Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine (ShanxiUniversityofChineseMedicine), the main campus is located in the city of Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, by the Shanxi Provincial People's Government and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine **** built for the Ministry of Education of the first batch of excellent doctor (Chinese medicine) education and training program reform pilot colleges and universities in Shanxi Province, 1331 project, Recommended outstanding fresh undergraduates exempted from graduate school colleges and universities, Chinese medicine "5 + 3" integrated enrollment institutions, Chinese government scholarship students entrusted to cultivate colleges and universities, Shanxi Province to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education demonstration colleges and universities in Shanxi Province, is the key to the construction of the University of Shanxi Province.
Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the predecessor of the Shanxi Medical College founded in 1978 for the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine class, was approved by the former State Education Commission in 1989 to establish the Shanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, began to recruit master's degree students in 2001, and in May 2017 approved by the Ministry of Education officially changed its name to Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. As of July 2020, the school has two campuses in Jinzhong and Taiyuan, covering an area of 979 acres; the total value of the school's teaching, scientific research instruments and equipment reaches 173,317,300 yuan, with a collection of 950,000 paper books, 3,100,000 e-books, and 36 databases of various types; the school operates 21 undergraduate majors, and there are 10,604 full-time students, of whom 835 are postgraduates.
As of July 2020, the university has four Grade 3A directly affiliated hospitals. Affiliated Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the largest and strongest TCM medical institution in the province in the field of TCM, integrating medical treatment, scientific research and teaching. Attached to the second hospital of traditional Chinese medicine is a comprehensive hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, is the national hospital of traditional Chinese medicine culture key construction unit; attached to the third hospital of traditional Chinese medicine is one of the only two national level 3A specialized hospitals of acupuncture and moxibustion, is the China Association for the Promotion of Chinese Medicine Research Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Branch director of the unit; attached to the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine hospital is the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine combined Chinese and Western medicine key construction unit.