Objective To promote the research capability of unde rgraduates. Methods The tutor system has been adopted for the classes of 2012-2015 in the college of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine of Hunan university of Chinese medicine.The open funds in the undergraduates were established in the key discipline advantages resources. The mentors were chosen from the key discipline professor. Research practice was carried out in the Provincial Key Laboratory. Results 8 scientific reports were published in different journal from 10 research groups, including 2 CSCD papers. Survey results...