PROFESSOR CHEN MINZHANG, M.D.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: December 2, 1931
Place of Birth: Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
Marital Status: Married
Wife: Li Jiaxi, Scientist
Children: Three (two daughters and one son)
TITLE AND MAILING ADDRESS
Minister of Public Health
44 Hou Hai Bei Yan, Beijing 100725,
People’s Republic of China
Professor, Peking Union Medical College
Researcher, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
EDUCATION
Medical College, Universite de L’Aurora, September 1949 to August 1952
Shanghai Second Medical College, September 1952 to August 1955
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Minister of Public Health, People’s Republic of China, April 1987-present
Vice Minister of Public Health, People’s Republic of China, September, 1984-1987
Professor and researcher, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1983-present
Vice Chairman, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee, 1987-present
Chairman, 38th Regional Committee Meeting for the Western Pacific of the World Health Organization, September 1987-September 1988
President, the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization, May 1989-May 1990
Director, Clinic Medicine, Institute of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1983 March-1984 September
Vice President, the Capital Medical College (Peking Union Medical College), 1980 December-1983 February
Associate researcher, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1977-1983
Deputy Chief, the Internal Medicine Department, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital, 1965-1983
Visiting Physician, PUMC Hospital, 1960-1965
Chief Resident, PUMC Hospital, 1959-1960
Resident Physician, PUMC Hospital, 1956-1959
Resident Physician, Shanghai Guangoi Hospital (Teaching Hospital) Shanghai Second Medical College, 1956-1955
HONOURS
Award, National Science Congress 1978
WHO Health-for-All Gold Medal and Citation Awarded by the Director-General, World Health Organization in February of 1992 for outstanding contributions in developing China’s Medical and Health Services.
Doctor of Letters (literature), Honoris Causa, conferred by the Thomas Jefferson University of the United States, May 1991.
ACADEMIC SOCIETIES
Vice Chairman, the First Digestive Disease Society of Chinese Medical Association, 1977-1982
Chief, Endoscope Group and member of the Standing Committee of the Second Digestive Disease Society of Chinese Medical Association, 1982-1987
Vice Chairman, the 13th Beijing Branch of Chinese Medical Association, 1983-1988
Vice President, Chinese Medical Association, 1984-1989
President, Chinese Medical Association, 1989-present
Honorary Chairman, Beijing Branch of Chinese Medical Association, 1989-present
Honorary Chairman, the Society of Digestive Endoscopy, Chinese Medical Association, 1991-present
Member, Internal Medicine Steering Group of the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Public Health, People’s Republic of China, 1980-1987
President, China Leprosy Association, 1989-present
Member, the National Science and Technology Association, China 1987-1991
Member, Appraisal Committee on Academic Degree of the State Council, 1988-present
Vice Chairman, the National Appraisal Committee for the Award on Advanced Science and Technology, 1985-present
Member, the National Appraisal Committee for the Award on Inventing New Product, 1987-present
ACADEMIC SPECIALTY
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy.