Escape box and puzzle design as educational methods for engagement and satisfaction of medical student learners in emergency medicine: survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gamification in medical education has gained popularity over the past several years. We describe a virtual escape box in emergency medicine clerkship didactics to teach chest pain and abdominal pain and compare this instructional method to a traditional flipped classroom format.

Methods

A virtual escape box was designed at our institution and incorporated into the mandatory two-week emergency medicine clerkship. The game consisted of a PDF with four cases containing puzzles to unlock a final clue. Likert scale surveys were administered to assess participants' perceptions of the escape box format; of clerkship didactics as a whole; and of the clerkship overall. These responses were compared to the prior year's evaluations on flipped classroom didactics and clerkshi

SUBMITTER: Cantwell C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9250221 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature