The Sound Games: Introducing Gamification into Stanford's Orientation on Emergency Ultrasound

Point-of-care ultrasound is a critical component of graduate medical training in emergency medicine. Innovation in ultrasound teaching methods is greatly needed to keep up with a changing medical landscape. A field-wide trend promoting simulation and technology-enhanced learning is underway in an ef...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2017-09, Vol.9 (9), p.e1699-e1699
Main Authors: Lobo, Viveta, Stromberg, Andrew Q, Rosston, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
Gamification
Health education
Internships
Knowledge
Medical residencies
Medical Simulation
Medicine
Patient safety
Physicians
Public speaking
Radiology
Simulation
Skills
Teaching
Teams
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Point-of-care ultrasound is a critical component of graduate medical training in emergency medicine. Innovation in ultrasound teaching methods is greatly needed to keep up with a changing medical landscape. A field-wide trend promoting simulation and technology-enhanced learning is underway in an effort to improve patient care, as well as patient safety. In an effort to both motivate students and increase their skill retention, training methods are shifting towards a friendly competition model and are gaining popularity nationwide. In line with this emerging trend, Stanford incorporated the Sound Games - an educational ultrasound event with a distinctly competitive thread - within its existing two-day point-of-care ultrasound orientation course for emergency medicine interns. In this study, we demonstrate successful implementation of the orientation program, significant learning gains in participants, and overall student satisfaction with the course.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.1699