On 17 October, the 4th Annual Academic Conference of the Western Clinical Medical Education Alliance was grandly convened in Chengdu. Under the theme ‘Integrating Digital and Intelligent Technologies to Strengthen Medical Education and Talent Development – An AI-Driven New Ecosystem for Clinical Medical Education’, the conference was organised by the Western Clinical Medical Education Alliance and the West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University (West China Hospital). It brought together experts, scholars and educators from the western regions and across the country to discuss the future development of medical education and jointly chart a blueprint for the advancement of medical education in the west during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
The annual conference featured six thematic forums. Among these, Forum Six, organized by the Teaching Guidance Committee for Nursing Programmes at General Undergraduate Universities in Sichuan Province and the School of Nursing at the West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University, was themed ‘Digital and Intelligent Empowerment: Caring for the Future – AI-Driven Innovation in Nursing Teaching Models’, focusing on cutting-edge issues concerning the deep integration of artificial intelligence and nursing education.
Professor Sun Hongyu of Peking University, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education’s Teaching Guidance Committee for Nursing Programmes in Higher Education Institutions, delivered a report entitled ‘Reflections on the High-Quality Development of Nursing Education’, offering a macro-level perspective to chart the course for the high-quality development of nursing education.
Professor Hou Shuxiao, Deputy Dean of the School of Nursing at Peking University, delivered a presentation entitled ‘Digital and Intelligent Empowerment: Course Development and Teaching Innovation in “Community Nursing”’, sharing her experiences in exploring the deep integration of digital and intelligent technologies with course development.
Professor Guo Jia, Deputy Dean of the Xiangya School of Nursing at Central South University, shared a presentation entitled ‘Development and Application of the “Lunxiaoya” AI Buddy Teaching System for Joint Teacher-Student Education’, showcasing innovative practices in which artificial intelligence empowers collaborative teaching and learning.
Zhang Fengying, Vice-Dean of the School of Nursing at West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University, and Secretary-General of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Nursing Programmes at General Undergraduate Institutions in Sichuan Province, delivered a report entitled ‘Construction and Exploration of an AI Course in Nursing Ethics’, sharing West China’s practical experience in developing AI-based nursing courses.
This session was chaired by Professor Gao Jing, Dean of the School of Nursing at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Vice-Chair of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Nursing Programmes at General Undergraduate Universities in Sichuan Province, alongside Professor Zeng Jing, Dean of the School of Nursing at Chengdu Medical College.
During the forum, the ‘Award Ceremony for Outstanding Graduation Theses from Higher Nursing Institutions in Western China’ was held, organized by the Teaching Guidance Committee for Nursing Programmes at General Undergraduate Universities in Sichuan Province and the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle Nursing Education Alliance. Fifty authors of outstanding theses from 14 universities in the western region took to the stage alongside their supervisors to jointly receive this honor.
The awards ceremony was presided over by Professor Chen Yanhua, Dean of the School of Nursing at Southwest Medical University and Vice-Chair of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Nursing Programmes at General Undergraduate Universities in Sichuan Province, and Wang Xiaohui, Director of the Nursing Department at Chengdu University Affiliated Hospital and a member of the Committee.
Looking ahead, the Teaching Guidance Committee for Nursing Programmes at General Undergraduate Universities in Sichuan Province and the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle Nursing Education Alliance will remain committed to establishing an open educational cooperation platform that promotes the enhancement of nursing talent development in the western region and supports the ‘Healthy China’ initiative. They look forward to working hand in hand with all colleagues to jointly write a new chapter in the high-quality development of nursing education in the west.
