> Parasitology is concerned with prokaryotic life forms and eukaryotic groups, in addition to the vast array of metazoan parasites. A general understanding of parasitology must involve the complexities of evolutionary biology (e.g., host-parasite relationship), biochemistry (e.g., alterations in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle), physiology (e.g., infective transmission and pathology), ecology (e.g., host biogeography), clinical features and laboratory diagnosis (e.g., microscopic and molecular). Furthermore, parasites are etiological agents of some of the greatest public health problems in human history and therefore, future disease experts and medical professionals must have a strong foundation in this field (1,2).
> Active learning strategies are potential for developing critical and higher order thinking skills among students (3). In addition, students can apply the scientific method to broad questions, improve their problem-solving skills and encourage more broadscale scientific concepts. Furthermore, students have more freedom to develop alternative ways of solutions to real-life situations that are in line with these scientific methods.
Parasitology, Active learning, Inqury-based, Integrate Lecture-Lab, Flipped-Classroom
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