title: [The inaugural meeting of Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a milestone in the career of TCM in New China].
abstract: On 19 October, 1955, the Founding Congress of Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine was held at the Academy Hall located at Beixiange, Guang'anmen Nei, Beijing. The main issues of the Congress include: the report of Academy's preparatory process, speeches delivered by leading comrades, announcement of Academy's leading group, awards granting, and speeches of the guests. Nowadays, by reviewing the past 60 years, the high attention to the TCM career paid by the Party and people's government still can be sensed. It could be said that the establishment of Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a milestone of TCM career in New China.
authors.affiliation: China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Sujie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000068476:Beijing; D002681:China; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional