ABSTRACT
Since the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Education officially listed medical technology as a first-level discipline in 2011, China has witnessed a rapid development in the classification of medical technology disciplines, the number of practitioners and professional level, the higher education of medical technology. The paper analyzes and summarizes the current status of the development in medical technology disciplines, explores the key difficult points therein and provides the relevant suggestions. The aim is to promote the discipline construction of medical technology, contribute to the cultivation of medical technical professionals and boost the development of medical and health services in our country.