On the morning of September 27th at 9:00, the inauguration ceremony of 2020 and the openning ceremony for Nanshan Class was held in ZMU. The attendees Included He Zhixu, Secretary of the school party committee, Liu Jianguo, Deputy Secretary of the party committee and President, Professor Sun Baoqing from Guangdong Zhong Nanshan Medical Foundation and Guangzhou Medical University, Professor Zhong Weide from South China University of Technology, Zhao Junsong, Deputy Director of the Youth Development Service Center of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Cai Shanjun, Deputy Secretary of the school party committee, Li Zhengxu, Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee, Vice President Li Chunming, Party Committee Members and Vice Presidents Wang Dali and Ge Zhenglong, Guizhou Provincial Committee Vice Chairman of the China Democratic League and Director of the Academic Affairs Department and so on.

The Zhuhai Campus attended the meeting via video conference. Wang Zizheng, Deputy Secretary of the party committee and Secretary of the Zhuhai Campus, and Liu Daishun, Party Committee Member and Vice President and Director of the Management Committee of the Zhuhai Campus, attended the meeting via video conference.

Cai Shanjun, Deputy Secretary of the party committee, presided over the meeting.

The opening ceremony began with the majestic national anthem.

Recipient of the Medal of the Republic, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhong Nanshan, sent a video message to the students of Nanshan Class, welcoming the new students who aspire to pursue a medical career. He mentioned that Zunyi Medical University is the first medical undergraduate institution established after the victory of the Chinese Communist Party in the anti-Japanese war. It has a profound cultural heritage and a distinct red gene, and has made important contributions to the training of medical talents and the development of medical and health care in Guizhou Province. The establishment of Nanshan Class is a major initiative to carry out the talent development plan of the Ministry of Education's "Six Excellence and One Top" and to promote the training of outstanding doctors, scientific workers, and managers with innovative capabilities in clinical practice. Academician Zhong Nanshan emphasized that a true hero serves the nation and the people, and a great doctor relieves the suffering of the world. In the wave of the world's technological revolution and the process of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the students are the future hope of the development of the country's medical and health care industry. Therefore, they should dream of the future, brave the waves, dare to shoulder responsibilities, be at the forefront of the times, and aspire to be a new generation capable of fulfilling the great mission of the nation. He encouraged the students to work tirelessly to realize the dream of serving the country with strong medical power.

President Liu Jianguo gave a speech at the meeting. On behalf of the school's party committee and administration, he extended a warm welcome to the new students of the class of 2020 and expressed sincere thanks and deep respect to Academician Zhong Nanshan and the heroic anti-epidemic fighters. He pointed out that Academician Zhong Nanshan has long been concerned about and supported the development of medical education in Guizhou. With the strong support of Academician Zhong and Guangzhou Medical University, our school's first clinical medicine major, Nanshan Class, has been successfully launched. President Liu Jianguo encouraged the students to learn from the courageous medical predecessors, to study professional knowledge and skills seriously, to cultivate the habit of reading, and to constantly improve their personal qualities of being knowledgeable and eloquent. Besides, students should always be grateful, not opportunistic, and pay attention to cultivating a sense of teamwork. They should also set clear goals, be down-to-earth, and take every step towards success.

Professor Sun Baoqing from Guangzhou Medical University once again conveyed the blessings and greetings of Academician Zhong Nanshan. She pointed out that Zunyi Medical University has a profound red cultural background. The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic this year has posed severe challenges to the medical and health care systems worldwide, and many outstanding anti-epidemic medical workers have emerged across the country. Medicine is a noble and glorious cause. Guangzhou Medical University has carried out in-depth strategic cooperation with Zunyi Medical University, mainly to introduce the spirit of Nanshan into the clinical medicine major, cultivate outstanding medical talents, and help accelerate the innovative development of Zunyi Medical University. Professor Sun Baoqing emphasized that great spirits inspire great power, and great power creates great causes. She encouraged the students to inherit the red gene, cultivate a sense of patriotism and innovation, and devote their lifelong efforts to the development of the country's medicine and health care and the physical and mental health of humanity.

School Party Secretary He Zhixu delivered a concluding speech. On behalf of the school's party committee and administration, he expressed sincere thanks to Academician Zhong Nanshan, as well as the leaders and teachers from all sectors of society who care and support the school's development, and extended a warm welcome to the students of the class of 2020 and Nanshan Class. Secretary He Zhixu pointed out that this year, the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, Academician Zhong Nanshan once again took on the task and made great contributions to the fight against the epidemic in China and the world. His perseverance in seeking truth and his noble medical ethics have always inspired all teachers and students of the school. He emphasized that in recent years, under the strong leadership of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government and with the great support from experts such as Academician Zhong Nanshan, the school's various undertakings have developed rapidly and breakthroughs have been made in many fields. Secretary He Zhixu encouraged the students to become inheritors of the Zunyi Medical Spirit and, in their future studies and work, promote the great spirit of epidemic prevention, establish a strong patriotic spirit and profound patriotic feelings, and aspire to contribute to the development of the country, society, and medical and health care.

Speeches by Teachers and Student Representatives Oath of All New Students

Professor Jiang Zhixia, a leader in the national front-line medical staff fighting against the epidemic and dean of the Nursing College, delivered a speech as the representative of the teachers. She encouraged the students to work hard, learn professional knowledge, master professional skills, and realize their dreams at Zunyi Medical University.

Graduate representative Zhang Yixin, Nanshan Class representative Yu Yin, and Zhuhai Campus student representative Liu Xingyu delivered speeches, expressing their determination to remember the teachers' instructions, cultivate solid skills, and shine in their youth.

Under the leadership of Zhang Jun, the Captain of the sixth batch of medical teams from Guizhou Province supporting Hubei, all freshmen took part in a solemn medical student oath ceremony. During the ceremony, He Zhixu, the Secretary of the School Party Committee, presented the mentor certificates to Professor Zhong Weide, and Liu Jianguo, the President, presented appointment letters to Professor Sun Baoqing, the part-time head teacher of Nanshan class, as well as to Shao Zhujian, the head teacher, and Li Xue, the counselor. Professor Sun Baoqing and President Liu Jianguo signed a donation agreement on behalf of the Guangdong Province Zhong Nanshan Medical Foundation and Zunyi Medical University, with the foundation donating 2 million yuan to the university. After the donation ceremony, Professor Sun Baoqing and President Liu Jianguo jointly presented certificates for the Zhong Nanshan Medical Foundation scholarship to student representatives of the Nanshan class.

President Liu Jianguo initiated the opening ceremony of military training and awarded instructor appointments.

After the ceremony, Professor Zhong Weide delivered the first lecture of the school year to all freshmen.

Draft | Zhang Zailei

Photography | Juehong Zhai, Xiaoqiong Zhang

Editing | Tang Wei, Reviewer | Li Jun, Luoyang, Fu Yangong