中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院成立于1955年（原名中國中醫(yī)研究院），位于北京，是國家中醫(yī)藥管理局直屬的科研、醫(yī)療、教學(xué)為一體的綜合性研究機(jī)構(gòu)。中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院是目前我國學(xué)科齊全、設(shè)備先進(jìn)、科研力量雄厚的中醫(yī)藥研究機(jī)構(gòu)，下設(shè)13個(gè)研究所、6所醫(yī)院及研究生部、中醫(yī)古籍出版社、中醫(yī)雜志社等學(xué)術(shù)單位；有職工4000余人，各類專業(yè)技術(shù)人員3200多人，其中高級職稱者800多人；與世界衛(wèi)生組織（WHO）共同建立了臨床與信息、針灸、中藥三個(gè)傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)學(xué)合作中心；世界針灸學(xué)會聯(lián)合會、中國中西醫(yī)結(jié)合學(xué)會、中國針灸學(xué)會均設(shè)在中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院。中醫(yī)藥科學(xué)研究是中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院的中心任務(wù)，50年來，中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院在中醫(yī)藥基礎(chǔ)理論研究和重大疾病防治及中藥新藥開發(fā)研究等方面取得了顯著成就。截止2004年底，全院共獲得科研成果近900項(xiàng)，其中獲國家級、部局級獎近300項(xiàng)；現(xiàn)有院級以上在研課題482項(xiàng)，其中國家級課題200項(xiàng)、部局級課題258項(xiàng)；擁有國家新藥（中藥）臨床試驗(yàn)研究中心（GCP）、國家規(guī)范化中藥藥理實(shí)驗(yàn)室、中國中醫(yī)藥文獻(xiàn)檢索中心和BSL-3實(shí)驗(yàn)室，是國家中藥安全性評價(jià)中心（GLP）與中藥復(fù)方藥物開發(fā)國家工程研究中心建設(shè)單位。中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院充分發(fā)揮中醫(yī)醫(yī)療的優(yōu)勢和特色，為廣大患者提供良好的服務(wù)，現(xiàn)有病床1500多張。附屬西苑醫(yī)院、廣安門醫(yī)院是全國三級甲等中醫(yī)醫(yī)院和全國示范中醫(yī)醫(yī)院。望京醫(yī)院是以骨傷科為主的綜合性三級甲等中醫(yī)醫(yī)院，眼科醫(yī)院是以中醫(yī)眼科為特色的?？漆t(yī)院。各附屬醫(yī)院在腫瘤、心腦血管病、老年病、糖尿病以及肛腸、皮膚、泌尿等各科疾病及多種常見病、多發(fā)病和疑難重癥的治療方面，具有豐富的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和獨(dú)特的療效，在國內(nèi)外有較高的聲譽(yù)。中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院是培養(yǎng)高層次中醫(yī)藥人才的重要基地，現(xiàn)有中醫(yī)學(xué)、中藥學(xué)、中西醫(yī)結(jié)合三個(gè)一級學(xué)科所涵蓋的所有學(xué)科專業(yè)的博士、碩士授予權(quán)，具有臨床醫(yī)學(xué)專業(yè)學(xué)位授予和在職人員申請學(xué)位的資質(zhì)；設(shè)有中西醫(yī)結(jié)合、中醫(yī)學(xué)、中藥學(xué)三個(gè)一級學(xué)科的博士后工作站。中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院圖書館是全國藏書最多的中醫(yī)藥專業(yè)圖書館，其中珍本、善本、孤本書籍2萬余冊。中國醫(yī)史博物館是我國收藏文物最多的中醫(yī)專業(yè)博物館，收藏文物3000余件。中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院主辦多種全國性的中醫(yī)藥專業(yè)期刊，其中在國內(nèi)外影響較大的有《中醫(yī)雜志》、《中國中西醫(yī)結(jié)合雜志》、《中國中藥雜志》、《中國針灸》、《針刺研究》、《中國骨傷》、《中華醫(yī)史雜志》、《中國中醫(yī)藥信息雜志》、《中國中醫(yī)基礎(chǔ)醫(yī)學(xué)雜志》等。作為我國傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)藥對外合作與交流的重要窗口，中國中醫(yī)科學(xué)院與世界上100多個(gè)國家和地區(qū)的醫(yī)藥界、科研院所、高等院校、企業(yè)及民間團(tuán)體有著廣泛友好的聯(lián)系與交流，在國際傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)學(xué)界有較大的影響。 Located in Beijing, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS) was established in 1955 and previously named as China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CATCM). It is a national comprehensive institution for scientific research, clinical medicine and medical education on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which is directly under the leadership of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM), PRC. The president of CACMS currently in office is Prof. Cao Hongxin. At present, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences is the largest research organization on TCM throughout the country, which has all the necessary disciplines of TCM, advanced equipment and solid scientific research strength. In the Academy, there are 13 institutes, 6 hospitals, as well as the Graduate School, the Publishing House of Ancient Chinese Medical Books and the Journal of TCM, etc. The staff of CACMS, in total, is over 4,000, including 3,200 professionals in various fields. Among them, more than 900 are holding different senior professional titles. In addition, 3 WHO collaborating centers for traditional medicine have been set up through the cooperation and joint efforts between WHO and CACMS in the fields of clinical medicine and information, acupuncture and Chinese materia medica. Moreover, the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies (WFAS), the Chinese Association of Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine (CAIM) and the Chinese Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAAM) are also attached to the Academy. To carry out the scientific research on TCM is the