The Second Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University's Department of General Surgery is a National Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project, a key specialty designated by the Jilin Provincial Health Department, a key laboratory unit of the Jilin Provincial Health Department, the Jilin Provincial Medical Quality Control Center for General Surgical Diseases, the Jilin Provincial Continuing Medical Education Training Base for General Surgery, the Jilin Provincial Laparoscopic Training Center for General Surgery, the vice-chairperson unit of the Jilin Provincial Medical Association, the Diagnosis and Treatment Center for General Surgical Diseases of Jilin University, a component unit of the Jilin University-University of Georgia Joint Research Center for Systems Biology, and a key department of The Second Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University.
With well-defined departmental planning and development direction, the specialty adheres to the principles of "patient-centered care" and "quality is life." The professional development focus is on enhancing the diagnosis and treatment capabilities for general surgical diseases, improving comprehensive specialty service levels, and prioritizing the minimally invasive treatment of general surgical diseases based on the principle of "functional surgery." Since being approved as a National Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project in 2012, the department has undergone organizational reforms and specialized subdivisions into five major specialties: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Hernia Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, and Breast Surgery. Each subspecialty is fully staffed with a reasonable structure in terms of professional titles, age, and educational background. The nurse-to-physician ratio is 2:1, enabling the department to handle various complex and critical cases in general surgery. Each specialty is led by influential figures in domestic and provincial academic circles, boasting strong technical expertise, with physicians at all levels proficient in corresponding techniques.
Leveraging the advantages of the National Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project platform, the chairperson unit of the Jilin Provincial General Surgery Quality Control Center, and the vice-chairperson unit of the Jilin Provincial Medical Association, the department has established a multidisciplinary (MDT) comprehensive diagnosis and treatment system for general surgical diseases led by key specialties. This system involves collaboration among various disciplines, including general surgery, radiation oncology, medical oncology, radiology, endoscopy, and pathology, facilitating resource sharing, complementary strengths, and joint research. A preliminary platform for multidisciplinary consultations and collaborative research has been established. In recent years, by sending key personnel from each subspecialty to renowned domestic and international hospitals for advanced training, technical skills have been enhanced, and the core strength of the specialty team has been built. Multidisciplinary consultations are conducted for critical and severe patients, and an MDT platform involving experts from within and outside the hospital has been established and improved. A medical quality evaluation system and an individual performance assessment system have been implemented to strengthen medical quality control. The department organizes relevant experts to regularly visit grassroots hospitals, jointly promoting popular science knowledge and conducting regular awareness campaigns on common diseases, thereby overall improving the prevention and control level of general surgical diseases in the province.
The goal of specialty construction is to establish a comprehensive key specialty in general surgery characterized by "functional surgery," with broad international vision, keen innovative awareness, significant regional influence, and high informatization. It aims to integrate prevention, diagnosis, treatment, scientific research, teaching, and training into one, becoming a nationally and internationally renowned diagnosis and treatment center for general surgical diseases, a teaching and training center, an information exchange center, a scientific research攻坚 center, and a health education center.
