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Thoughts on the reform of pharmacology teaching guided by curriculum ideology and politics

Jiaxi Zhang1,2, Panpan Hu1, Haiyan Wang3, Tianying Xu1

1School of Anesthesiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
2College of Basic Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
3Siping Community Health Service Center of Yangpu District, Shanghai 200092, China.

Address correspondence to: Tianying Xu, Department of Anesthetic Pharmacology, School of Anesthesiology, Naval Medical University, No. 800 Xiangyin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200433, China. E-mail: xty7910@163.com. Haiyan Wang, Siping Community Health Service Center of Yangpu District, No. 39 Tieling Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200092, China. E-mail: 529961919@qq.com.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.61189/210939ujwiwf


Received November 10, 2025; Accepted February 7, 2026; Published June 22, 2026


Highlights

● Problems of curriculum ideology and politics in pharmacology teaching encompass the disconnection between value guidance and knowledge imparting, the insufficient use of diversified teaching methods, and the incomplete resource support system.

● The exploration of the scientific spirit, the strengthening of social responsibility education through the module of drug ethics, and the enrichment of ideological and political teaching content are emphasized.

● The adoption of clinical case teaching and problem-based teaching diversifies teaching methods and enhances the effect of value guidance.

● The development of systematic and digital resources will comprehensively promote teaching application in curriculum ideology and politics.

Abstract

According to the requirements of curriculum-based ideological and political education, pharmacology teaching reform should address the problems existing in the traditional model, such as the disconnection between value guidance and knowledge transmission, single teaching methodology, and inadequate resource support. Specific pathways for reform implementation are proposed in this paper. Specifically, it involves identifying ideological and political elements by scientifically integrating education on the scientific spirit and social responsibility into topics such as the history of drug development, pharmacological mechanisms, and drug safety evaluation; analyzing the relationship between medical ethics and public health to construct modules addressing drug ethics; proposing the use of case-based clinical teaching and designing problem-oriented teaching scenarios to help students cultivate humanistic care in professional decision-making. Additionally, supplementary support resources such as micro-lecture videos, graphic manuals, and ideological case repositories will be created to establish a comprehensive support system.

Keywords: Curriculum ideology and politics, Pharmacology teaching, Teaching reforms

Cite

Zhang JX, Hu PP, Wang HY, Xu TY. Thoughts on the reform of pharmacology teaching guided by curriculum ideology and politics. Prog Med Educ. 2026 Jun; 2 (1): 57-63. doi: 10.61189/210939ujwiwf

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