Objective:To explore the application effect of "blended learning + flipped classroom" in public elective courses for medical students, and provide reference for the blended construction of related courses.Methods:Totally 229 medical students were selected as research participants, who were taught by "blended learning + flipped classroom". After the courses, the curriculum evaluation questionnaires and focus group interview were used to collect students' evaluation of this course. SPSS 22.0 statistical software was used to make descriptive statistics on the questionnaire data.Results:Totally 98.5% students preferred "blended learning + flipped classroom" teaching mode, and more than 93% students thought this teaching method could improve their learning interest, empathy, understanding and application of knowledge. The results of the qualitative survey extracted two themes, namely "improving learning autonomy" and "expanding comprehensive quality".Conclusion:Perfecting the "blended learning + flipped classroom" teaching mode of the medical public elective courses plays a positive role in improving the learning autonomy and comprehensive quality of medical students and optimizing the learning effect.