On March 29, 2024, the 27th session of the Young Scholars Association (YSA) activity was successfully held in the second-floor Radiobiology Conference Room at the School of Public Health, Jilin University. This exchange was conducted under the framework of the Ministry of Education's Joint Construction Project for High-Level Public Health Schools between Jilin University and Xinjiang Medical University, and was held in a hybrid format (online and offline). More than 30 faculty members and students from our School and the School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University participated, and the event was hosted by YSA President Yang Shuman.

This exchange activity invited Associate Professor Bai Wei from the Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics at our School to share her research under the theme "Suicidality and Quality of Life in Clinically Stable Patients with Severe Mental Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic," presenting the suicide rates and quality of life of clinically stable psychiatric patients during COVID-19, and introducing the experimental design and statistical methods applied in her research. Young scholars from both schools subsequently engaged in lively discussions around Associate Professor Bai Wei's research and expressed anticipation for further collaboration. This activity promoted young scholars' understanding and in-depth discussion of the quality of life and related epidemiology of psychiatric patients, and also provided a platform for better future exchanges and cooperation between the two schools.

Young Scholars Association, School of Public Health, Jilin University
April 7, 2024