On July 8, 2024, as part of the 2024 International Exchange Camp, West China School of Medicine (WCSM) held its first Model International Conference for Medical Students in the Houde Building. The event saw the participation of 32 international students from nine foreign institutions, along with MBBS international students and fifth-year clinical medicine students from the class of 2021 at WCSM, and students from Peking University Health Science Center and the Army Medical University, totaling over 200 attendees.

The conference was a full simulation of an international academic meeting process, including both poster presentations and oral reports. The entire event was organized and implemented by students from WCSM, aiming to familiarize students with the rules of international academic conferences and enhance their organizational skills, academic communication abilities, and global competence.

At 5 pm, the poster exchange session took place in four conference rooms of the Houde Building, showcasing 28 outstanding posters submitted by students from the University of Sydney, National University of Singapore, University of Alberta, Bashkir State Medical University and Sechenov University in Russia, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy, University of Oviedo in Spain, the Army Medical University, and WCSM. Four international teachers and four professors from Peking University Health Science Center, the Army Medical University, and WCSM served as judges. During the poster exchange, students engaged in lively discussions with the judges, creating a strong academic atmosphere.

At 6:30 pm, the oral report session was held in the multifunctional hall of the Houde Building, with ten teams of Chinese and international students participating. The topics of the reports included surveys and analyses of medical students' living habits, factors affecting grades, course selection methods, as well as clinical or basic research topics they were involved in. Each team fully demonstrated their own style, and the atmosphere was vibrant. Judges from China and abroad provided feedback on aspects such as language, structure, logic, and demeanor.

Professor David Garth Ferning from the University of Liverpool of the UK commented on the conference, affirming the organization and the performance of the students, while also offering constructive suggestions and advice.

In the end, ten posters were recognized with first, second, and third prizes; in the oral report session, three teams from the Army Medical University, KU Leuven in Belgium, and WCSM won first prize, three others received second prize, and four teams third prize.

The first Model International Conference for Medical Students fully demonstrated the organizational skills, academic communication abilities, and global competence of medical students from WCSM, helping to promote friendly exchanges between Chinese and international medical students and to improve the hospital's diversified international training system.