Comparison of Teaching Methods in a Culinary Medicine Elective for Medical Students: In-Person Lectures Versus Inverted Classroom Model.

Key Points

• The aim is to compare the effectiveness of in-person lectures and the inverted classroom model in a culinary medicine curriculum.
• Compared in-person lectures with the inverted classroom model.
• Incorporated hands-on cooking courses in the curriculum.
• Analyzed teaching outcomes based on student engagement and performance.
• Both teaching methods showed comparable effectiveness in student learning.
• Students in both groups performed similarly on assessments.
• Flexibility in format allows institutions to adapt based on available resources.