Effect of a Flipped Classroom on Knowledge Acquisition and Retention in an Internal Medicine Residency Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The flipped classroom is a teaching approach with strong evidence for effectiveness in undergraduate medical education. Objective data for its implementation in graduate medical education are limited.

Objective

We assessed the efficacy of the flipped classroom compared with standard approaches on knowledge acquisition and retention in residency education.

Methods

During academic year 2016-2017, 63 medical interns in a large academic internal medical residency program on their ambulatory block were randomized to a flipped classroom or standard classroom during a 6-hour cardiovascular prevention curriculum. The primary outcome was performance on a 51-question knowledge test at preintervention, immediate postintervention, and 3- to 6-month postintervention (de

SUBMITTER: Graham KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6375314 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature