Highlights: ? Medical informatics education in China has grown significantly in that country over the past 10 years. ? Specialty name change and an unclear identity have hampered the visibility of this educational specialty and impeded its development. ? Imbalance in the distribution of degree programs in medical informatics in different disciplines is noted, mainly in information management. ? Uneven distribution of the specialty settings of medical informatics at the various academic levels (bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral). ? Objectives and curriculum design of medical informatics education differ in universities and also in foreign universities and colleges.Abstract: Objective: To outline the history of medical informatics education in the People’s Republic of China, syste….