Impact of game jam learning about cultural safety in Colombian medical education: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cultural safety, whereby health professionals respect and promote the cultural identity of patients, could reduce intercultural tensions that hinder patient access to effective health services in Colombia. Game jams are participatory events to create educational games, a potentially engaging learning environment for Millennial medical students. We set out to determine whether medical student participation in a game jam on cultural safety is more effective than more conventional education in changing self-reported intended patient-oriented behavior and confidence in transcultural skills.

Methods

We conducted a parallel-group, two-arm randomized controlled trial with 1:1 allocation. Colombian medical students and medical interns at University of La Sabana participat

SUBMITTER: Pimentel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7905593 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature