On the afternoon of May 20, Dr. Zhang Chengda, Director of the Asia Division of Johns Hopkins Medicine International, visited the West China Hospital for an exchange.

Vice President Wang Kunjie welcomed Dr. Zhang Chengda and his delegation and provided a brief introduction to the recent development of West China Hospital, focusing on achievements in global exchange, major scientific research, and talent training. He expressed the hope that through in-depth exchanges, mutual interests can be identified to achieve common development.

Dr. Zhang Chengda introduced the basic situation and business characteristics of Johns Hopkins Medicine and its international division, emphasizing the institution's recent research progress in the fields of artificial intelligence, precision medicine, and medical-engineering integration.

Both parties expressed preliminary cooperation intentions in the areas of leadership visits, clinical research, talent training, and cooperation in key departments, laying the foundation for further deepening their collaboration.

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Johns Hopkins Medicine, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is a top academic medical system that integrates medical care, research, and teaching. It is recognized as the birthplace of the academic medical model in the United States. The organization brings together academic and research organizations from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and other medical institutions such as Johns Hopkins Hospital. Johns Hopkins Hospital is consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report, particularly excelling in neurology and neurosurgery, psychiatry, rheumatology, urology, ophthalmology, and oncology.