April 14 of 2019 witnessed the inaugural meeting of the Thoracic Surgery Professional Committee under the Sichuan International Medical Exchange & Promotion Association (SCIMEA) held in Chengdu.

This conference was attended by Yang Zheng, Vice President of West China Hospital of Stomatology under Sichuan University, and Vice President of the SCIMEA; Zhang Mengfan, Secretary General of the SCIMEA; Li Qiang, Director of Thoracic Surgery Department of the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of the School of Medicine, UESTC /Sichuan Cancer Center/Sichuan Cancer Hospital; Chen Longqi, Director of Thoracic Surgery Department of West China Hospital, Sichuan University; Feng Gang, Director of Thoracic Surgery Department of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital; Fu Maoyong, Director of Thoracic Surgery Department of the Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College; Pu Jiangtao, Deputy Director of Thoracic Surgery Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University; Yu Nanbin, Director of Thoracic Surgery Department, the Third People's Hospital of Zigong City; Luo Jiwen, Director of Thoracic Surgery Department, Mianyang Central Hospital, and several other experts with influence in the field of thoracic surgery in our province

After the conference was started, Mr. Hu Bin, representative of the preparatory group gave a report on the preparations for the Thoracic Surgery Professional Committee and read out the nominee list for relevant posts.

In his report, Mr. Hu elaborated the necessity and importance of the establishment of the Thoracic Surgery Professional Committee.

The report mentioned that the medical centers in Sichuan Province have always attached great importance to international medical exchanges, and the voices from Sichuan are becoming increasingly noticeable in the outside world; the medical centers in the province have convened a number of international exchange meetings, and offered a lot of training and help to the doctors from various countries for further education; the Thoracic Surgery Professional Committee will be able to expand the superior resources of the major hospitals to the entire province, and promote our province's exchanges with international medical circles in the domain of thoracic surgery.

Subsequently, all the participants voted for the director, deputy directors and other leaders of the Professional Committee.

As 60 out of the 77 members who should participate in the voting attended the inaugural meeting, the number of voters met the election requirements of the Articles of Association of the SCIMEA. Vice President Yang Zheng of the SCIMEA announced the election results and read out the "Reply on the Approval of the Establishment of the Thoracic Surgery Professional Committee of Sichuan International Medical Exchange & Promotion Association", and awarded the appointment letters to the newly elected director and deputy directors of the Professional Committee.

Later, the newly elected Director Li Qiang made a speech. He mentioned that in line with the Chairman Xi's "Belt and Road" strategic initiative, the SCIMEA, based on international medical exchange and cooperation, establishes the Thoracic Surgery Professional Committee to create a learning and communication platform for young doctors, to share the quality medical resources in Sichuan Province, and to make contribution to the development of thoracic surgery in the province; as a non-profit and public welfare platform, the Association should also unite with more domestic platforms and elevate medical academic exchanges to a new level.

Next, Secretary General Zhang Mengfan gave a brief introduction about the development situation and work ideas of the Association since its establishment. Then she said that, the Association is committed to serving as a home of medical workers, which has attitudes and warmth, providing differentiated and featured services, and creating brand projects; it will make proactive plans, offer considerate services, and build international communication platforms for experts, hospitals, and enterprises, in an effort to promote the integrated development of industry, education and research.

Group photo

Attachment: Member List of the Professional Committee