The concept of outcome-based education (OBE) combined with STEM education methods can promote the transformation of pharmaceutical education from traditional knowledge transfer to ability training and knowledge application, and can guide teachers to establish a student-centered and ability-oriented education concept. In this study, 22 interns from the Department of Pharmacy of Zhuji People's Hospital from January 2022 to December 2023 were selected as the research subjects. They were divided into a control group and an observation group using a random number table method, with 11 people in each group. The control group adopted a simple pharmacy teaching model; the observation group consisted of 1 pharmacy teaching teacher and 1 clinical teaching teacher, and the pharmacy teaching path teaching method was introduced. The basic theoretical knowledge and practical skills assessment scores, teaching model scores and satisfaction of the two groups of interns were compared. The results showed that the scores of the interns in the observation group were (84.09±6.47) points for basic theoretical knowledge assessment and (89.91±1.47) points for practical skills assessment, which were higher than those in the control group [(77.27±7.56) points and (72.09±3.66) points, respectively], with statistically significant differences (P<0.05); the scores of the interns in the observation group in terms of learning interest, pharmacy professional quality, clinical thinking, pharmacy service ability, and teamwork awareness were higher than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05); the proportion of interns in the observation group who were very satisfied with the teaching methods was significantly higher than that in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). Therefore, we can see that the pharmacy teaching path model based on OBE integrated with STEM education concepts is helpful to improve the assessment scores and pharmacy practice ability of interns, thereby improving the recognition and satisfaction of interns with teaching methods, and the teaching effect is significant.

Liqin Zhou, Huanjie Ma. A Preliminary Study on the Teaching Path of Pharmacy under the Concept of OBE Integrated into STEM Education for Pharmacy Interns. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 6: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2025.070601.

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