The First Staff Hospital in the Eastern Suburb of Xi is a national distance education center for hernia clinical medicine, a new technology promotion base for tension-free hernia surgery in China and the United States, and a standardized training base for clinical hernia doctors in Beijing. At the same time, while striving to build a framework for regional cooperation and exchange, the hospital also constantly strengthens international exchanges and cooperation and strives to build an international exchange platform. In June 2006, the hospital established a sister hospital with Shouldice in Canada, and sent experts to the hospital for further study, constantly strengthening the training of professionals and upgrading the technology in line with international standards. 20 1 1 had academic exchanges with the expert group of hernia and abdominal wall of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital and the expert group of National Hernia Repair Training Center of Chinese Medical Association.