nursing at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Professor Cila, Director of the Nursing Department at the Second People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region; and Wen Yi, Founder of Yanxing Yizhi Technology Co., Ltd., participated in the forum with deep nostalgia for their alma mater. They fondly reflected on mentor-student bonds and peer friendships,Share the cutting-edge achievements of management and research,collectively expressing their commitment to transforming the West China spirit into innovative momentum, converting alumni connections into collaborative development forces, and translating personal growth into institutional honor for their alma mater in future endeavors. The roundtable was co-chaired by Professor Shashi Shah, President of the West China Alumni Association Nepal, and Professor Huang Yan, Director of the Nursing Department at West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University.

Ceremony for Outstanding Paper Awards

Professor Liu Fan, Director of the Nursing Department at West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, and Professor Yao Qian, Director of the Nursing Department at Chengdu Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Sichuan University, announced the list of outstanding paper awards for this conference.

Professor Li Ka, Dean of West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University; Professor Chien Wai Tong, Dean of the Nethersole School of Nursing at The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Professor Yin Lei, President of the Macao Nursing Education Association of China and Honorary Advisor of the Alumni Association of West China School of Nursing at Sichuan University; and Professor Phillip Della, Emeritus Dean of School of Nursing and Midwifery at Curtin University, presented the first-prize awards for outstanding papers to the recipients.

Professor Cheng Yijuan and Professor Li Jiping, Honorary President of the Alumni Association of West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University; Associate Researcher Feng Tinghua, Former Deputy Director of the United Front Work Department of the Party Committee of Sichuan University and former Secretary of West China University of Medical Sciences Affiliated Health School; and Professor Ruben Martin Payo, Director of the Medicine Department at the University of Oviedo, presented the second-prize awards for outstanding papers to the recipients.

Professor Han Lin, Vice President of Gansu Provincial Hospital and Dean of the School of Nursing at Lanzhou University; Professor Gao Jing, Dean of the School of Nursing at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Professor Daniel Cline, Associate Dean of the School of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University; Professor Tam Wai San Wilson from Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, presented the third-prize awards for outstanding papers to the recipients.

Professor Zhang Fengying, Vice Dean of West China School of Nursing at Sichuan University, delivered the closing address, marking the successful conclusion of the 6th West China International Nursing Conference amid an atmosphere of unity, collaboration, and enthusiasm.