Objective　To explore the application effect of flipped classroom teaching method in musculoskeletal ultrasound teaching for standardized residency training of ultrasound department. Methods　In the study

30 residents in ultrasound department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were collected and divided into control group (n=15) and experimental group (n=15). The control group was taught by traditional teaching method and the flipped teaching method was adopted in the experimental group. All residents were trained for 3 months. At the end of the training

theoretical test and operating skill test as well as the questionnaire survey were performed to evaluate the effects of these 2 teaching methods. SPSS 17.0 was used for t test and chi-square test. Results　The experimental group were superior to the control group in the aspects of the theoretical test scores

operating skill test scores

improving learning efficiency

building clinical thinking patterns

improving self-study ability

and there were significant differences. The satisfaction degree of teaching methods in the experiment group was higher than that in the control group

with significant differences (P<0.001). Conclusion　Flipped classroom teaching method can improve the teaching outcomes and quality to ensure smooth completion of the teaching objectives.