Practice and effectiveness of the optional parasitology curriculum Two Sides of the Same Coin in Parasitic Diseases among international students for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery program
10.16250/j.32.1915.2024181
- VernacularTitle:寄生虫学选修课《宿敌化盟友》在留学生内外全科 医学学士教育中的实践及效果
- Author:
Donghui ZHANG
1
;
Lu CHEN
2
;
Zhipeng XU
2
;
Minjun JI
2
;
Lin CHEN
2
Author Information
1. Department of Teaching Management, School of Teaching Affairs, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
2. Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Parasitology;
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery;
International student;
Teaching practice
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2025;37(3):310-315
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To promote convergence education among national and international students, Nanjing Medical University designed an optional curriculum Two Sides of the Same Coin in Parasitic Diseases among international students for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program, and a research-based teaching method was employed to teach 31 international students. This curriculum contained three parts, including parasitology-related knowledge, basic knowledge and skills of scientific research, and frontier topics in scientific research advances, and the assessment contents included course sign-in, classroom activity participation and scientific research presentation. Curriculum evaluation showed 100.0% (8/8) of students in batch 2018—2021, 81.8% (9/11) in batch 2022, and 83.3% (10/12) in batch 2023 with a total score of 80 points and higher, with median scores (interquartile range) of 91.1 (7.0), 90.8 (5.7) points and 90.8 (5.7) points, respectively (H = 0.04, P > 0.05). In addition, a questionnaire survey was performed with a Likert scale to assess the interests in curriculum learning, and the curriculum practicality and importance among 31 international students, and a total of 27 valid questionnaires were recovered, with a recovery rate of 87.1%. Questionnaire survey showed that the median total scores (interquartile range) were 7.0 (0.8) points among batch 2018—2021 students, 6.4 (1.4) points among batch 2022 students and 6.0 (1.1) points among batch 2023 students (H = 2.64, P > 0.05). Collectively, these data demonstrate that this optional curriculum improves the interests in parasitology learning of the international students for MBBS program, as well as their capability of self-directed learning, teamwork and innovative.
