On September 12, as a landmark project for Shanghai's education modernization, the Pudong Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine was officially opened. With the opening and operation of the Pudong campus, it has opened a new chapter in the nearly 130-year history of Jiaotong University School of Medicine and the establishment of the school for more than 70 years, and also marks the comprehensive leap in the school-running pattern of the medical school and entered a new stage of development in the historical journey of impacting the world-class medical school.
The morning light is dew, and the sky is gradually dyeing. At 8:30 a.m., the opening ceremony of the Pudong campus was officially held. Yang Zhenbin, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Ding Kuiling, President and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiang Fan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Medicine, Fan Xianqun, Vice President, Dean of the School of Medicine and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Wang Zongguang, Ma Dexiu, Jiang Sixian, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Lin Zhongqin, Wu Dan, Li Xuanhai, Zhao Peiqi, Sun Dalin, Fan Guanrong, Zhu Zhenggang, Zhao Wenhua, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice Dean of the School of Medicine, Wu Zhengyi, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice Dean of the School of Medicine, Li Xinghua, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Fang Yong, Vice Dean Bi Yufang and other party and government leaders attended the ceremony and unveiled the red cloth on the school's name stone, and the heads of secondary colleges, functional departments, teachers and student representatives witnessed this milestone historical moment.
The Pudong campus is located in the southwest corner of the Pudong New Area International Medical Park, covering an area of about 435 acres, and took five years to complete. The total construction area is 425,000 square meters, of which the above-ground construction area is 345,000 square meters. The construction of the Pudong campus anchors the school's positioning of "world-class, Chinese characteristics, Shanghai style, and Jiaotong medical characteristics", takes the humanistic concept of "embracing all rivers, integrating Chinese and Western" as the core of campus construction, continues the historical context of the medical school for more than 100 years, highlights the characteristics of the times, emphasizes scientific and technological environmental protection, and highlights medical humanities. The functional system integrating cultural integration platform, ability training base, and living facility guarantee provides a better learning, working and living environment for teachers, students, and medical staff.
With the unveiling of the school name stone, the medical school officially started a new journey of expansion from Huangpu to Pudong. It is not only the new campus, but also the strong sense of happiness and mission of every Jiaotong Medical person, and an important declaration issued by the School of Medicine of Jiaotong University to enhance the overall strength of Shanghai's medical disciplines, serve the construction of Shanghai's Asian medical center city and science and technology innovation center, and devote itself to the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.
With the opening of the Pudong campus, the School of Medicine kicked off the new semester. At 9 o'clock in the morning, with the majestic sound of the national anthem resounding throughout the venue, the sacred and solemn opening ceremony of the 2025 freshmen was successfully held in the Tongcheng Lecture Hall of Pudong Campus. Under the gaze of the party and government leaders and teacher representatives of the medical school, all the freshmen entered the venue wearing uniform clothes and high spirits, indicating that they are determined to dedicate themselves to the cause of medicine and are about to step into the great journey of "eliminating human pain and helping health".
The freshman representatives took the stage to accept the holy white coat awarded by the rostrum. The teachers on the stage buttoned the first button for the student representatives, and all the freshmen solemnly put on white coats that symbolized identity and career, gave responsibility and mission, and carried ideals and beliefs.
Under the leadership of Bi Yufang, all freshmen in the class of 2025 jointly read the "Oath of Medical Students". With a high-spirited spirit, he expressed his love and sincerity for the medical cause, completed the role change, and took the first step in his medical career.
Lu Ranxin, a five-year clinical medicine major in 2025, spoke as a freshman representative. She reviewed her mental journey of choosing medicine, and called on the students to protect the light of life with the benevolence of doctors, and to practice the solemn oath of "health is related to each other, and life is entrusted to each other" with their lives!
Zhang Haoliang, a direct doctoral student of the 2024 "Zhiyuan Honor Program", spoke as a representative of the seniors. He called on the students to practice the oath of "serving the motherland and serving the people" with practical actions, and contribute to the construction of a healthy China and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Bu Jun, Distinguished Professor of Jiang Scholars of the Ministry of Education, winner of the National Outstanding Youth Fund, and vice president of Renji Hospital, spoke as a teacher representative. He put forward ardent expectations to medical freshmen: First, cherish youth and grasp life. The second is to be grateful to teachers and make friends. The third is to believe in yourself, I can do it! He sent a message to the freshmen that they should always remember the mission of Jiaotong Medical to "serve the motherland and serve the people", live up to the times, and go to the medical appointment in the name of youth!
Fan Xianqun delivered a wonderful speech on the topic of "Setting Sail for Pudong and Creating the Future". On behalf of the school, he congratulated and welcomed the 1,025 undergraduates, 2,292 graduate students and 110 freshmen of the "Jiaotong University Medical Class" who were newly enrolled this year. He pointed out that after 129 years of school history, the School of Medicine of Jiaotong University has gone through 73 years of glorious history, always keeping the world in mind, embracing all rivers, pioneering and innovating, and is praised as the vanguard of the reform and development of medical education in the country. Contribute your wisdom and strength to the journey of building a strong country with talents and a healthy China. With the official opening of the Pudong campus, the School of Medicine of Jiaotong University is about to enter a new stage of development.
After the solemn "ceremony", it entered the touching "aspiration chapter". Peng Yihao, leader of the 10th batch of cadres and talents in Shanghai, taught the first lesson of the school around the theme of "Serving the Motherland, Selfless Dedication, and Serving the People", and shared his thoughts and insights on "serving the motherland and serving the people". He pointed out that it is necessary to understand the weight of serving the motherland from the needs of the country, and practice with practical actions to make Shigatse "difficult to see a doctor" a thing of the past, so that plateau diseases will no longer become the pain of the Tibetan people, and let the "team that cannot be taken away" take root in the snowy region. We must also see the light of the original intention from the "persistence of the doctor" and understand the meaning of "dedication". Dedication is the persistence of "lack of oxygen and no lack of spirit", and it is the dedication of "regardless of gains and losses". It is also necessary to understand the mission of doctors from "serving the people", health is related to life, life is to protect the dignity of life, and serving the people is to put the needs of patients first, solve problems with the most appropriate technology, and make health equity more accessible. He suggested that medical freshmen should serve the motherland and cultivate the fields needed by the country with the benevolence of doctors; selfless dedication and stick to ordinary posts with professional skills; We must serve the people, treat every patient as our own concern, and go to the appointment of the motherland in the name of youth!
In the "Feelings", Jiang Fan taught the first lesson for freshmen. With the title of "Choosing Jiaotong University is Choosing Responsibility, Choosing Jiaotong University is Choosing Dedication", Jiang Fan told the story of more than 100 years of Jiao Jiao Yi through the four chapters of "First Acquaintance with Jiaotong University, Understanding Jiao Jiao Yi, Feeling Jiao Jiao Medicine, and Practicing Jiao Jiao Medicine", bringing a baptism and sublimation of ideas to the new students. In the chapter "First Acquaintance with Jiaoyi", Jiang Fan led everyone to "retrace" all the way from the Pudong New Campus to the Huangpu Campus, checking in the red landmarks around Jiaoyi and the readable Jiaoyi buildings, affiliated hospitals and institutions with red history along the way. She hoped that the students could use the responsibility of medical youth to closely connect with the medical development of the motherland and the urban development of Shanghai. In the chapter "Understanding Jiaotong Medicine", Jiang Fan introduced in detail the long history of Jiaotong University School of Medicine, and the advanced deeds of a large number of masters and doctors represented by Academician Wang Zhenyi, the winner of the "Medal of the Republic", profoundly explained the connotation of the college spirit of "inclusiveness, truth-seeking and pragmatism, integrity and innovation, and sincere dedication" of Jiaotong University School of Medicine. In the chapter of "Perception and Medicine", Jiang Fan sent "growth tips" to the freshmen, hoping that everyone will always keep in mind the original mission of "serving the motherland and serving the people", continue to cultivate the superb medical skills of "warm", cultivate the ability of lifelong learning, and be the guardian of people's life and health. In the chapter "Practicing Jiaotong Medicine", Jiang Fan laid out a blueprint for the future development of the medical school of "world-class, Chinese characteristics, Shanghai style, and Jiaotong Medical Characteristics" for the freshmen, and wished all freshmen to achieve their best selves and create a brilliant future in the process of learning Jiaotong Medicine!
The premiere of the master drama on the new campus, inheriting the "peony spirit"
In the afternoon, all freshmen, alumni representatives, and student representatives of affiliated primary and secondary schools watched the new master drama "Poor Peony" based on Academician Wang Zhenyi, winner of the "Medal of the Republic".
This performance is the premiere of the play on the Pudong campus. The front-line teachers, medical staff, and student representatives of the medical school performed passionately, delicately showing the meritorious process of Academician Wang Zhenyi from a young man who was determined to help the world, devoted himself to the medical cause for decades, and later became a winner of the "Medal of the Republic". As an important part of freshman admission education, the play has been successfully performed as the "first lesson of school" for 13 consecutive years, and has toured nearly 30 times in Beijing, Jiangsu, Macao and other places, watching nearly 10,000 teachers and students, and was successfully selected into the "Scientist Story Stage Drama Promotion Action" repertoire of the China Association for Science and Technology, becoming a guiding light for leading the majority of medical students to grow into talents.
During the performance, many students were sometimes deeply moved, sometimes burst into tears, and sometimes received warm applause as the plot developed. When the classic scene of Academician Wang Zhenyi giving up his patent was reproduced in the play, there was endless applause. After watching the drama, the majority of freshmen were moved by Academician Wang Zhenyi's pursuit of excellence and indifferent to fame and fortune, and everyone said: In their future study careers, they should take Academician Wang Zhenyi as an example, study diligently, study hard, constantly climb the peak of medicine, and make due contributions to maintaining human life and health. After the performance, Jiang Fan, Zhao Wenhua, Wu Zhengyi and other leaders of the academy took a group photo with the cast and crew.
When they came to the Pudong campus for the first time, the freshmen were full of curiosity and stopped to watch and check in in the campus bell tower, the stone carvings of the school's mission, the library, the student apartment, the life science museum, the experimental teaching center and other places, and fully felt the strong historical and cultural heritage and academic cultural atmosphere in the buildings that combine Chinese and Western, ancient and modern. In their hearts, the seeds of "eliminating human pain and helping health perfection" have taken root deeply and become the source of motivation for them to study hard and work bravely in the future.
Continuing Huangpu and Chaoqi Pudong. As the vanguard of China's impact on world-class medical schools and first-class medical disciplines and the pioneer in promoting the innovation and development of China's higher medical education in the new era, the School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiao Tong University will take the opening of the Pudong campus as an important opportunity to closely connect with the strategy of building a strong country and the construction goal of Shanghai's "five centers", deeply integrate into the "two firsts and first trials" strategic measures to cultivate top-notch innovative talents in Shanghai's higher education and serve the national and regional economic and social development Gather and cultivate first-class talents with high-quality education, further promote the integrated reform of education and science and technology talents, cultivate more outstanding medical innovation talents for education, science and technology, talent and healthy China, promote the healthy development of medical innovation and medical and health care in the motherland, and make new and greater contributions to the construction of a strong country.
