Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), founded in 1956, a prestigious university in China, has been well-known for its leading subjects traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Chinese Materia Medica. BUCM has been listed under the Project 211, a project designed for prioritizing development of about 100 colleges and universities and a host of key disciplines for the 21st century. Since 2011, it has been listed under the Project 985, a major decision made by CPC and the State Council on building first-class universities of the international standard at the turn of the century. Since 2017, its three disciplines have been listed under China’s “Double-First Rate” initiative (world-class universities and first-class disciplines), specifically Chinese Medicine, Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine and Chinese Materia Medica. Boasting of distinctive characteristics and great strengths, BUCM has become an education base for the cultivation of high-level innovative TCM professionals, a model base for the reform of TCM education, a research base for the innovation in TCM knowledge and technology, a healthcare base for the prevention and management of critical conditions and rare cases, a humanity base for the dissemination of Chinese traditional culture, and an international exchange base for the introduction of TCM to the world. It has become a world-renowned TCM university integrating teaching, research and medical care. BUCM has made great contributions to the health undertakings, civilization and social advancement. BUCM is committed to establishing a future-oriented talent nurturing system based on high-level education.

北京中医药大学是一所以中医药学为主干学科的全国重点大学，直属教育部管理，由教育部、国家卫生健康委员会、国家中医药管理局和北京市共建。北京中医药大学始建于1956年，前身为北京中医学院，是国务院批准最早创办的高等中医药院校。1960年，被中央确定为全国重点高校；1993年，更名为北京中医药大学；1996年，入选国家“211工程”重点建设大学；2000年，与北京针灸骨伤学院合并，组建新的北京中医药大学；2011年，入选国家“985工程优势学科创新平台”建设高校；2017年，中医学、中西医结合、中药学3个学科入选国家“双一流”建设学科名单；2018年，成为教育部新一届高等学校中医学类、中西医结合类专业教学指导委员会主任委员单位。在长期的办学实践中，学校秉承“勤求博采、厚德济生”校训，倡导“人心向学、传承创新”理念，坚持“立德树人、以文化人”宗旨，弘扬“追求卓越、止于至善”精神，彰显特色、强化优势，是我国培养高层次创新型中医药人才的教育基地、高等中医药教育改革的示范基地、中医药知识创新和技术创新的研究基地、防治重大疾病和疑难疾患的医疗基地、弘扬优秀传统文化的人文基地、推进中医药走向世界的国际交流基地，为人类健康事业发展和文明进步做出了重要贡献，已经成为在国内外享有盛誉的集教育、科研、医疗、中医药文化传播于一体的著名中医药高等学府。