Due to the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, we reflect on the optimization of teaching content and the guidance to deep learning, from the perspective of TCM teaching research. We believe that it's necessary to pay attention to the overall integration of TCM theories, academic researching, and clinical practicing when teaching. By excavating and sorting out the knowledge system of TCM, a clear conceptual pedigree of academic inheritance is constructed. In the teaching of traditional Chinese pharmacy, we should integrate the reconsideration and multi-dimensional research on the theory of medicinal properties, and make preparations for the development of Chinese medicine in a new direction through the cross-integration of various disciplines.

Cultivation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) classic clinical thinking and its application are essential for the improvement of clinical competency of TCM students. At present, it has a low proportion of students who can skillfully use classic theories and prescriptions. Therefore, the formation of TCM classics teaching model and method which can effectively improve the ability of TCM classic thinking and practical application has become a strong help to improve students' competency. On the basis of clearly transforming the application of TCM classic clinical thinking into teaching goal, the reform of TCM classic teaching increases the guidance of skill knowledge and values by adjusting the proportion of teaching content and developing "classic morning reading", enhance the guidance of skills and values and consolidate the mastery of memorial knowledge, and adopts progressive three-stage classic teaching method with "bisection classroom" as the core at the same time. The results show that students' ability of memorizing and applying TCM classics has been obviously improved, and their clinical competency has been improved to a certain extent, achieving satisfactory results.