Leveraging the platform of non-affiliated hospitals for exploring new ways of teaching cooperation with university and hospital

In order to solve the prominent problem between rapidly extended scale of modern higher medical education and the shortage of clinical teaching resources of affiliated hospitals in our country, it is necessary to fully play the huge potential of general hospitals which are not affiliated to university. How to strengthen teaching cooperation between medical schools and non-affiliated hospitals, according to the principle of ＂resource sharing, complementary advantages＂, and subsequently promote common sustainable development of both sides, is an important subject the medical education managers are facing. This context provides a summary of the exploration and practice, taking the People＇ s Hospital of Zhengzhou as an example to be the non-affiliated hospital of Southern Medical University and the Xinxiang Medical College. It has gained a positive effect. Key words: Non-affiliated hospital;  Clinical teaching;  Cooperation with university and hospital ;  Exploration