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  • Medical Education
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pedagogy

Background:

  • Teaching noncore medical specialties faces challenges with limited time and student engagement.
  • Traditional lecture-based learning may not optimize knowledge acquisition in these areas.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a flipped classroom case learning (FCCL) module for undergraduate ophthalmology rotation.
  • To compare the FCCL module's effectiveness against traditional lecture-based (TLB) learning.

Main Methods:

  • Final-year medical students were randomized into FCCL and TLB groups for a 5-day ophthalmology rotation.
  • Outcomes were assessed via subjective (questionnaires) and objective (multiple-choice questions) measures, including long-term retention.

Main Results:

  • FCCL students reported significantly higher engagement, enthusiasm, and participation (P < .001).
  • FCCL group achieved higher scores on end-of-rotation exams (P < .001) and long-term knowledge retention tests (P = .018).
  • FCCL students provided significantly better evaluations for instructional methods and tutors (P < .001).

Conclusions:

  • The FCCL module significantly enhanced medical students' satisfaction, examination performance, and knowledge retention in ophthalmology.
  • This pedagogical model shows promise for improving education in other medical specialties.