Escape Room Activity to Teach Head and Neck Anatomy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Students have ranked head and neck anatomy as one of the most complex areas to learn as it contains highly detailed spaces. Incorporating a head and neck escape room activity into anatomy curricula provides an engaging and effective way for the students to review these spaces and their relationships.

Methods

We piloted a head and neck escape room activity for the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine students (round A) and implemented a modified version for the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School students (round B) as an anatomy review. We utilized a mixed-methods analysis to determine the activity's effectiveness in reviewing this content and garner students' perceptions.

Results

Students (N = 149) reported that the escape room was useful to their learn

SUBMITTER: Holan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790982 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature