Enhancing Clinical Procedural Competence in Medical Trainees: Integrating Flipped Classroom with 5G-Enabled Live Surgical Demonstrations

Background: Current healthcare recruitment practices prioritize academic credentials, leading medical students to focus disproportionately on theoretical knowledge while neglecting clinical skill development. This imbalance often results in graduates being underprepared for clinical practice. Objective: To evaluate an innovative pedagogical model combining flipped classroom methodology with 5G-enabled live surgical demonstrations designed to optimize clinical skill acquisition under resource-constrained conditions. Methods: A controlled trial was conducted with 106 medical trainees from the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. Participants were divided into control (n = 54, traditional lecture + simulation training) and experimental (n = 52, flipped classroom + 5G surgical live streaming) groups. Pre-/post-intervention assessments utilized validated questionnaires analyzed via SPSS 27.0 with Mann-Whitney U tests. Results: The experimental group demonstrated superior outcomes across all metrics compared to the control group, with statistically significant improvements particularly in learning interest, efficiency, and clinical confidence (p p > 0.05). Over 87% of trainees endorsed the expanded use of this multimodal approach (flipped classroom + 5G surgical live streaming). Conclusions: The integration of flipped classroom pedagogy with 5G surgical live streaming significantly enhances clinical procedural competence and confidence among medical trainees. This technology-enhanced model demonstrates strong learner engagement and provides a scalable solution for surgical education optimization.