Rheumatology and Immunology

The Department of Rheumatology and Immunology is the earliest-established rheumatology specialty in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with the strongest talent structure, the largest number of beds, the highest outpatient volume, and the largest number of referrals of critically ill patients with complex and difficult diseases. It currently has 100 beds and is a research and disease prevention and treatment institution for rheumatic and immune diseases integrating medical care, teaching, and scientific research. The department has a total of 72 medical, technical, and nursing staff, including 26 physicians, 6 laboratory technicians, 1 departmental secretary, and 39 nursing staff.

All physicians hold master’s degrees or above, including 13 with doctoral degrees. The department has 14 staff members with senior professional titles, 16 with intermediate professional titles, 5 master’s supervisors, and 1 doctoral supervisor. One staff member is recognized as a Grassland Talent of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a 321 First-Tier talent, and an Expert with Outstanding Contributions to the Autonomous Region.

The specialty is a National Standardized Residency Training Base, a National Rheumatology Data Center-certified base (CRDC), a member institution of the Chinese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Collaborative Research Group (CSTAR), a core member institution of the Chinese Rheumatoid Arthritis Direct Reporting Initiative (CREDIT), a standing council member institution of the National Rheumatology Medical Consortium Alliance, a National Clinical Drug Trial Base, a key discipline of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and a Grassland Talent Team of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, among other honors and distinctions.

The department has independent specialized clinical and research laboratories. It is home to the Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease Pathogenesis and Immunodiagnosis of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Key Laboratory of Autoimmunity and Rheumatic Diseases of Inner Mongolia Medical University, and the CRDC-certified Demonstration Center for Laboratory Diagnostic Quality Control and Training in Rheumatic and Immune Diseases of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The total value of the laboratory’s various instruments and equipment exceeds 10 million, providing the conditions for conducting a wide range of clinical tests and research projects. More than 80 types of autoantibodies can be detected, making it currently the most comprehensive laboratory in the region for immunological testing of rheumatic diseases.

The department can diagnose and treat rheumatic and immune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, Sjögren’s syndrome, gout, spondyloarthropathies, and vasculitis, and admits critically ill patients with acute, complex, and severe immune-related diseases.