Triumph! Our Students Clinch First Prize in Rehabilitation Therapy at 2025 Jiangsu Provincial Vocational Skills Competition

On April 13, 2025, the 2025 Jiangsu Provincial Vocational College Skills Competition, featuring the Rehabilitation Therapy event under the Higher Vocational Medical and Health Track, concluded successfully at Suzhou Vocational Health College. Hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, and organized by SVHC, the competition drew 15 teams from vocational colleges across the province. After two days of intense competition, Chen Yang, Ge Jialing, and Sun Fengjie, Students majoring in Rehabilitation Therapy from SVHC, secured the top spot of the first prize in the student category with their exceptional professional skills, teamwork, and composure. Their advisors, Bai Jiali and Yuan Mengzhe, were honored as “Outstanding Instructors”.

Aligned with China’s “Healthy China” strategy, the event aimed to enhance practical competencies and professional quality among medical and health students, drive the “Five-Golden-Pillar” infrastructure development in rehabilitation programs, and foster innovation in vocational education. The competition has innovated and reformed based on the past experiences, prioritizing hands-on skills and comprehensive capabilities of the contestants, emphasizing real rehabilitation scenarios or work situations.

The School of Clinical Medicine meticulously prepared for the event, with the Rehabilitation Department conducting intensive training sessions during breaks and holidays to refine techniques and bolster contestants’ enthusiasm and confidence. During the preparation period for the competition, school leaders provided guidance to the participating teachers and students multiple times, offering warm greetings and encouragement. This greatly stimulated the enthusiasm and confidence of the teachers and students, fully supporting them and creating a favorable preparation environment for the competition teams, helping them devote themselves wholeheartedly to the preparation.

This victory exemplifies our educational philosophy of “promoting teaching, learning, program development, and reform through competitions”. By integrating skill contests with daily instruction, curriculum upgrades, and faculty training, we continue to further optimize the professional curriculum, strengthen practical teaching components, enhance students' professional skills and comprehensive quality, deepen the integration of industry and education, and cultivate more high-quality healthcare talents who meet the demands.