With the culture research value of traditional Chinese medicine（ TCM） was widely recognized

the subject’s connotation better understood

researches more comprehensive

disciplinary teams growing

and the discipline structure basically formed

TCM culture as an independent discipline is established initially. However

there are still many problems

for instance

disciplinary boundaries are unclear

overall research level is not high

the leading role is not well played

the research team needs to be improved

etc. Therefore

strengthening the connotation study

focusing on major theoretical and practical issues

and improving the overall quality of research teams are important for the development of the discipline of TCM culture.