About the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Founded in 1956, the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine is one of the earliest established traditional Chinese medical institutions for higher learning in China. It plays a key role in higher education directly made the supervision of the Education Ministry of China. It is also the only established TCM institution to be incorporated into the “211 Project” among TCM University and colleges in China.
Presently, the University consists of a School of Preclinical Medicine, Chinese Materia Medica, Acupuncture, Moxibustion & Tuina , Administration, Traditional Chinese Nursing, Distance Education, Continuing Studies, Chinese Clinical Medicine, an International School as well as a Department of Humanities & Social Science and a Department of Chinese Medicine for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.
There are 9 majors in the University including Chinese Medicine, Chinese Materia Medica, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Acupuncture, Moxibustion & Tuina, Public Industry Management (Health Industry Management), Business Administration (Chinese Herbal Medicine Business Management), Traditional Chinese Nursing, 
Medical English and Law (related to medicine). The 7-year program of the Chinese Medicine major includes 9 training classes geared towards different disciplines such as traditional Chinese clinical medicine, clinical research, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, acupuncture and tuina oriented towards the international exchange.
BUCM has a distinguished and elite teaching faculty. Over the last 53 years, BUCM has successfully trained more than 300,000 domestic TCM professionals, and 13,000 overseas professionals from 87 countries and regions. It ranks foremost among TCM schools in China in the following aspects: educational level, course concept and development, scientific research, medical treatment and international cooperation etc. As of September 2009, there are 23,262 students enrolled.
The University is among the first traditional Chinese medical institutions to establish the Ph.D. program and post-doctoral research stations, with 3 post-doctorate stations in Chinese Medicine and two major training hospitals in the City of Beijing.
In recent years, the university has established 40 cooperative projects with 22 countries and regions, such as Harvard University (USA), Middlesex University (UK), Sydney University (Australia), and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).
The University publishes state-level, first-class academic periodicals entitled Journal of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Journal of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine-Clinical Edition and Traditional Chinese Medicine Education. .
北京中医药大学简介
北京中医药大学创建于1956年，是新中国最早成立的高等中医院校之一，是唯一进入国家“211工程”建设的高等中医药院校，是国家教育部直属的重点大学，也是由教育部、卫生部、国家中医药管理局共建的高等院校。
学校现设有基础医学院、中药学院、针灸学院、管理学院、护理学院、人文学院、第一临床医学院、第二临床医学院、第三临床医学院、国际学院、继续教育学院、远程教育学院、台港澳中医学部、高职部等教学机构。学校致力于构建面向新世纪的以高层次教育为主的人才培养体系，目前设有中医学、中药学、制药工程、针灸推拿学、公共事业管理、工商管理、护理学、英语（医学）、法学（医药卫生）9个本科专业。其中中医学七年制含中医科研方向、中医临床方向、中医骨伤方向、中西医结合方向、中药方向、针灸推拿方向、针推康复方向、针推对外交流方向、医院管理方向9个培养方向班。
截至2009年底，学校各类在校生总数为23262人，其中全日制在校生总数为10660；研究生占全日制在校生比例为28.9%；境外学生占全日制在校生的比例为16.6%。
学校是全国中医药院校中首批建立博士学科点和博士后科研流动站的单位之一，中医学、中药学、中西医结合医学3个一级学科均具有博士学位授予权，并均设有博士后科研工作流动站。
学校现有一级学科国家重点学科2个，涵盖二级学科国家重点学科15个，另有国家中医药管理局重点学科21个，北京市重点学科5个，重点学科建设在全国中医药院校中保持领先地位。
学校现有教育部重点实验室2个，北京市重点实验室2个，国家中医药管理局重点研究室9个，国家中医药管理局三级（最高级）实验室14个，是国家理科基础科学研究和教学人才培养基地、国家生命科学与技术人才培养基地，建设有教育部中药制药与新药开发关键技术工程中心、中医药现代化网上合作研究中心、中药材规范化生产工程中心、国家大学科技园（与北京师范大学共建）。
创办于1958年的附属东直门医院是学校临床教学及医疗、科研基地。经过半个世纪的艰苦创业，已经发展成为一所医教研力量雄厚、科室齐全、设备完善、综合服务能力强并具有中医专科专病特色的综合性三级甲等医院。1999年开业的附属东方医院已建设成环境优美、布局合理、设备先进、人才优化、管理科学、医疗水平一流、中医特色突出、具有综合服务功能的三级甲等医院。2006年，北京冶金医院正式划转北京中医药大学，成为学校第三附属医院。
建校50多年来，北京中医药大学以继承和弘扬祖国医学为己任，已为国家培养了30000余名高级中医药专业人才，为世界87个国家和地区培养了13000余名中医药专门人才。近年来，先后与22个国家和地区的58所知名大学和研究机构建立了良好的合作关系。并且与解放军总医院、解放军302医院建立了合作关系，开辟了军地合作的新领域，构建了军地合作的新模式。
学校主办有国家一级学术期刊《北京中医药大学学报》、《北京中医药大学学报（中医临床版）》和《中医教育》杂志，是中医药学术交流的重要园地。