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Medical education is evolving to emphasize trainee engagement. The impact of a flipped classroom curriculum and surgical simulation on dermatology resident education has not been evaluated.

To assess the impact of video education and surgical simulation on dermatology resident procedural skills.

We created a curriculum on foundational surgical skills for 31 first- and second-year dermatology residents at 3 institutions. The flipped classroom approach replaces traditional in-person lectures with at-home viewing of instructional videos. After this self-directed learning, trainees had 3 hands-on sessions using simulated skin models. The Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) instrument was used to assess residents performing a simulated elliptical excision with intermediate repair before and after the curriculum. Residents completed precurriculum and …