To fully deliver on Jilin University’s 15th Five-Year Development Plan, implement the university-wide "Five Initiatives" in full swing, further expand international educational exchanges and partnerships, and foster high-quality education for overseas students in China, the College of Basic Medical Sciences has drawn on its strengths in foundational medical training to create an innovative north-south collaborative talent development platform. On June 18, the college sent five MBBS international students from Belt and Road countries to complete a four-week clinical rotation at the Qionghai and Lecheng Campuses of Jilin University China-Japan Union Hospital in Hainan Province. This cross-regional practical learning initiative not only enables universities to bolster local healthcare systems with academic expertise but also embodies the spirit of Norman Bethune’s internationalism and deepens medical cooperation between China and the rest of the world.

       The internship opening ceremony took place online on June 22, with concurrent in-person sessions hosted in Changchun and Qionghai. To ensure high-caliber delivery of cross-regional international medical training, the College of Basic Medical Sciences and China-Japan Union Hospital have established a permanent collaborative training framework. Together, they pioneered a dual-campus education model that combines three core pillars: foundational general medicine training in Northeast China, tropical disease diagnosis and treatment unique to Hainan, and hands-on practice with cutting-edge medical innovations.Both parties reached comprehensive agreements on core priorities, including tailored international training objectives for overseas students, coordinated cross-location teaching administration, shared access to premium academic and clinical resources, and holistic student welfare support. Leveraging the Hainan Free Trade Port’s unique advantages as a national opening-up and pilot reform hub, the two Hainan campuses prioritize sharpening students’ clinical proficiency and global mindset. They pool top-tier teaching and clinical resources to develop standardized, specialized, internationally oriented training environments, uphold stringent internship quality control standards, and comprehensively strengthen students’ real-world clinical capabilities.

       This groundbreaking north-south collaborative training initiative represents a landmark step for the College of Basic Medical Sciences in advancing the university’s 15th Five-Year Plan and elevating its global educational footprint. Centered on international MBBS training as a strategic focal point, the college integrates disciplinary advancement and talent cultivation into the university’s broader internationalization agenda. Sustained, high-level bilateral exchanges in medical education allow its basic medicine disciplines to benchmark against global elite standards, steadily lifting the fields’ core competitiveness and international reputation.

     Guided by the enduring legacy of Norman Bethune, the College of Basic Medical Sciences will continue aligning its work with the university’s overarching goals of high-quality growth and open international education. It will further refine its cross-regional medical, educational and research collaborative training system to revamp its MBBS overseas student training curriculum. With the overarching goals of solidifying foundational medical education, broadening global training horizons, and nurturing versatile international medical practitioners, the college will leverage international medical education as a vital bridge. It will foster mutual learning between young Chinese and foreign medical professionals and advance people-to-people ties, lending robust momentum to Jilin University’s pursuit of world-class university status.