Flipping the EM Curriculum

Robert Cooney, MD, RDMSAssociate Program Director

Emergency Medicine Residency ProgramConemaugh Memorial Medical Center

Disclosures

I have none

A Big Thanks to: David Griffin Felix Ankel

Curriculum Ver. 1.0

Online Content

Hosted on New Innovations

Poorly selected and disorganized

Outcome: dissatisfied learners

Curriculum Ver. 1.5

Online Content

Hosted on a residency wiki

Content EM specific and organized

Fully integrated simulation

Outcome: Learner engagement and satisfaction

Flipped Curriculum Ver. 2.0

Online Content

Learner Choice of Module

Integration of multimedia content

Quizzes

Outcome: Faculty schedule themselves off in order to teach!

What is. . .

The Flipped Classroom? Coursework delivered online prior to

interacting with the teacher Classroom time used for:

Verification of understanding In depth exploration of content

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Why does it work?

Knowles Andragogy

Takes Advantage of:

• Self Direction

• Experience

• Motivation

Summary

Flipped Education Frees up the teacher to ensure learner

understanding Capitalizes on learning theory, cognitive

apprenticeship, and communities of practice Allows for reaching higher levels of Bloom’s

taxonomy