Translational medical science:the medical science beneficial to patients / 基础医学与临床

ABSTRACT

With the rapid development of life sciences, translational medical sciences have a new significance recent years. Translational medical science aims to eliminate the barriers between clinical, pharmaceutical drug breakthroughs and basic research, to shorten the distance from bench to bed side, and to facilitate rapid patient benefits from medical sciences. Translational medical science concurrently agrees with modern 21st century research trends, as well as emphasizing upon Chinese goals of health and sanitation (hygiene science), preventing and treating disease to preserve and improve health standards and quality of life. Following a long-term self study model of integrating basic with clinic research since 1921, Peking Union Medical College Hospital in collaboration with a variety of basic medical science institutions recently and initiated a pilot project of translational medical science in China.