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Support for and aspects of use of educational games in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs in the US: a survey.

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Background

The evidence supporting the effectiveness of educational games in graduate medical education is limited. Anecdotal reports suggest their popularity in that setting. The objective of this study was to explore the support for and the different aspects of use of educational games in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs in the United States.

Methods

We conducted a survey of family medicine and internal medicine residency program directors in the United States. The questionnaire asked the program directors whether they supported the use of educational games, their actual use of games, and the type of games being used and the purpose of that use.

Results

Of 434 responding program directors (52% response rate), 92% were in support of the use of games as an educational strategy, and 80% reported already using them in their programs. Jeopardy like games were the most frequently used games (78%). The use of games was equally popular in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs and popularity was inversely associated with more than 75% of residents in the program being International Medical Graduates. The percentage of program directors who reported using educational games as teaching tools, review tools, and evaluation tools were 62%, 47%, and 4% respectively.

Conclusions

Given a widespread use of educational games in the training of medical residents, in spite of limited evidence for efficacy, further evaluation of the best approaches to education games should be explored.

SUBMITTER: Akl EA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2851700 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Support for and aspects of use of educational games in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs in the US: a survey.

Akl Elie A EA Gunukula Sameer S Mustafa Reem R Wilson Mark C MC Symons Andrew A Moheet Amir A Schünemann Holger J HJ

BMC medical education 20100325

<h4>Background</h4>The evidence supporting the effectiveness of educational games in graduate medical education is limited. Anecdotal reports suggest their popularity in that setting. The objective of this study was to explore the support for and the different aspects of use of educational games in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs in the United States.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a survey of family medicine and internal medicine residency program directors in the United S ...[more]

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Support for and aspects of use of educational games in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs in the US: a survey.

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