The use of gamification to boost residents' engagement in simulation training

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1208-1209

  Kerfoot, B Price ^a   Kissane, Nicole ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; GAME; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; RESIDENT; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; RECREATION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

BOSTON; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT SIMULATION; UROLOGY; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84911404509     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1779     Document Type: Conference Paper

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