Introduction

The Faculty of Medicine of Dalian University of Technology (hereafterreferred to as the Faculty of Medicine) is located in the Lingshui main campus of Dalian University of Technology in the Ganjingzi District of Dalian City, Liaoning Province. It was officially established as an independent faculty on October 7, 2022, as part of the university's commitment to addressing the strategic needs of "Four Orientations"proposed by President Xi Jinpingand actively promoting the major strategic deployment of building a world-class university.

Adhering to the construction principle of "synchronous planning, gradual development, and phased implementation", the Faculty of Medicine aims to supportthe“Healthy China”initiative. Itclosely aligns withtheidea of building"Double First-ClassUniversities" and the national requirement forconstructing "new medical disciplines"in the new era.By integrating medicine with engineering and combining theoretical studies with practical application, the faculty is reshaping traditional basic medicine and clinical medicine,hereby establishinga completely new development model. Itaims atgraduallydeveloping intoan internationally renowned faculty encompassingdisciplines such asbasic medicine, clinical medicine, biomedical engineering, pharmacology,as well as research and clinical bases likeinterdisciplinary research institutesandaffiliated hospitals.It is hoped that thiscomprehensive supportcan facilitatethe rapid improvement of national and provincialhealthcare standardsand the high-quality development of the life and health industry.

The Faculty of Medicineconsists offour colleges and one research institute: College of Biomedical Engineering, College of Basic Medicine, College of Clinical Medicine, College of Pharmacy, and the Interdisciplinary Research Institute. College of Biomedical Engineering has a complete talent training system from undergraduate to postdoctoral levels. In 2003, it obtained the authority to award doctoral and master's degrees in "Biomedical Engineering". In2007, with official approval, itestablishedthe postdoctoral research station for "Biomedical Engineering", and in 2008, its"Biomedical Engineering"discipline was recognized asthe Liaoning ProvinceKeyDiscipline.

The Faculty of Medicine includes two affiliated hospitals: Dalian University of Technology Affiliated Cancer Hospital (Liaoning Province Cancer Hospital) and Dalian University of Technology Affiliated Central Hospital (Dalian Central Hospital). Aiming to build research-oriented hospitals, the facultyhasrefinedthe organizational structure of teaching and research, focusingon major diseases like cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, malignant tumors, and brain diseases. Meanwhile, it has been committed to setting uprelevant research institutes or labswhile undertaking the task of training clinical medical professionals.

The Faculty of Medicine emphasizes the recruitment of "high-end leading" and "urgently needed" faculty teams.Currently, there are47 faculty members, including 9 professors, 12 associate professors, 19 chief physicians, 1 deputy chief physician, 2 senior engineers, and 2 lecturers. They've formed four major research directions:medical signal and image processing, medical electronics, system biology and rehabilitation engineering, and new techniques for disease mechanisms and treatment. In terms of talent cultivation, the faculty fully leverages the advantages of the university's engineering disciplines, emphasizingthe integration ofmedicalscience andengineeringas well as the combination ofbasicandclinicalmedicine.

In the new era, constructing "new medical disciplines" is an essential path for higher medical education torespond tothecallof the timesand to meet the national strategic demands. Dalian University of Technology,asa stronguniversity in science andengineeringdisciplines, has unique advantages in innovative talent cultivation and interdisciplinary expertise. In the future, the university will deepen comprehensive cooperation with excellent medical colleges at home and abroadandjointly explore new paths for joint talent cultivation. Byestablishingacomprehensivehigh-level medical talent cultivation and innovation base with distinctive features, DUT hopes to not only inject new impetus into the high-quality development of China's life and health industry, but also make new and greater contributions to building a healthy China.

"The path is endless, and the journey long". The Faculty of Medicine will keep exploring the road of modern medical science and technology innovation with an openmindand down-to-earth attitude whilestrivingforward tousher ina new chapter in the history of Dalian University of Technology!