TheXiangyaSchoolofNursingwasfoundedin1911by Yale-ChinaAssociation.NinaD.Gage,anadvanced nursefromtheUnitedStates,wasthefirstPresident.She waselected asthe PresidentofChinese Nursing Association in 1912.With 110 years ofpersistent development,XiangyaNursingwasratedasanA+disciplinebythe4throundofChinaDisciplineRankingin 2016andwasnamedamongtheGlobalTop100 RankingofNursingDisciplinebytheShanghaiRanking’s AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities(ARWU)since 2017.

Yali Nursing School(1911)

ThefirstPresident:Nina D.Gage (1883-1946)

Li TaoParty Secretary

Tang SiyuanDeputy Secretary & Dean

Yuan ShipingDeputy Secretary

Chen JiaAssociate Dean

Li XianhongAssociate Dean

Li YinglanAssociate Dean

Li LezhiAssociate Dean

Mission

Ourmissionistomakeasignificantimpacton health forallpeople by advanced science,excellenceineducationandpracticedevelopment,and preparation ofnursing leadersto make changesinthesocieties.

Degree & Training Programs

1995:Bachelor Degree Program in Nursing(Bachelor of Medical Science)

2000:Master Degree Program in Nursing

2004:PhD Degree Program in Nursing

2012:Postdoctoral Program in Nursing

2015:Master’s Degree Program for International Students

2017:Joint Master Degree Program with UCSF in USA

2019:Joint PhD Degree Program with Flinders University in Australia

In 2019, Xiangya nursing discipline was listed as the national first-class undergraduate discipline.

Teaching&LearningResources

Theschoolconsistsoffivedepartments,and offerstwoexcellentonline“gold”courses,one excellent face-to-face “gold” course, one internationalMOOCcourseandfourChinese UniversityMOOCcourses(withatotalof 175,000registeredstudents).Theschoolis theChairinstitutionoftheNursingCommittee ofVirtualSimulationExperimentalTeaching InnovationAlliance.

FacultyExcellence

OnefacultymemberreceivedtheFlorenceNightingaleMedal,2areState Councilexperts,7areFellowsofAmericanAcademyofNursing(FAAN),1 wontheGlobalAwardforExcellenceinNursing,2areElsevierrecognized HighlyCitedResearchersinChina,and1wontheSecondPrizeinthe NationalInnovativeTeachingCompletionforUniversityTeachers.One facultymemberistheDeputyDirectoroftheChineseNursingAssociation,7areOutstandingNursingWorkers,2aretheNationalOutstanding ScientificandTechnicalWorkers.Onefacultymemberwasselectedinto the“HunanHundred”Talents.5areHunanProvincialYouthTalents,and5 areProvincialLeadingTalentsofDisciplinesandKeyTeachers.

WealsohavemanyexcellentCommunistPartyMembers.Oneisthe NationalCollegeCounseloroftheYear,2areOutstandingAidXinjiang Cadres,2 are Outstanding PartyAffairsWorkersofthe Provincial EducationSystem,2wontheChineseCollegeStudentoftheYearFinalists Award,2areProvincialTop100PartyMembers,2areProvincial OutstandingCommunistYouthLeagueMembers,and30graduates receivedProvincialOutstandingGraduatesAward.

ScientificAchievements

In the previousfive years,the schoolhasreceived 20 international collaborationprojects,130nationalandprovinciallevelgrants(including1 fromNationalKeyResearch&DevelopmentProgram,17fromNational NaturalScienceFoundationandNationalSocialScienceFoundation).We alsoreceived13scienceandtechnologyawardsattheprovinciallevelor above.Facultyandstudentshavepublishedover800peer-reviewedpapers(>400SCI),withsomepublishedinrespectedjournals(e.g.,JAMA,Plos Medicine).

InternationalCollaborationandCommunication

Globally,theschoolhasestablishedastablecollaborationwithrenowned universities,includingYaleUniversity,UniversityofCalifornia,Universityof Washington,JohnsHopkinsUniversity,UniversityofDundee,Universityof Toronto,MonashUniversity,FlindersUniversity,KyushuUniversity,Chiang MaiUniversity,TheChineseUniversityofHongKong,etc.Theschoolhas hostedsevenXiangyaInternationalNursingConferencestopromote internationalexchangesandcollaborationofnursingresearch.