Fundamentals of Medicine and Pharmacy is a multidisciplinary foundational course for students majoring in pharmaceutical engineering and biopharmacy majors that integrates human anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology. After the integration, the course faced challenges such as a bulky knowledge system, compressed class hours, weak self-directed learning, and an assessment dominated by a single final examination. Guided by curriculum-based ideological and political education, this study rebuilt the teaching content into four modules organized around the thread of “organ system-disease-drug”, combined several teaching methods under a BOPPPS classroom structure, and converted faculty research on how active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine regulate intestinal mucosal immunity via gut microbiota into a demonstration case for the classroom. A diversified assessment system combining formative and summative evaluation was established, with value-oriented performance included as an assessment dimension. Recent practice has shown that students develop clearer knowledge frameworks, demonstrate stronger classroom engagement, and that a virtuous cycle between teaching and research has emerged. The reform offers a practical path toward integrating knowledge transmission, competence cultivation, and value shaping in pharmaceutical engineering education.

Jing Zheng. Construction of a Modular Teaching System and Diversified Assessment Reform for the Fundamentals of Medicine and Pharmacy Course. Frontiers in Educational Research (2026), Vol. 9, Issue 10: 16-22. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2026.091003.

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