To further advance the Ministry of Education's pilot program for undergraduate education reform, known as Plan 101, and to address the critical issues in the training model for pharmaceutical professionals through targeted curriculum reform, the second preparatory meeting for the construction of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Plan 101 was held at the Jiangning Campus of our university. The meeting was attended by over 60 experts, including Professor Haiping Hao, President of China Pharmaceutical University; Professor Wenbing Yao, Chairman of the Pharmacy Education Steering Committee of Higher Education Institutions under the Ministry of Education and Professor at China Pharmaceutical University; and Professor Yong Yang, Vice President of China Pharmaceutical University. Experts from institutions such as Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Fudan University, Sichuan University, Peking University, and Zhejiang University were also present. The meeting was chaired by Professor Yong Yang, Vice President of China Pharmaceutical University.
President Haiping Hao delivered a special report on the work plan for the Pharmaceutical Sciences Plan 101, outlining the project's construction requirements, progress, challenges, and the next steps. He emphasized that Plan 101 is an open, long-term, and pioneering initiative, with this phase of the core element reforms being particularly innovative and groundbreaking. He urged all participating units to clearly define their responsibilities, maintain confidence, and work together to embrace the transformative changes in pharmaceutical education. The Plan 101 construction plan, according to President Hao, requires repeated discussions and consensus-building. He called on all involved units to leverage their strengths, mobilize resources, pool wisdom, and stimulate innovation to actively participate in the construction of core courses, textbooks, faculty, and practical training, while deeply integrating these efforts into faculty development, practical teaching, and digital education reform.
Following President Hao’s presentation, the attending experts engaged in discussions on the top-level design, training objectives, and the four core elements of Plan 101. They agreed that the implementation of Plan 101 is a crucial task for innovatively restructuring China's undergraduate pharmaceutical education system. The plan should be aligned with the new drug development chain and integrated with international pharmaceutical education resources to comprehensively enhance the quality of undergraduate pharmaceutical education. This alignment will also meet the needs of the Healthy China strategy by supplying the country with highly qualified pharmaceutical professionals. The experts expressed their commitment to strengthening collaboration, deepening discussions, and jointly advancing the development of curricula, textbooks, practical projects, and faculty teams.
In his remarks, Professor Wenbing Yao, Chairman of the Pharmacy Education Steering Committee, emphasized the importance of aiming for world-class pharmaceutical education. He called for careful consideration of issues related to curriculum reform, interdisciplinary faculty development, and the construction and composition of core courses within Plan 101. He highlighted the significance of the plan's four core elements and offered constructive suggestions for future work.
Concluding the meeting, President Haiping Hao reiterated the need for all units to reach a high level of ideological consensus, recognize the importance of Plan 101, and work together to address the common challenges in pharmaceutical education and improve the quality of talent training. He urged all parties to approach the construction of Plan 101 with a strong sense of responsibility and determination, accelerating the establishment of a training mechanism conducive to the growth of pharmaceutical talent and forming a Chinese model for pharmaceutical education.
