A systematic review of serious games in training: Health care professionals

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-51

  Wang, Ryan ^a   DeMaria, Samuel ^a   Goldberg, Andrew ^a   Katz, Daniel ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care training; Medical education; Review; Serious game; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVICES; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; TEACHING; VIDEO GAME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84958037116     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000118     Document Type: Review

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