Abstract: A team of foreign and Chinese experts authorized by the Ministry of Education conducted a pilot accreditation of medical education of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in late March. It was the first to be conducted according to China Standards in Basic Medical Education (Tri-al). The present paper gives an account of the process of this accreditation, preparations and follow-up ac-tions taken by the university and proposes recommendations for standardizing accreditation of medical schools in China.