A breath of fresh air: a pilot flipped classroom approach to airway management skills training

• Published in: Discover education 2024-10, Vol.3 (1), p.1-9, Article 196
• Main Authors: Alter, Isaac L., Overdevest, Jonathan, Born, Hayley, Liao, David, Michalowski, Alexandra, Au, Vivienne, Lin, Allison, Baer, Nicholas K., DiLisio, Christopher, Regenbogen, Elliot
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Airway management; Computers and Education; Education; Flipped classroom; Otolaryngology; Procedural education; Sociology of Education
• ISSN: 2731-5525; 2731-5525
• DOI: 10.1007/s44217-024-00310-8

Objectives While flipped classroom instruction has repeatedly shown efficacy in undergraduate medical education, evidence for its utility in procedural domains remains sparse. This holds particular significance for surgical subspecialties such as otolaryngology, which have limited time in undergraduate medical curricula. We designed a novel airway management skills simulation course with a flipped classroom approach and evaluated its efficacy in a pilot study. Methods A simulation course was designed to provide instruction in seven airway management skills: bag valve mask ventilation, laryngoscopy, intubation, cricothyroidotomy, tracheotomy, and tracheostomy care. Publicly available YouTube videos were selected as pre-learning materials. Participating students completed surveys before the pre-learning assignment and after completion of the simulation center workshop. Results Sixteen students participated in the workshop, and data was collected from 14 participants. Learners reported significant improvements in knowledge regarding all covered skills except tracheotomy; mean self-rated knowledge improved from 2.9 to 5.8 (p