On May 28, Deng Wei, Party Secretary of the School of Nursing at Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), led a six-member delegation to visit West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University. Li Ka, Dean of West China School of Nursing and member of the Party Committee of West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, met with the delegation. The discussion was also attended by representatives from the Department of Student Affairs and the Department of Graduate Education of West China School of Medicine, as well as directors of teaching and research sections and faculty representatives from the School of Nursing.

During the meeting, Dean Li Ka extended a warm welcome to the PUMC delegation and presented an overview of the School, covering its historical evolution, historical ties with PUMC, faculty composition, and research platforms. Secretary Deng Wei then introduced the basic profile of the School of Nursing and its nursing team at PUMC. The two sides held in-depth discussions on discipline development, talent cultivation, faculty development, and scientific research. West China School of Nursing shared its practices and experience in advancing discipline construction and discussed distinctive initiatives, including the nursing and management dual bachelor’s degree program and the implementation of the dual-supervisor system.

Building on their long-standing cooperation and respective institutional strengths, the two sides agreed to advance multi-field collaboration in faculty exchanges, joint research projects, and student study programs, with the shared goal of promoting high-quality development in nursing education and discipline construction during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

During the visit, the PUMC delegation also toured the West China Hospital History Museum and the National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center.