The department of respiratory disease is one of the disciplines ratified to confer master's degree by the state, the discipline of prominent medical service of Shaanxi, the institute of the state drug clinical trails, the chairman unit of respiratory tubercle branch of Shaanxi medical institute and vice-chairman unit of respiratory discipline of PLA. It is consisted of 2 wards with 80 beds, lab of hypersensitive response diseases, lab of lung function and blood gas detection, lab of bronchoscope, ICU ward and lab of respiratory disease. It is the unit which has advanced respiratory care techniques and equipment in Shaanxi province and northwest China region. There are 8 professors and associate professors and 16 staff with doctoral or master's degree. So far, more than 20 research projects of state, military and provincial level, and over 30 candidates for doctoral or master's degree have graduated. They won one first prize and two second prizes of Advances in Science and Technology Award of PLA, and awards of Science and Technology, Medical Service of Shaanxi province.