leading mission of the Academy. Over the past 50 years, remarkable achievements have been obtained in the Academy in the fields of basic theory of TCM, prevention and treatment of prevalent diseases and R&D for new herbal medicines. By the end of 2004, nearly 900 achievements have been made, among which nearly 300 achievements have been awarded on the national and ministerial levels. Concurrently, there are 482 ongoing projects above the Academy level, including 200 projects to be supported by the national fund and 258 by the Health Ministry and the State Administration. In addition, the National Clinical Trial Center for New Herbal Medicines (GCP), the National Standardization Laboratory for Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, China Center for TCM Literature Retrieval and P3 Laboratory, the national Center for Evaluation on Safety of Herbal Medicines (GLP) and the National Development Research Center for Herbal Compound Medicine are all located in the Academy. A high quality medical service is provided in CACMS for patients both from home and abroad, on the basis of bringing the unique characteristics and features of TCM therapy into full play. There are more than 1,500 beds in total in CACMS.Xi Yuan Hospital and Guang An Men Hospital, affiliated to CACMS, are categorized as the highest level TCM hospitals and the national TCM model hospitals. Wang Jing Hospital, another affiliated hospital of CACMS, is a general hospital with the main features laid on Chinese orthopedics and traumatology. And the Eye Hospital is a specialized hospital treating eye diseases with both TCM and western therapies. All of these hospitals have gained a high reputation both at home and abroad for their abundant experiences and excellent therapeutic effects in the fields of treating various kind of diseases, such as: cardio-vascular diseases, geriatric diseases, diabetes, anorectic diseases, skin diseases and urologic diseases, etc. CACMS is also an important educational base for training senior professionals on TCM throughout the country. It has been authorized to issue master’s degrees and doctor’s degrees in all of the disciplines of TCM, which are classified into all of the 3 first-class subjects of TCM, namely, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Chinese materia medica, and the Intergrated Traditional and Western Medicine (TCM-WM). Also, it has been authorized to issue academic degrees for those working in clinical medicine and for those at their posts applying for degrees. Postdoctoral stations have been sep up in all of the 3 first-class subjects of TCM in the Academy. The library of CACMS has the largest and most extensive collection of books and journals on TCM in the country, among which over 20,000 volumes of books are rare and precious editions. The Traditional Chinese Medical History Museum in the Academy, with more than 3,000 pieces of collected historical relics, is a specialized professional museum, which contains the biggest collection of TCM relics in China. Various kinds of nationwide academic journals and periodicals on TCM are published in CACMS. “The Journal of TCM”, “The Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine”, “China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica”, “Chinese Journal of Acupuncture “, “Acupuncture Research”, “China Journal of Orthopedics and Thaumatology”, “Chinese Journal of Medical History”, “Chinese Journal Information on TCM”, and “China Journal of Basic Medicine of TCM” are some of those that exerted fairly good influence both at home and abroad. As an important window of external cooperation and exchange of TCM, extensive and friendly communications and links have been established between CACMS and the medical circles, research institutions, higher learning universities, pharmaceutical companies and non-governmental societies of more than 100 foreign countries and regions. Now, CACMS enjoys more and more popularity in the medical circle of traditional medicines throughout the world.