Using Games to Enhance Learning in Health Professions

• In Event: Using Games to Enhance Learning in Health Professions

Short Description

Schools across the country are struggling with both low student engagement and faculty dissatisfaction with the level of student participation. Some schools are implementing gamification to increase engagement and promote more interactivity. This Inspire! Session will explore different types of games used in health professions education and provide breakouts highlighting systems approaches to developing and designing educational games, and providing support and motivation for their use. Just bring your ideas. Technology optional.

Authors

• Presenter: Max C Anderson, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

• Presenter: Beth E. Jordan, University of South Florida

• Presenter: Shannon L Cooper, Indiana University

• Presenter: Dina Kurzweil, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

• Presenter: Karen Elizabeth Marcellas, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences