Abstract: The Internal Teaching Quality Assurance System (ITQCS) is the core of the overall teaching quality assurance system for higher education institutions. Different colleges and universities have adopted distinct thought frames and actions to build their own ITQCS, and China Medical University took the “chain” construction path, strengthened the teaching quality standards, measures of self-monitoring and evaluation, management regulations and supervising think-tank, the four key elements of the ITQCS. Through years of practice, we have constructed the ITQCS with clear characteristic, high-working efficiency, and strived to continuously enhance its inner vitalities fueled with research and innovation.

Key words: internal teaching quality assurance, standards, surveillance, evaluation, supervision