Objective　To explore the differences between the employment quality of graduates ma-joring in Chinese medicine and the demand of employers for providing theoretical reference for improving the employment rate of students in Chinese medicine colleges and universities. Methods　The questionnaire on the employment quality of graduates majoring in traditional Chinese medicine and the needs of employers was designed based on the interviews and literature review. The questionnaire contains the dimensions of knowledge

ability and professional accomplishment

with several observation points in each dimension. Each observation point is measured by Likert 5 points

with 5 being the most important and 1 the least important. During the 2017 campus recruitment period of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

350 questionnaires were issued to the graduates and 312 valid questionnaires were collected through convenient sampling

while 228 questionnaires were issued to the employers and 195 valid were collected. The database was established by using Excel software and the independent sample t test was conducted by using SPSS 22.0. Results　The differences between graduates and employers were statistically significant in academic performance

knowledge structure

internship experience

professional conformity

scientific crea-tivity

experience of student cadres

CET-4 & CET-6 certificate

physical and mental health

honesty and trustworthiness (t=9.016

P=0.022; t=9.498

P=0.000; t=2.303

P=0.031; t=11.000

P=0.000; t=6.815

P=0.000; t=2.208

P=0.035; t=3.565

P=0.041; t=3.066

P=0.005; t=4.441

P=0.036). Conclusion　There is a gap between the employment quality of graduates majoring in traditional Chinese medicine and the demand of employers. Traditional Chinese medicine colleges and universities can improve the employment quality of graduates and promote their successful employment by accelerating the course integration reform

and strengthening the construction of school spirit and credit evaluation system.