Much ado about gaming: An educator's guide to serious games and gamification in medical education

Watsjold, Bjorn; Cosimini, Michael; Mui, Paulius; Chan, Teresa M.

doi:10.1002/aet2.10794

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“…To create systems thinkers with a broad toolbox of systems-related skills, faculty and programs are going to need a spectrum of teaching methodologies that goes beyond online modules and experiential learning via QI projects. New approaches that promote deeper engagement and connection with the material, such as transformational learning, 34 simulation, 35 game-based learning, 36,37 and other innovative techniques 38 that can create more meaningful and realistic learning experiences, will be needed. Additionally, efforts should be made to draw stronger connections between SBP and issues that learners perceive as relevant and meaningful.…”

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Systems-Based Practice in Graduate Medical Education: Evolving Toward an Ideal Future State

Bhate,

Sukhera,

Litwin

et al. 2023

Acad Med

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Systems-based practice (SBP) was first introduced as a core competency in graduate medical education (GME) in 2002 by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as part of the Outcomes Project. While inclusion of SBP content in GME has become increasingly common, there have also been well-documented stumbling blocks, including perceptions that SBP has eroded the amount of curricular time available for more medically focused competencies, is not relevant for some practice contexts, and is not introduced early enough in training. As a result, SBP learning experiences often feel disconnected from medical trainees’ practical reality. In this commentary, the authors provide guidance regarding potential changes that may facilitate the evolution of SBP toward an ideal future state where graduates bring a systems science mindset to all aspects of their work. Specific suggestions include the following: (1) expanding the SBP toolbox to reflect current-day health system needs, (2) evolve the teaching methodology, (3) broadening the scope of relevant SBP content areas, and (4) emphasizing SBP as an integrated responsibility for all health care team members. Levers to enact this transformation exist and must be used to influence change at the learner, faculty, program, and clinical learning environment levels. Physicians operate within an increasingly complex health care system that highlights the intersection of health care with complex social, environmental, and relational contexts. Consequently, the role of SBP in both physician work responsibilities and educational requirements continues to expand. To meet this growing demand, GME must adapt how it supports and trains the next generation of systems thinkers, ensuring they understand how levers in the health care system directly affect health outcomes for their patients, and integrate SBP into the foundation of GME curricula in an inclusive, holistic, and unrestrained way.

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Systems-Based Practice in Graduate Medical Education: Evolving Toward an Ideal Future State

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Sukhera,

Litwin

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Acad Med

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“…Playing allows learners to explore relationships and real-world issues in a safe, flexible way, without consequences to themselves (or patients) if they make mistakes or "lose" the game. 2 We identify games specifically designed for the purpose of education as serious games. 2 There are a myriad of medical educational-themed games, ranging in complexity from simple matching games to in-depth board games and digital procedural simulation.…”

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“…2 We identify games specifically designed for the purpose of education as serious games. 2 There are a myriad of medical educational-themed games, ranging in complexity from simple matching games to in-depth board games and digital procedural simulation. Some are "print and play," or otherwise freely available, while others require purchase or subscription.…”

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“…These include content‐reinforcing quizzes within lectures, card and strategy board games helping to teach a specific point or topic, and digital games that allow for layered presentations of game and teaching elements and even simulation. Playing allows learners to explore relationships and real‐world issues in a safe, flexible way, without consequences to themselves (or patients) if they make mistakes or “lose” the game 2 …”

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“…Playing allows learners to explore relationships and real‐world issues in a safe, flexible way, without consequences to themselves (or patients) if they make mistakes or “lose” the game. 2 …”

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Educator's blueprint: A how‐to guide for creating analog serious games for learning in medical education

Edwards,

Swamy,

Cosimini

et al. 2023

AEM Education and Training

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Serious games are an emerging tool for teaching and learning within medical education. These games can be used to facilitate learning or to demonstrate complex concepts in short bursts of interactive learning. This educator's blueprint will provide 10 strategies for creating a serious game, focusing on card and board games. These strategies include creating a project charter; determining the nature of the game; establishing game mechanics; selecting the best medium; prototyping and playtesting; reviewing sensitivity to equity, diversity, and inclusion; reviewing and refining content; funding game development, manufacture, and distribution; marketing and publicizing the game; and future‐proofing the game. This blueprint hopes to help aspiring serious game designers and educators to conceptualize the steps for successfully creating a new serious game for medical education.

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Out-BREAK!: An IDWeek 2023 Escape Room to Break Out of the Educational Mold

Zhong,

Dong,

Chu

et al. 2024

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

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Introduction An escape room is a cooperative game that has been adapted into medical education and major academic conferences. Methods We describe the design, development, and implementation of an educational ID-themed escape room activity entitled “Out-BREAK!” at an international conference, IDWeek 2023. An anonymous survey was conducted to collect demographic data, assess participant satisfaction with the escape room puzzles, and gauge participant interest in game-based learning. Results Thirty escape room sessions were held over 3 days and included 201 participants. Escape room survey respondents (n=132) were younger and more likely to be trainees compared with in-person IDWeek attendants. The majority of survey respondents (99%) enjoyed the experience and all stated that they would recommend the escape room activity to friends. Survey respondents enjoyed the puzzle solving (93%), medical content (92%), and team building (79%) components. Only 35% of the respondents had ever previously participated in game-based learning; 95% thought the escape room was a valuable teaching method. Among the 72 survey respondents involved in medical education, almost all (90%) said they were interested in incorporating escape rooms into medical education. Conclusions The Out-BREAK! escape room at IDWeek 2023 was successfully implemented and well received. Despite only a third of participants having prior experience with game-based learning, almost all respondents perceived the escape room to be an effective teaching method.

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Much ado about gaming: An educator's guide to serious games and gamification in medical education

Cited by 12 publications

References 31 publications

Systems-Based Practice in Graduate Medical Education: Evolving Toward an Ideal Future State

Systems-Based Practice in Graduate Medical Education: Evolving Toward an Ideal Future State

Educator's blueprint: A how‐to guide for creating analog serious games for learning in medical education

Out-BREAK!: An IDWeek 2023 Escape Room to Break Out of the Educational Mold

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