Talents are the first resource for the development of traditional Chinese medicine. In order to enhance the role of talents in supporting the development of traditional Chinese medicine, the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine, the Ministry of education, the Ministry of human resources and social security, and the National Health Commission recently jointly issued the opinions on strengthening the work of traditional Chinese medicine talents in the new era, which is the first policy document for the systematic deployment of traditional Chinese medicine talents led by the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine. What are the highlights of the document? The reporter combed it. Building a high-level talent team Only by giving full play to the "head goose effect" of high-level talents can we better promote the academic progress, inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine. How to accelerate the training and gathering of high-level talents of traditional Chinese medicine? The opinions put forward relevant measures from the aspects of attracting, gathering, encouraging talents and strengthening platform construction. It is proposed to cultivate strategic scientists in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. In the selection of academicians, national major talent projects and other high-level talents, we should explore a separate plan and separate evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine talents, and pay attention to the discovery and promotion of excellent traditional Chinese medicine talents. At the same time, we will continue to support Qihuang scholars and other high-level talent training projects, implement special policies for leading talents, such as supporting talent echelons, supporting scientific research conditions and supporting management mechanisms, and cultivate a number of clinical masters of traditional Chinese medicine and leading scientific and technological talents. Opinions set a goal for this: by 2035, strategic scientists, leading talents and innovation teams in the field of traditional Chinese medicine will continue to emerge. The theory and excellent technology of traditional Chinese medicine can not be passed down from generation to generation without the cultivation of top-notch young talents. The opinions put forward that we should establish and improve the inclusive support measures for young talents, and set up special support programs for young talents in key talent projects, major science and technology projects and other engineering plans; We will strengthen the training of young talents such as excellent clinical talents of traditional Chinese medicine and young scholars of Qihuang. At the same time, we will give full play to the role of famous and old TCM experts such as national medical masters and national famous TCM, expand the scope and number of masters, strengthen the construction of inheritance studios, and support them in recruiting potential young talents for inheritance and training. Consolidate the foundation of grass-roots talents It is a major prerequisite for the common people to be able to see good traditional Chinese medicine at home and to cultivate a group of TCM personnel rooted at the grass-roots level. To this end, the opinions focused on solving the problems of the grass-roots talents of traditional Chinese medicine, such as being unable to leave, stay and poor development, and put forward relevant policies and measures. For example, gradually expand the enrollment scale of rural order oriented free medical students majoring in traditional Chinese medicine at the undergraduate level, and support local governments to carry out the training of rural order oriented free medical students majoring in traditional Chinese medicine at the specialist level and the improvement of the academic qualifications of rural doctors; All staff training on TCM knowledge and skills will be carried out for doctors in primary medical institutions and rural doctors, and it will take about 5 years to achieve full coverage of personnel training. According to the opinions, by 2025, the allocation of TCM doctors in public TCM hospitals above level II will not be less than 60% of the total number of doctors in the institution. All community health service centers and township health centers will be equipped with TCM clinics and TCM doctors; Community health service stations shall be equipped with at least one doctor of traditional Chinese medicine or clinical doctor who can provide traditional Chinese medicine services, and more than 80% of village clinics shall be equipped with at least one medical staff who can provide traditional Chinese medicine services. In order to improve the development environment of grass-roots talents, the Opinions also put forward that all localities should improve the salary distribution and treatment guarantee mechanism of grass-roots TCM talents, improve the adjustment mechanism of total performance wages in grass-roots medical institutions, and ensure the reasonable treatment of county and township medical personnel. Vigorously promote the learning of traditional Chinese medicine from Western Medicine It is one of the basic principles and main measures for the development of traditional Chinese medicine in China to adhere to the principle that traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine learn from each other and give full play to their respective advantages. The general office of the State Council issued several policies and measures on accelerating the characteristic development of traditional Chinese medicine in 2021, which proposed to improve the system of Western medicine learning traditional Chinese medicine. The opinions issued this time focus on the complementary and coordinated development of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and put forward relevant measures to vigorously promote the learning of traditional Chinese medicine by western medicine. In terms of improving the system of learning traditional Chinese medicine from western medicine, it is proposed that general hospitals, specialized hospitals, infectious disease hospitals, maternal and child health care institutions should support western medicine doctors to receive training on professional knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, and gradually achieve "being able to learn from western medicine and being able to learn from Chinese medicine". Western medicine doctors who have received systematic training and passed the examination are allowed to adopt the technical methods of traditional Chinese medicine related to their specialties in their practice activities and participate in the evaluation and employment of the title of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. With regard to the implementation of the special program of learning traditional Chinese medicine from western medicine, the opinions clearly stated that we should strive to cultivate a group of high-level talents of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in 5 to 10 years, and put forward national and provincial training measures. For example, the state has held a seminar for senior talents of Western medicine to study traditional Chinese medicine, attracting academicians in relevant fields, Changjiang Scholars, outstanding young people and other high-level talents to carry out research and study of traditional Chinese medicine. Provincial departments in charge of health and traditional Chinese medicine, in combination with regional needs, carry out local special training in Western learning by stages and in batches. Break the system and mechanism barriers of talent development Only by breaking the "barriers" of the system and mechanism for the development of TCM talents and creating a policy environment conducive to the growth of TCM talents can we fully release the vitality of the development and innovation of TCM. To this end, the opinions focus on the implementation of national policies and measures in the reform of talent development system and mechanism, and strive to improve mechanisms for talent introduction, training, evaluation, use and incentive. The opinions put forward that the posts of TCM medical service should be broadened, and the three-level general hospitals should set up TCM clinics and TCM wards according to the requirements, and the number of beds should not be less than 5% of the standard number of beds in the hospital; Qualified medical institutions should establish a joint ward round and consultation system of traditional Chinese and Western medicine; Support qualified medical institutions to set up posts of traditional Chinese medicine (specialized) doctors, and promote the inheritance and development of folk characteristic technical therapies. In terms of improving the talent evaluation system, the Opinions also put forward a number of measures. For example, guided by innovation value, ability and contribution, the evaluation standards for clinical, basic and scientific research talents of traditional Chinese medicine are established by classification; We will deepen the reform of the qualification examination for traditional Chinese medicine doctors and strengthen the examination of traditional Chinese medicine thinking and clinical ability. (outlook new era)