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Objective:To analyze the current situation of major projects undertaken by medical colleges and universities in China, and the medical research competitiveness and its changing trend.Methods:Based on the data of National Key R & D Program, the research competitiveness and trend of medical subject in ten medical colleges and universities with strong competitiveness in medical scientific research during 2016-2020 were analyzed by range ratio, coefficient of variation and competitiveness index.Results:Ten medical colleges and universities have undertaken 459 projects of National Key R & D Program, and have been funded 5 788 million yuan of central financial funds. From 2016 to 2020, the coefficient of variation of National Key R & D Program on major medical colleges and universities increased from 56.25% to 62.91%. The change trend of competitiveness index shows that the medical research competitiveness in universities with strong initial competitiveness has increased, while the weaker ones decreased.Conclusions:Projects of National Key R & D Program undertaken by medical colleges and universities have a large volume and high support intensity. National Key R & D Program on the whole presents the Matthew effect, and the competitiveness of medical scientific research has been differentiated. There is an obvious trend of interdisciplinary integration between medical discipline and other disciplines in the process of undertaking projects of National Key R & D Program.