Gynaecology (Family Planning)

The Department of Gynecology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University was founded in Chongqing in 1957 by Professors Situ Liang, Bi Chanqin, Bian Duhong, and other renowned obstetrics and gynecology experts from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Shanghai Medical University (now the School of Medicine of Fudan University), also known as the Red House Hospital. In 1980, with the approval of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, the Reproductive Physiology Research Laboratory (Family Planning Research Laboratory) of Chongqing Medical College was established. In 1981, Obstetrics and Gynecology was approved as a master's degree-granting discipline. In 1985, the hospital passed the National Health Commission (formerly the Ministry of Health) assessment for “Baby-Friendly Hospital” status. In 1986, it was approved as a doctoral degree-granting discipline. In 1992, it was designated a key discipline of Sichuan Province. In 1998, it was designated a key discipline of Chongqing Municipality (a municipality directly under the central government).

Our Department of Gynecology has a well-developed specialty system and strong overall capabilities. It currently comprises six subspecialties: gynecologic oncology, general gynecology, female pelvic floor dysfunction, gynecologic endocrinology and menopause healthcare, intrauterine diseases, and cervical and lower reproductive tract diseases, providing comprehensive health management and disease diagnosis and treatment throughout the female life cycle. To provide more convenient and efficient medical services, our department implements an integrated and coordinated development model of “one department across three campuses.” Gynecologic diagnosis and treatment units are established at the Yuanjiagang, Jinshan, and Jingwei campuses, achieving homogenization of medical resources, technical standards, and service quality, and ensuring that patients in different areas can receive high-level, specialized gynecologic diagnosis and treatment.

Human Resources: The department currently has 65 physicians, including 10 senior experts, 14 associate senior experts, 5 doctoral supervisors, and 15 master's supervisors; and 112 nurses, including 8 with senior professional titles and 10 with master's degrees. There are 4 high-level reserve medical professionals among the young and middle-aged in Chongqing. The department has significant influence in national professional societies, and many medical and nursing staff hold positions in various national and provincial academic organizations.

Medical Capabilities: The Department of Gynecology is equipped with a da Vinci robotic surgical system, an ultra-high-definition laparoscope and 4K ultra-high-definition fluorescence laparoscopic system, a high-definition hysteroscopy system, a high-resolution color Doppler ultrasound diagnostic instrument, fully automated nucleic acid testing and chemiluminescence testing systems, an integrated vaginal optoelectronic examination scope, a magnetic stimulation combined with biofeedback therapy instrument, and a range of other advanced high-end diagnostic and treatment equipment. It possesses all the equipment and experimental technologies required for the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill and emergency gynecologic patients.

The department has an annual outpatient volume of more than 300,000 visits, 229 open beds, and performs more than 20,000 operations annually. It is at the domestic forefront in radical surgery for gynecologic malignant tumors, comprehensive treatment of advanced tumors, robotic surgery, single-port laparoscopic surgery, surgery for pelvic floor dysfunction, hysteroscopic diagnosis, and difficult hysteroscopic treatment techniques. It has successively been approved as the China Gynecologic Clinical Surgery Teaching Demonstration Center for da Vinci Surgical Robots; the Chongqing Branch of the National Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases; a cooperative unit for training gynecologic endoscopists under the Belt and Road Medical Talent Training Alliance; a Level IV Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery Training Base of the former Ministry of Health (now the National Health Commission); a Gynecologic Laparoscopy Training Base under the Chinese Medical Association's National County-Level Talent Training Program; a pilot unit for capacity building in gynecologic endocrinology diagnosis and treatment of the Capacity Building and Continuing Education Center of the National Health Commission; a demonstration base for the Ministry of Health's Ten-Year, Hundred-Project Program, “Promotion of Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Precancerous Lesions”; a Gynecologic Endocrinology Training Base of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association; a national pilot unit for quality control of standardized cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment; a Gynecologic Oncology Science Popularization and Education Base of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; a national pilot unit for quality control of standardized ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment; an Outstanding Ward for High-Quality Nursing Services; a clinical teaching base under construction for gynecologic specialist nurse training of the Chinese Nursing Association; the Chongqing Comprehensive Guidance Center for Women's Health; the Chongqing Women's Health Education and Training Base; the Chongqing Gynecologic Specialist Nurse Training Base; the Chongqing Gynecologic Endoscopy Diagnosis and Treatment Center; and the Chongqing Colposcopy Training Base, among others.

Teaching and Research Achievements: The Department of Gynecology has established a complete medical talent training system covering “bachelor's–master's–doctoral–postdoctoral” education and continuously supplies highly qualified gynecologic professionals to institutions nationwide. More than 30 doctoral and master's students are admitted each year, and more than 400 postgraduate students have been trained to date. The discipline actively undertakes teaching for multiple courses, including Obstetrics and Gynecology and Diseases of the Reproductive System. It attaches great importance to course and textbook development as well as educational and teaching reform. The course Diseases of the Reproductive System, led by Professor Yi Ping, was rated a first-class undergraduate course in Chongqing's higher education institutions. The course Reproductive System (Chinese-Foreign Cooperative Education) was selected as a university-level model project for ideological and political education in courses. The department has participated in compiling nearly 10 nationally planned textbooks, led 20 provincial- and university-level teaching reform projects, and its faculty team has published more than 30 papers on teaching research. Over the past 5 years, the gynecology team has obtained 9 National Natural Science Foundation of China grants and 26 national, provincial, and ministerial-level or higher research projects, with cumulative funding exceeding RMB 6.67 million. It has published 138 SCI papers, with a cumulative impact factor of 542. Eight patents have been granted. The team has participated in formulating 30 guidelines and consensus statements. Its research achievements received the Second Prize of the Chongqing Science and Technology Progress Award.