Leveling Up Learning: The Impact of Serious Gaming and Gamification in Health Professions Education

02/10/2024 7 min Episodio 12
Leveling Up Learning: The Impact of Serious Gaming and Gamification in Health Professions Education

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into the transformative potential of serious gaming and gamification in health professions education. Based on a comprehensive systematic review, we explore how game-based learning strategies are reshaping the way healthcare professionals acquire and apply critical knowledge and skills. From improving knowledge retention to boosting real-world clinical performance, serious gaming shows promising results, but is it the future of medical education? Join us as we discuss the study’s key findings, including the role of gamification in enhancing learner engagement and the need for further research on long-term effectiveness and patient outcomes. Whether you're a student, educator, or healthcare professional, this episode will challenge your perceptions of how games could level up the future of healthcare training.Link to the publication: https://www.jmir.org/2019/3/E12994

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