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. 

Key words: Parasitology, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, International student, Teaching practice

摘要： 为推进中外学生趋同化教育，南京医科大学针对来华内外全科医学学士（Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery，MBBS）教育留学生设计了寄生虫学选修课——《宿敌化盟友》，并采用研究型教学方法对31名留学生进行授课。该课程包括寄生虫相关知识、科研基本知识和技能、科研进展前沿专题3部分内容，考核内容包括课程签到、课堂活动参与度及科研汇报3个方面。课程考核结果显示，2018—2021、2022级和2023级分别有100.0%（8/8）、81.8%（9/11）和83.3%（10/12）的学生总得分≥ 80分，3个年级学生中位得分（四分位间距）［M（QR）］分别为91.1（7.0）、90.8（5.7）分和90.8（5.7）分，差异无统计学意义（H = 0.04，P > 0.05）。此外，采用李克特量表以问卷调查的方式调查31名MBBS教育留学生对该课程的学习兴趣以及对课程实用性、重要性的评价，共回收27份有效问卷，问卷回收率为87.1%。问卷调查结果显示，2018—2021、2022级和2023级学生问卷总得分M（QR）分别为7.0（0.8）、6.4（1.4）、6.0（1.1）分，差异无统计学意义（H = 2.64，P > 0.05）。以上结果表明，该选修课提升了MBBS教育留学生对寄生虫学学科的学习兴趣及其自主学习、团队合作、创新思维等方面的能力。

关键词: 寄生虫学, 内外全科医学学士, 留学生, 教学实践