On December 7, the 5^th China Medical Women’s Congress and 6^th China Medical Women’s Association (CMWA) Five Continents Women Science and Technology Award Ceremony was held in Beijing. Present at the opening ceremony were more than 1200 scholars, experts, and representatives from across the country.

　　Bettina Pfleidere, former president of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA), said in her speech that CMWA became a member of MWIA this year at its centenary celebration congress on July 28. She welcomed Chinese medical women to the family of MWIA and hoped they could contribute to the development of medical women worldwide.

　　At the ceremony, Shen Yueyue, President of All-China Women’s Federation, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13^th National People’s Congress, Chinese Academy of Sciences Academician Han Qide, Vice Chairman of the 12^th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Plolitical Consultative Conference, honorary president of China Association for Science and Technology, He Jiesheng, former Minister of Health and honorary president of CMWA, Chinese Academy of Engineering Academician Qiao Jie, President of CMWA and President of Peking University Third Hospital, and Ms Pleidere presented the certificates and cups to 25 winners of the 6^th CMWA Five Continents Women Science and Technology Award, 1 Most Beautiful Family Nationwide, 6 National Women Contribution Examples, and 3 National Women Civilization Post Units.

　　Among others, nine experts from the clinical frontline won the 6^th CMWA Five Continents Women Science and Technology Award: Professor Shen Lin from PKU Cancer Hospital (Scientific Research Management Innovation Award), Professors Chang Xiaohong and Wang Hui from PKU People’s Hospital (Basic Medicine Scientific Research Innovation Award), Professors Zhang Zhuoli, Liu Meilin, and Xiong Hui from PKU First Hospital, Professor Li Huiping from PKU Cancer Hospital, and Professor Huang Yueqin from PKU Sixth Hospital (Clinical Medicine Scientific Research Innovation Award). Xiong Hui represented the 25 awardees to deliver a speech.

　　Group photo of some awardees

　　After the ceremony, Academicians Han Qide, Xia Zhaofan, Chen Xiangmei (from Chinese PLA General Hospital), and Qiao Jie, and Ms Pfleidere made keynote speeches respectively.

　　During the two and a half days of the 5^th China Medical Women’s Congress, subcommittees of national medical women held forums, where experts from PKU clinical hospitals made reports on their scientific research.

　　Written by: Lang Lang

　　Edited by: Liu Xin

　　Source: Office of Publicity