Construction and High-Quality Development of Forensic Medicine Discipline at Sichuan University.

Abstract

West China Forensic Medicine at Sichuan University (hereinafter referred to as West China Forensic Medicine) has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It is one of the universities that initiated modern forensic medicine in China and one of the six founding institutions of forensic medicine higher education in China. Under the lifelong efforts of its founders, Mr. WU Jia-wen and Mrs. WU Mei-yun, West China Forensic Medicine has developed over three generations and more than seven decades, forming a distinct characteristic of "education as the foundation, research as the essence and identification as the practice". This paper elaborates on the historical evolution and significant development achievements of West China Forensic Medicine in its discipline construction, and in the process of exploring the development achievements of forensic medicine discipline construction. It summarizes experiences and wisdom, providing references and experiences for the future development of the forensic medicine discipline, the continuous improvement of the forensic science level, and the construction of the first-level discipline of forensic medicine in China.