On September 5, 2024, as the China Medical Board (CMB) celebrates its 110th anniversary, a delegation led by Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, CMB Chair-Elect, Dr. Roger Glass, President, and Dr. Barbara J. Stoll, Executive Vice President, visited PUMCH. They were warmly received by PUMCH President Zhang Shuyang and Vice Presidents Han Ding and Du Bin. The two sides had productive talks about deepening future cooperation and unveiled the Multi-function Hall in the Internal Medicine Building that went through renovation funded by CMB.

During the meeting, President Zhang Shuyang highlighted the fruitful collaboration between PUMCH and CMB in medical education, talent development, and scientific innovation. She emphasized that this partnership has significantly propelled PUMCH’s development and contributed Chinese solutions to the advancement of global medicine. She expressed hope for continued cooperation in areas such as high-level talent exchanges, faculty training, postgraduate education, the consortium of elite teaching hospitals, and technological innovation, thereby pooling wisdom and resources for medical advances worldwide.

CMB trustees profusely praised PUMCH’s high-quality development and recent achievements in healthcare, education, and research. They all believed that PUMCH stands at the forefront of global healthcare, relentlessly pursuing innovation and excellence. The trustees showed great enthusiasm for future collaborations, particularly in applying AI to medical innovation, patient services, and medical education. CMB and PUMCH will join forces: “The future is unknown, but we will paint our blueprint together!”

▲Top left: Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, CMB Chair-Elect; Top right: Dr. Roger Glass, President; Bottom left: Dr. Barbara J. Stoll, Executive Vice President; Bottom right: Dr. Joseph C. Kolars, Trustee

▲The meeting

After the meeting, there was the dedication ceremony of the PUMCH Internal Medicine Building Multi-function Hall, which had been renovated with CMB funding and was unveiled by President Zhang Shuyang and Dr. Barbara J. Stoll together.

▲President Zhang Shuyang and Dr. Barbara J. Stoll unveiled the Multi-function Hall that went through CMB-funded renovation

At the dedication ceremony, President Zhang Shuyang characterized the reciprocal friendship between PUMCH and CMB with three key phrases, namely “long-running history”, “continuous growth”, and “forward-looking vision”. President Zhang traced the “long-running history” from PUMCH’s birth funded by the Rockefeller-endowed CMB to the more recent signing of two collaborative agreements, emphasizing a century of commitment to each other. She illustrated “continuous growth” through joint initiatives like the China Consortium of Elite Teaching Hospitals and the clinical postdoctoral program, as well as their efforts in creating a model for China-US civil exchange and cooperation in the new era; all these activities of interactions and mutual learning have strengthened the strategic partnership between CMB and PUMCH. The “forward-looking vision” was exemplified by CMB and PUMCH’s shared commitment to exploring the frontier of global healthcare. Now, as CMB celebrates its 110th anniversary, both parties are poised to open a new chapter in their collaboration by broadening, upgrading and deepening their cooperation.

In her speech, Dr. Barbara Stoll emphasized the profound significance of CMB trustees’ visit to PUMCH on the occasion of CMB’s 110th anniversary. They were delighted to meet old friends at PUMCH and continue the century-long friendship and cooperation between the two institutions. Dr. Stoll expressed great satisfaction at the dedication ceremony of the multi-function hall. It is an important venue for many activities at PUMCH, particularly academic events, providing a favorable environment for staff and students to acquire new knowledge and pursue lifelong learning. She went on to point out that safeguarding life and health is the shared aspiration of both CMB and PUMCH and affirm that both sides will work together to tackle future challenges and make meaningful contributions to building a global community of health for all.

Before the dedication ceremony, the CMB delegation were also shown around the medical records exhibition and the hospital history museum. They watched a short film titled “Friends Like Family– Looking Back on the CMB-PUMCH Exchanges in Medicine over 110 Years”. Coincidentally, the day marked the 3rd anniversary of the launch of the National Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (PUMCH). It was with great interest that the CMB delegation visited the Joint Clinic for Rare Diseases and the biobank in the Translational Medicine Complex. They applauded China’s innovative model and breakthroughs in rare disease diagnosis and treatment. Vice President Du Bin presided over the meeting and the dedication ceremony. The events were also attended by relevant personnel from various departments including the Department of Education, International Collaboration Office, Clinical Postdoctoral Program Office, Department of Publicity, Department of Human Resources, General Office, and Department of Medical Affairs, as well as clinician representatives.

Written by Chen Xiao, Fu Tanping, and Wang Yao

Photographed by Sun Liang, Du Yufu, and Chen Xiao

Editor Xiao Xiong

Chief Editor Duan Wenli

Supervised by Wu Peixin