Game-based educational experience in clinical simulation and academic achievement in medical students: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, medical education has increasingly embraced gamification as a method for teaching clinical skills. In Peru, social isolation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic forced universities and academic institutions to restructure their teaching methods, while there are no reports about the impact of this strategies in Peruvian students. In this study we evaluated the feasibility and patterns of use of a novel video game based didactic activity in undergraduate students from a School of Medicine in Peru.

Method

We conducted a retrospective pilot study in medical students who used the Full Code Medical Simulation platform. We retrieved scoring data obtained from this platform for selected cases of clinical courses with an appropriate number of users [clini

SUBMITTER: Salafia MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11970024 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature