Integrated Chinese and western medicine is a unique medical system in China, which has a strategic position in our country's medical and health care system and is a driving force in the future development of medical science. After nearly 70 years of development, the discipline of integrated Chinese and western medicine has formed a clinical system, a scientific research system, and a talent training system, but there are also shortcomings. In terms of scientific research and disciplinary development, there are relatively few funding projects and corresponding research result in this discipline, and a complete disciplinary system has not been formed. In terms of clinical service, the service scopes urgently need to be expanded, diagnosis and treatment protocols in this discipline need to be increased, and service models need to be improved. In terms of talent cultivation, there is still a serious shortage. One method to solve these problems is crossing innovation between traditional Chinese and western medicine. Clinical evidence is essential for the development of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine and for improving the accessibility of medical services. Interdisciplinary talent is the foundation for future development. We should strengthen the top-level design of interdisciplinary research between Chinese and western medicine to promote theoretical innovation, obtain high-level clinical evidence to improve the efficacy and expand the scope of clinical services in integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, and cultivate talent in various subdisciplines of integrated Chinese and western medicine through system and mechanism reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]