加快推进兽医学科“双一流”建设，中国农大动物医学院成立临床兽医学部

Core Viewpoint - The establishment of the Clinical Veterinary Medicine Department at China Agricultural University aims to accelerate the development of a "Double First-Class" veterinary discipline and better serve national strategic needs [1][3]. Group 1: Department Establishment - The Clinical Veterinary Medicine Department will consist of three divisions: Small Animal Medicine, Large Animal Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, along with two teaching bases: China Agricultural University Teaching Animal Hospital and China Agricultural University Animal Medical College - Oriental Horse Teaching Hospital [1]. - The department will not have a defined administrative level and will not increase personnel allocation [1]. Group 2: Leadership - Professor Xia Zhaofei has been appointed as the head of the new department, while Professor Hao Zhihui will serve as the deputy head [1]. - Professor Xia Zhaofei has a long history with the institution, having graduated with a master's and doctoral degree from the same college and has been involved in teaching, research, and clinical veterinary work [1]. - Professor Hao Zhihui has a background in modernizing traditional Chinese veterinary medicine and has been involved in research related to human and animal health [2]. Group 3: Historical Context - The Animal Medical College is one of the oldest colleges at China Agricultural University, with its veterinary discipline tracing back to 1902 [3]. - The veterinary discipline has evolved through various institutional changes, becoming a key A+ discipline under the Ministry of Education's "Double First-Class" initiative [3].